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Making Social Worlds
Society, Politics & Law

Making Social Worlds

...health. Philosophers, politicians and academics offer differing perspectives on requirements for citizenship and the importance of citizenship ceremonies in the UK and Australia. In the two audio tracks, course team members Liz McFall and Sophie Watson put the ideas covered in the album into their academic context. This material is taken from The Open University course...
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Audio 55 mins
The outgoing Prime Minister and his replacement: Gladstone makes way for Rosebery
History & The Arts

The outgoing Prime Minister and his replacement: Gladstone makes way for Rosebery

...health forced William Gladstone to quit in favour of his foreign secretary Lord Rosebery. This extract originally appeared in The Northern Echo...[Gladstone addresses the House] William Gladstone addressing the House earlier in his career We are officially informed that the Queen has accepted the resignation of Mr Gladstone and has summoned the Earl of Rosebery, offering...
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Article 10 mins
The challenge of invasive alien species
Nature & Environment

The challenge of invasive alien species

...health of native species they are termed as invasive alien species. This is a relatively young but rapidly growing field of study. Some examples of well known invasive alien species NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ORIGIN NEW HABITAT NATURE OF DAMAGE Cane toad Bufo marinus Central America Australia Kills native fauna with poison Crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes Possibly Africa, Asia...
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Article 10 mins
The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'
Health, Sports & Psychology

The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'

...health habits, and daily activities have a strong impact on the health of our brain. Nutrition, hydration, physical activity, cognitive and social stimulation, also known as The Five Pillars of Ageing Well will help us keep our brain function at an optimal level. For a more comprehensive account on ‘the Ageing Brain’, the biomedical reasons to ageing and reversible...
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Article 10 mins
The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...mental health sites – this seeming to be the preferred terminology in health and psychology as it suggests a ‘developmental phase’ of human life. The second seems to be primarily used in relation to ‘teenage parents’ – possibly to emphasise the relative youth of this group...The range of work with young people: ‘Family resemblances’ between practices - As...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Protest Banners: Oddfellows and Chartism
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Oddfellows and Chartism

...health, including injury or old age. Versions of this type of organisation had existed for several hundred years, providing assistance through a combination of feasting and secret rites, charity and structured payments. Initially based in specific localities or aimed at specific trades or religious groups, the spread of branches and networks led to the formation of...
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Video 5 mins
Green Brexit?
Society, Politics & Law

Green Brexit?

...health was impacted by dirty air. I am co-ordinating this with the excellent work already done by Geraint Davis MP and his Clean Air Act. We could push for this regardless of Brexit, but the timetable for our leaving the EU and the potential vacuum that creates, makes these new laws even more urgent. The timetable for our leaving the EU and the potential vacuum that...
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The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses
Society, Politics & Law

The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses

...Health Karen Bloor, professor of health economics and policy, University of York This year’s NHS funding settlement was more hotly anticipated than ever. The bottom line increase for NHS England – £3.8 billion above inflation for 2016-17 – sounds generous compared with other areas of government. Ring-fencing clinical care and “front-loading” a promised £8...
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