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Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education
Health, Sports & Psychology

Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education

...et al., 2017). It sets out ‘Employment quality’ and ‘Work-life balance’ as two of the aspects of ‘good work’. As part of creating healthy workspaces, employers who are aware of the strains everyday life can place upon their paid employees can help by establishing clear policies for how common stressful situations may be contractually handled by the employer....
Men’s grief and belonging through football following perinatal loss
Health, Sports & Psychology

Men’s grief and belonging through football following perinatal loss

...article looks at men’s experiences of belonging to a Sands United football team (the stillbirth and neonatal death society)...Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. Currently in the UK, 13 families a day suffer the heartbreak of losing their baby before, during or shortly after birth. That’s around 4,500 babies a year....
Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?

...the dog’s forehead, which helps them avoid re-injecting the same dogs. The team from CUPA arrives in a poor neighbourhood, densely crowded with livestock and littered with dead rats and stagnant puddles. Barefoot children chase behind them, giggling ecstatically at the sight of grown men chasing dogs. This article originally appeared on Mosaic, under a CC-BY licence...
Why is the media still fascinated by Brady and Hindley's crimes?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is the media still fascinated by Brady and Hindley's crimes?

...hope. So we are left struggling to comprehend how someone could commit such acts and this is reflected in the media responses to his death. The monstrous and evil imagery takes centre stage and emphasises the way in which this case remains a template for the reporting of serial killing This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
OpenLearn supports Get Online Week
Education & Development

OpenLearn supports Get Online Week

...but there are thousands of courses, interactives, video and articles to explore if you have the chance. What is OpenLearn? This short animation explains more about OpenLearn and how to use it to your benefit. Our FAQs will cover any other questions you might have. Transcript Make the most of your time online, develop your skills and enjoy learning with OpenLearn....
The RFS Career Academy Free Learning Collection
Education & Development

The RFS Career Academy Free Learning Collection

...articles have been curated by RFS Career Academy in partnership with OpenLearn, the free learning website from The Open University (OU). All the content has been written by academics from The OU and can be used to enhance your work skills, apply for a new job or a change in career. The courses are available immediately and you can work through them at your own pace - plus...
Why you shouldn't sniff at Winnie The Pooh
History & The Arts

Why you shouldn't sniff at Winnie The Pooh

...Bear in Great Tightness. [The Conversation]The comforting presence and companionship of a good book is something all readers of Pooh take away with them. And it is perhaps this which explains the enduring popularity of these stories, which taught us how to read and write in our own way. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
World-Changing Women: Marie-Louise Girardin
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: Marie-Louise Girardin

...article... Marie-Louise Girardin France/new world 1754-94 Exploration [Labillardière's drawing of his experiences in Australasia ] A drawing by Labillardiere of the expedition Girardin undertook. Even in the radical atmosphere of revolutionary France, there were few options open to a young woman who had given birth to a child out of wedlock and had then been abandoned by...