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Black History Month 2022 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2022 talks

...change. This talk, led by Dr Arun Verma, Senior Manager for Diversity and Inclusion at the Royal Academy of Engineering, discusses his book, Anti-Racism in Higher Education: An Action Guide for Change. Dr Verma will endeavour to constructively disrupt the higher education sector through ambitious actions and collective, participatory and evidence-informed responses to...
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Video 3 hrs
Feeling Stuck in your Job or Career? The ACT Matrix may be the Tool you Need
Health, Sports & Psychology

Feeling Stuck in your Job or Career? The ACT Matrix may be the Tool you Need

...change. It is important to recognise that life can feel chaotic and unpredictable; many situations do not have a clear right or wrong solution. However, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can help us to become unstuck from unhelpful thoughts and feelings, and take action towards the lives we really want, despite uncertainty and setbacks. ACT Acceptance and Commitment...
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Article 10 mins
From the classroom to the Commonwealth games: Dr Julie McElroy’s story
Education & Development

From the classroom to the Commonwealth games: Dr Julie McElroy’s story

...changed dramatically. A traumatic accident left me housebound, and at a time when mental health services were almost non existent, I turned to The Open University (OU) as a lifeline. Continuing to study gave me purpose, structure and hope and I went on to achieve a Merit in a Master of Law. My experience with the OU has been profoundly positive; its flexibility,...
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Article 5 mins
Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period
History & The Arts

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

...changing lifestyles of women and the increasingly interventionist approaches to managing the health and welfare of modern populations...While recognising the shadows cast by two world wars (one concluded and one imminent) over European society during the 1920s and 1930s, this free course, Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period, demonstrates how a number of...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
The gut microbiome: balancing the body
Science, Maths & Technology

The gut microbiome: balancing the body

...changes throughout our lives. During the first 3 years of life our gut microbiome is formed and affected by various factors, such as breastfeeding, weaning and bacteria found in the local environment. As we age, two groups of bacterial species become predominant, called Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes, which form about 90% of the gut microbiota (Arumugam, 2011). Figure 4...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
About the Design Hub
Science, Maths & Technology

About the Design Hub

...change. Our work and teaching recognise social, ecological, and technological challenges, and build the capability, knowledge and skills needed to deliver creative and critical responses to these challenges using design thinking, practices, and processes. The design hub provides an overview of the wide-ranging themes and issues that design connects to, which will help you...
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Article 5 mins
Paul Tucker On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Nature & Environment

Paul Tucker On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...change with STiP (TB872) and enrolled in a second module, T891, Making Environmental Decisions, which started in November 2021. Paul describes himself as “a student of STiP, learning to apply STIP in my professional context working in sustainability. I have been learning by doing systems practice for the past 5 years or so, using diagramming to better understand and...
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Audio 15 mins
Exploring leadership for inclusion
Education & Development

Exploring leadership for inclusion

...change and how to collaborate for professional development. They will build upon the skills and experiences you already have, so you can reflect on personal and institutional responses to enacting leadership that support the involvement of all. Recognising the calls for collaboration and ongoing development of practice, you will explore the experiences of practitioners...
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Article 5 mins