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Working at Wimbledon: a day in the life of a sport rehab therapist
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working at Wimbledon: a day in the life of a sport rehab therapist

...out more about her role, what it's like to work at Wimbledon, and how she landed her job...This content is associated with The Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. Samantha, what is your role at Wimbledon? I am a sport rehabilitation therapist. My role is to get the British players prepped and ready for their matches which, may include taping,...
Lesbianism and the criminal law of England and Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Lesbianism and the criminal law of England and Wales

...out more about The Open University's Criminology courses and qualifications Many people believe that, in stark contrast to sex between men, sex between women has never been prosecuted. It is assumed that lesbianism was unknown to lawmakers, or disbelieved by them, or too embarrassing to explain. Women’s intimate relationships are imagined as untroubled by a criminal...
Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety

...out on exercise, fresh air, and mental health benefits. Make Space for Girls are campaigning for park managers to implement new safety measures to make parks more equitable, for example considering adding lighting, a greater staff presence in the park and ensuring wayfinding is very clear. The Parks Trust Women’s Walking Network programme offers a safe, friendly...
What can I do about my mental health when I don’t have the support I need?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What can I do about my mental health when I don’t have the support I need?

...out six ways of getting the support you need...‘Sharing experiences helped me to understand what I was going through and how to make sense of it’ (Service user quoted in Leach, 2015) Whilst good relationships with other people can both support good mental health and be a source of help at times when our mental health is challenged, not everyone has the support they...
Why is East Africa experiencing such a terrible drought?
Nature & Environment

Why is East Africa experiencing such a terrible drought?

...out of a particularly strong dipole. At its peak, in summer 2016, the sea off the Indonesian coast was 1℃ or so warmer than waters a few thousand kilometres to the west. [An illustration described in the text] Temperature differences between east and west Indian Ocean. Warmer seas evaporate more water and, on this sort of vast scale, a relatively small temperature...
The Extraordinary Rosa Parks
History & The Arts

The Extraordinary Rosa Parks

...out of her seat on the bus for a white person to sit down. It is the second time since the Claudette Colvin case that a Negro woman has been arrested for the same thing. This has to be stopped. Negroes have rights, too, for if Negroes did not ride the buses, they could not operate. Three-fourths of the riders are Negroes, yet we are arrested, or have to stand over empty...
Ralph Waldo Emerson on Shakespeare's craft
History & The Arts

Ralph Waldo Emerson on Shakespeare's craft

...out the advice which her music gave him, and builds a cathedral needed by her chants and processions. He finds a war raging: it educates him by trumpet, in barracks, and he betters the instruction. He finds two counties groping to bring coal, or flour, or fish, from the place of production to the place of consumption, and he hits on a railroad. Every master has found his...
School geography: Exploring a definition
Education & Development

School geography: Exploring a definition

...out more about studying with The Open University by visiting our online prospectus...School geography: exploring a definition: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: open up and ‘map’ geography and the ways the subject is understood (and sometimes misunderstood) examine ways in which the subject is under pressure – especially with...