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Health, Sports & Psychology
Privileged and Overconfident but Full Steam Ahead!
How negotiations can be affected by priviledge and overconfidence, in a third article on the psychology of Brexit and contemporary politics by Volker Patent.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
How do we solve the social care funding problem?
It's one of the policy focuses of this election cycle - how do we meet the rising costs of caring for an aging population? The OU's Janette Rutterford explores a way forward.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
The art of performing under pressure
Penalty shoot-outs, 12-foot putts and second-serves are all high pressure moments in football, golf and tennis respectively. How would acclaimed kicking coach Dave Alred train the athletes to succeed in the moment?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
After Manchester: How can you help if you know someone affected by a terror attack
People caught in a traumatic event like the Manchester Attack will react in different ways. What should you do to help them? Mark Widdowson has some advice.
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Society, Politics & Law
After Manchester: Can you make venues safer?
The bombing of a crowd leaving a venue can be hard to prevent. David Lowe asks if we need new strategies.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Learning to swim in murky seas: Exploitation of the Electorate via Social Media
Learn psychological self-defence and start resisting the dark arts of political communication, in Volker Patent’s second article on Brexit and the General Election
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Society, Politics & Law
Why is the media still fascinated by Brady and Hindley's crimes?
Half a century on, the Moors Murders remain a fixed point of fascination and horror for the UK media. Two Manchester-based academics explain why.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation
The psychology of Brexit and contemporary politics, in a series of articles by Volker Patent. In this first article, we look at how the language of Brexit encourages the formation of political cliques.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
A Time To Live - Extended Interviews
What would you do if you found out you had a terminal illness? Hear more from some of the people in 'A Time to Live' as they discuss their experiences of dealing with just that.
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Money & Business
What makes people happy at work?
Experts identify what makes workers happy - and why it's important.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Workshops on gender diversity – helping us move from insults to inclusion.
How can we tackle the bullying of transgender youth in schools? Can workshops on gender diversity help?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents
What is like being a social worker? Dr Andy Taylor of The Open University discusses effective practice with substance abusing parents.