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Health, Sports & Psychology
Sibling rivalry: An important ingredient in sporting success?
Are later born children more competitive in sport than their elder siblings? Jessica finds out.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Gŵyl Seicoleg
Pedwar arbenigwr o amrywiaeth o feysydd mewn seicoleg yn siarad am eu hymchwil a'u meysydd gwaith.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Festival of Psychology
Four experts from a variety of fields in psychology talk about their research and areas of work.
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Money & Business
Developing career resilience
Do you sometimes wish you were more resilient when faced with changes at work? Do you have career plans but feel unsure about progressing with them? If you do, then this free course, Developing career resilience, will help you to build your resilience and approach career-related change with greater confidence and motivation.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Volunteer manager free courses
Continue your professional development and identify future training needs and opportunities.
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Volunteering Free Courses
Expand your skills and knowledge and open the door to new opportunities in the world of volunteering.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Black and Minority Ethnic students: Mental wellbeing and study support
Check out these FREE resources collated by the Black student and Mental Health declarations working group set up as part of The Open University’s Access and Participation Plan.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
How to keep your kidneys healthy
Let's celebrate World Kidney Day, a global campaign aimed at raising awareness of the importance of our kidneys. This article explores how we can promote good kidney health and emphasis is placed on the preventative aspects of care, to minimise the risk of kidney disease.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Where do we get the help that really counts?
When only one third of people with mental health symptoms access formal channels of support due to funding problems or stigma, is informal support from family and friends just as good?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role
Are you a carer? Or do you work with a carer, or know someone who one? This free course, Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role, is designed to give an insight into the demands, both physically and mentally, of the caring role and look at how taking part in physical activity can offer benefits to the health and wellbeing ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Advice on studying with a mental health condition
What happens when you declare a mental health condition at university? Are there any concerns when it comes to studying with a mental health problem? Open University student, Patrice Belton, sheds some light in these videos.
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Society, Politics & Law
The Orlando killings were "a queerphobic attack"
It's vital to remember the motivation behind the mass killings in Orlando, says João Florêncio - but that doesn't mean stigmatising people with mental health issues, either.