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Tackling abuse: the triumphs of women rugby players
Health, Sports & Psychology

Tackling abuse: the triumphs of women rugby players

...mental demands on the pitch and the discrimination and harassment they face off it? Dealing with trolls Ellie Kildunne a Full Back in International rugby, playing for England and Harlequins, and World Player of the Year, spoke out about her experiences of dealing with trolls. She has had to deal with sexist trolls who criticise her body and tell her to ‘get back in the...
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Subjugation and slavery: fake news in the nineteenth-century press
History & The Arts

Subjugation and slavery: fake news in the nineteenth-century press

...mental vigour of black people. ‘Nature… fixed the limits of the black man’s mind and no training, no example can cultivate the lower animal into the higher’. [An illustration of a group of black slaves.] Slaves waiting to be sold Edward Long, slave-owner, former governor of Jamaica and historian, and writer of the History of Jamaica in 1774 (which many historians...
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Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Resilience: The magic ingredient for Olympians?

...Mental fortitude training: An evidence-based approach to developing psychological resilience for sustained success. Journal of Sport Psychology in Action, 7, 135-157. Nicholl, L. (2017) Better culture creates a stronger system [online]. UK Coaching. Available at: https://www.uksport.gov.uk/news/2017/10/24/uk-sport-statement-on-culture [Accessed 25th November 2020]....
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Consulting the oracle at Delphi
History & The Arts

Consulting the oracle at Delphi

...mental leap. He says that the ‘wooden walls’ to which the oracle refers must mean their ships, since otherwise the priestess would have called Salamis (the stretch of water where the sea battle was to take place) ‘cruel’ and not ‘holy’, as she does. Themistocles’ interpretation wins the day and, indeed, the Athenians pull off a magnificent victory at...
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The story of a female postal worker
Society, Politics & Law

The story of a female postal worker

...health and safety and how to ‘prep a frame’. You are then left to your own devices. “We come in each day and break down our mail. It comes to us in boxes and we tie these down into bundles and bags to assist with our own delivery.” Casual workers/temps are treated differently within the workforce, they are trained less than permanent workers as well. Postal...
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Valuing death at home: making preparations
Health, Sports & Psychology

Valuing death at home: making preparations

...Health and Social Care qualifications. In this second of a series of OpenLearn articles linking to The Ageing Well Public Talks (AWPT) Series structured around Five Pillars for Ageing Well that runs every year at The Open University, we are going to discuss how we could prepare for a home death. Earlier in the AWPT Series, we discussed Advance Care Planning presented by...
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Does the rural idyll really exist?
Nature & Environment

Does the rural idyll really exist?

...health and after years on the road he eventually fled to the countryside. Ever Wondered sent him out to discover if the environment you live in can affect you physically. Terry: I’ve always wondered how growing up in Coventry affected me. It was a very bleak place, just subways, flyovers and concrete. This is my old school. I was released from this school at 15 without...
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Working mothers in Scotland's railways
Society, Politics & Law

Working mothers in Scotland's railways

...Health and Safety Executive. Reflecting over the years my Mum can’t believe the changes that have come about for working mothers. My Mum worked constant backshifts for around eight years, to enable my Dad to gain his degree, which also meant she was around to look after us through the day. Sometimes if my Dad wasn’t home in enough time for Mum leaving for work, we all...
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