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Health, Sports & Psychology
Understanding the realities of invisible disabilities
There are 16 million disabled people in the United Kingdom, which is around 25% of the total population (Steibahl et al., 2025). Of those 16 million, around 80% have invisible disabilities (Kelly & Mutebi, 2023). Despite this, invisible disabilities are often overlooked or misunderstood because they don’t align with the stereotype of what a ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Man up or open up?
Why do men find it so hard to talk about their mental health?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
How places affect well-being
This free course looks at how where people live affects their well-being. This includes the kind of neighbourhood people live in, how places are organised and run, as well as the detail of the layout of buildings. You will learn about some of the ways that psychologists explain the links between places and well-being. This includes some of the ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Owen's Law: the case for written allergen information in every food business
Owen's Law calls for written allergen information to be a legal requirement in every food business. This three-part podcast series examines the human cost of the current system, what good allergen practice looks like, and why culture and law must work together to protect people with food allergies.
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Money & Business
Leadership challenges in turbulent times
This course explains how leadership changes in accordance to the needs of the turbulent environments that we experience. You will explore the leadership challenges that can affect leadership effectiveness and will seek ways to successfully face these challenges.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?
What do we mean by ‘extreme endurance performance’ and why are increasingly higher numbers of people attracted to these events? What is it about extreme feats of physical activity that motivate people to participate in them, and where is the limit to what the human body is capable of achieving? This course examines the subject from ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Why learning disability nurses are essential – and how you can become one
Jillian Pawlyn and Liz Tilley look at how learning disability nurses play a vital role in ensuring people with learning disabilities live healthy, fulfilling, and empowered lives.
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Education & Development
When words escape control: Tourette syndrome and slurs
After the BBC broadcast a racial slur shouted by a guest with Tourette syndrome, the incident sparked outrage and an apology. But it also reveals a deeper linguistic question: when words cause harm, how much does intent matter?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Exploring critical social work practice
What does it mean to be a critical social worker and how can adopting a critical approach improve outcomes for people that use services? This free course, Exploring critical social work practice will support you to question assumptions and navigate complexity as a critical social worker. Through practice scenarios and reflective activities, you ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future
What does it mean to be a young adult when this involves caring for a parent or other family member? Via animations and short articles, South Asian young adult carers share their experiences of navigating education, culture and faith as they transition to adulthood, as part of the SATTA research at The Open University.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
An introduction to the Social Work Hub
Whether you’re starting out, developing your practice or planning your next qualification, the Social Work Hub brings together expert-led learning in one accessible place - as this article explains.
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Money & Business
Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality
Turn your business ideas into reality with this free course on entrepreneurship. Explore practical steps for starting and growing a business, from developing ideas and choosing a business model to funding, location, and assessing your own skills and risk approach — all illustrated with real-life case studies.