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Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?
Education & Development

Early adopters: What are smartphones doing to children?

...opens up the YouTube app to watch an episode of the colourful animation Billy Bam Bam. Halfway through, she moves onto a Yo Gabba Gabba! game, which involves anthropomorphised fruits making their way into a character’s belly. When Jessica’s mum, Sandy, tries to take away the iPad, there’s a tantrum that threatens to go nuclear: wobbly lip, tears, hands balled into...
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Methods in Motion: Developing psychosocially informed self-help on gender
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: Developing psychosocially informed self-help on gender

...resources, whilst there are very few existing self-help resources on the topic of gender. This in itself is fascinating. The self-help industry seems to assume that people require a great deal of support with their sex and relationship lives, but very little with their gender – despite the fact that many mental health struggles are related to gender roles and norms, and...
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‘Life’s good – it’s the disease that’s the problem’: supporting someone living with a terminal diagnosis
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Life’s good – it’s the disease that’s the problem’: supporting someone living with a terminal diagnosis

...Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. ‘Life’s good – it’s the disease that’s the problem.’ These are the words my husband said a lot when he was battling MND. We also used to frequently say ‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’. Indeed, during his illness we did everything we could to keep his spirits up after being told...
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What happens to our brain as we age and how can we stop the decline?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to our brain as we age and how can we stop the decline?

...Open University while walking outdoors (more can be also found here, improving sleep and decreasing use of alcohol, and quitting smoking. This in turn decreases the vascular risk factors that make developing a vascular dementia (caused by reduced blood flow to the brain) more likely. Research shows that some parts of the brain are larger in people who exercise more than...
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Reducing digital carbon footprint through responsible procurement
Nature & Environment

Reducing digital carbon footprint through responsible procurement

...Open University's Environment courses Digital carbon footprints Our modern-day digital dependency carries with it many unique characteristics. Besides the benefits that digital technologies can provide, such as efficiencies, scale and advanced capabilities, there are other social and environmental aspects that are often less obvious. One such characteristic is what is...
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Planetary Protection
Science, Maths & Technology

Planetary Protection

Protecting the space environment is becoming ever more critical so we’ve collated some FREE resources on protecting planetary bodies as humans explore extraterrestrial environments.
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What Human Rights Day means to me
Society, Politics & Law

What Human Rights Day means to me

...Open University's Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership. He reflects on his own experiences to highlight the fact that human rights are real and not just abstract aspirations...[Human rights sign] I have been working in social justice for over two decades. One of the criticisms of the sector that I do take to heart, is being called a do-gooder. While on the surface it is...
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Gaelic in modern Scotland
Languages

Gaelic in modern Scotland

...resources for Gaelic education. They produce and distribute teaching resources to nurseries, primary schools, secondary schools and lifelong learning groups. Some of Stòrlann’s resources are available for purchase by the general public and a range of free interactive resources for families can also be found at Gaelic 4 Parents, where families can also access support...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs