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Working mothers in Scotland's railways
Society, Politics & Law

Working mothers in Scotland's railways

...manager should arrange for a specific risk assessment of the job to be carried out and discuss this with the employee. When returning to work the employee should alert the manager if she is breastfeeding in order that they can consider any risks and make any necessary arrangements. If the employee has any specific concerns, she should raise this with her manager who can...
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‘Citizen sensing’ and new forms of environmental monitoring
Society, Politics & Law

‘Citizen sensing’ and new forms of environmental monitoring

...projects is different, but many are defined by an open-access philosophy, meaning that the hardware and software that makes up the sensors can be freely modified and developed by any user. The same applies to the data generated by sensors, which is uploaded to online platforms, where it is available for further dissemination and discussion. Some sensors are offered as...
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The Centre for Children and Young People’s Wellbeing at The Open University
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Centre for Children and Young People’s Wellbeing at The Open University

...projects that seek to build wellbeing among children and young people – so we work with children, young people, their families, and those who seek to support them, such as health advocates or policy makers. Addressing children and young people’s wellbeing in body, mind and media, the Centre currently builds research and advocacy on: Food, food practices, food...
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The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!
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The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want!

...projects and received a range of awards for his educational innovation projects. Bart is World Champion Transplant cycling Team Time Trial 2017, the first academic with a transplant to be promoted to full professor, and a keen explorer of life. In The power of learning analytics to give students (and teachers) what they want! Bart will describe how his research into...
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Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Black leadership

...management, 34(1), 89-126...Week 4: Leadership as process – conversations: Introduction - All leadership is created through process – through ‘doing’. It should be thought of like a verb, rather than a noun. An act, instead of a static ‘thing’ in the possession of any one person. Seen this way, all leadership is necessarily a process shared between more than...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Festival of Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Festival of Psychology

...project or research study. Transcript The presentations took place on Thursday 27 January 2022 as part of the OpenTalks series of events run by The Open University in Wales. The event was also made possible by the British Psychological Society. Read more about the speakers and their presentations below. Keynote lecture: Child language brokering as a family care practice:...
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Money & Business

Working in teams

...project and management teams. Many job applicants worry about their lack of experience of teamwork. Sometimes they undervalue the experiences they have already gathered. Where lack of teamwork experience is a problem, it can be remedied in surprising ways, for example by seeking unpaid voluntary work. Involvement in sports clubs, choirs and orchestras should also not be...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Approaching leadership with care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Approaching leadership with care

...managing, caring....Approaching leadership with care: Introduction - This free course, Approaching leadership with care, explores our understanding of what it means to lead with care. It is made up of a series of six sections. Sections 1 and 2 explore why care is an essential component of effective leadership. Sections 3 and 4 invite you to reflect on your own perceptions...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs