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Literature and the Environment
Nature & Environment

Literature and the Environment

...mental journey. I thought about how little attention I pay to the natural world around me. I doubted that I’d notice any changes in my local river, but knew that I’d spot a new café opening next to it. I suspect I’m not the only one. Like over half of the world’s population, I live in a city. Shops and cars dominate my urban environment. But sitting indoors...
Die Kapuzinergruft: Burial ceremonies of the Habsburgs
Languages

Die Kapuzinergruft: Burial ceremonies of the Habsburgs

...health. Reveal answer Practical considerations and religious devotion 3. Reflect: Which version of the video is easiest to watch? Can watching a German video with English subtitles help you increase your German vocabulary? What about German captions alongside the German voice – does this help you to learn German? 4. Share your thoughts and comments with others in the...
The Eagle has landed within the OpenLearn community
Money & Business

The Eagle has landed within the OpenLearn community

...Health Care, Climate and Nature, AI, FinTech, Games and Digital Security sectors, giving them a facilitated environment to collaborate and innovate. Want to join our vibrant community, or explore what Barclays Eagle Labs have to offer? Connect with us though the Open University dedicated webpage and join our network of UK entrepreneurs. Whether you’re a start-up,...
Not intervening as a form of care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Not intervening as a form of care

...health care? Perhaps on television, or if you’ve been caring for someone undergoing treatment. Even if it is said with genuine sympathy, the problem is that it can suggest resignation or failure. However, we have identified this as a moment not when everything suddenly stops, but when a different form of care can be offered. Over the last few years, we have been doing a...
Brady’s Rogue Reagent?
Science, Maths & Technology

Brady’s Rogue Reagent?

...health and safety of any student/instructor/technician handling the material from heat, shock waves, as well as flying glass or debris from the container. The risk of detonation may come from the potential mechanical friction between the lid and container and any encrusted DNPH powder residing between the threads on opening the evaporated container. Like food and fashion,...
Cyflwyniad i efelychu digidol ym maes gofal iechyd
Health, Sports & Psychology

Cyflwyniad i efelychu digidol ym maes gofal iechyd

...Health Education England (2018) ac mae'n cyflwyno egwyddorion arweiniol ar gyfer datblygu, darparu a chomisiynu addysg seiliedig ar efelychu. Mae'n canolbwyntio ar ganlyniadau ansawdd, arweinyddiaeth a llywodraethiant, dyrannu adnoddau strategol, datblygu cyfadrannau amlbroffesiwn, a sicrhau ansawdd. Pecyn cymorth cenedlaethol ar gyfer efelychu ym maes iechyd a gofal:...
Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list
Money & Business

Chlorine-washed chicken: An OpenLearn reading list

...health risk for consumers.” Read in full at The Grocer: Chlorinated chicken explained: why do the Americans treat their poultry with chlorine? What do the public think? A 2012 piece in the journal Food Control exploring how consumers in the UK reacted to various approaches to reducing the presnce of Campylobacter in food discovered a lack of support for chlorine...
Why is childbirth a medical procedure?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is childbirth a medical procedure?

...Health Organisation recommends that the caesarean rate should be no more than 10 – 15 per cent, the average caesarean rate across the UK is 22 per cent. Indeed, many hospitals in the UK now have caesarean rates that exceed 25 per cent (BirthChoice UK, 2005). Justification for the medicalisation of birth Several explanations have been put forward to justify the...