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Health, Sports & Psychology
Research on young people with melanoma
Listen to two podcasts, by Professor Susanne Cruickshank and Dr Wendy McInally who discuss the topic of research on young people and melanoma (skin cancer).
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Nursing associate career pathways - not just the ‘top-up’
Read the stories of seven qualified nursing associates who spoke to Dr Gemma Ryan-Blackwell, who was Programme Lead for Foundation Degree in Nursing Associate Practice, and heard their journeys.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety
How can a collaborative response from managers of greenspaces, park users and other stakeholders help address health and wellbeing inequalities?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part I socio-economic and transport access inequalities
Natural spaces are beneficial to health and wellbeing and can help people to age well but there are a number of barriers to these in our society. This article explores these inequalities and what's being done to address them.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Sanctuary Tales: Fighting Speciesism One Animal at a Time
In this film about a Norfolk animal sanctuary, we meet some of the animals who live there and the people who care for them.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
International Day of Happiness
"Clap along if you know what happiness is to you..." Happiness may mean different things for different people. Celebrate whatever makes you happy on the International Day of Happiness.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Brain Awareness Week
11-17 March is Brain Awareness Week. From our OU PhD students' fascinating research into the brain to new articles with mind-blowing facts, we've got a host of FREE brainy learning materials.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
This free OpenLearn course is designed to help anyone whose life is affected by the menopause. No matter what gender you identify with, this transitional phase can affect people in all sorts of ways, so this course is open to all. The objectives are to empower everyone, by increasing knowledge of what the menopause is and the effects it can ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important
What is the role of the nursing associate in England and what positive impact can they have on the health and social care teams they work in? Gemma Ryan-Blackwell explains.
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Education & Development
Child development and learning activities
Are you a parent? Do you work with young children? We've put together a variety of FREE fun tasks to share with your children to help aid them in their learning and development.
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Education & Development
Play families: Using toys to open up communication with your child
Children can communicate well using toys to express themselves. Use this activity with your child so that they can open up about how they are feeling.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Introducing relational care
‘Relational care’ is a developing approach to care which can help address many of the challenges faced by the older adult care sector. It provides benefits not only for older people but also all those involved in their care. This free course is for providers, managers and staff of older adult residential and day care facilities. It explains ...