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Health, Sports & Psychology
10 tips to beat the January blues
Feeling a bit low? Unmotivated? Tired? We’ve put together ten ways to beat the January blues, with a few FREE resources on OpenLearn to help you on your way.
Health, Sports & Psychology
50 years of sport and fitness
As The Open University celebrates its 50th year, discover how sport and fitness has rapidly developed since 1969. In this series of articles, we look back at the advances made in technology and sports medicine, successes of British sportswomen, world records and changes in various sports and fitness activites.
Health, Sports & Psychology
5 benefits of going sober this October
An annual event by Macmillan Cancer support, Go Sober challenges fundraisers to refrain from consuming alcohol for the whole of October. If you're thinking of joining this worthy cause, then here are 5 great benefits to keep you on track.
Health, Sports & Psychology
5 reasons why exercising outdoors is great for people who have dementia
Severity of dementia is linked to getting older. In this article Dr Jitka Vseteckova tells us of the five ways exercise can benefit people with dementia...
Health, Sports & Psychology
5 things you need to know about sepsis
Recent research has shown that one in five deaths around the world is caused by sepsis. Esther Almond tells us five important things to know about this condition, known also as blood poisoning...
Science, Maths & Technology
60 second adventures in microgravity
What is microgravity, and how does it help science research? This series, funded by the UK Space Agency, explores how we recreate microgravity conditions on Earth, and why they are beneficial to scientific research.
Health, Sports & Psychology
A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?
Karen Howells discusses the issue of concussion in rugby and BBC Panorama's investigation: 'Rugby and The Brain – Tackling the Truth'
Health, Sports & Psychology
A brief history of sex education
Michael Reiss looks at sex education, and how it has changed from the second world war to the modern day
Health, Sports & Psychology
A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture
What and where is a culture? Is it all in the mind or represented by physical objects? Can better understanding of the changing nature of culture reduce our inner conflicts and maybe even help to lessen external conflicts? Laura Tan sheds light on who we are, where we come from and where we all want to go from here.
Health, Sports & Psychology
Accessibility and inclusion in digital health
In this free course, Accessibility and inclusion in digital health, you will consider some of the ways that people can access digital health in the UK and how they are able to take more control over their physical and mental health.
Education & Development
Accessibility of eLearning
It is part of a teaching professional's skills to understand the needs of a diverse population of students. This free course, Accessibility of eLearning, introduces the challenges for disabled students who may use computers in different ways when taking part in eLearning or may need alternative teaching methods. It covers the technology and ...
Health, Sports & Psychology
A collection: psychology research students' articles
Have you ever wondered what psychologists do? Discover some of the fascinating research our PhD students in the School of Psychology have been doing in these introductory articles.