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Ageing, health inequalities and person-centred care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing, health inequalities and person-centred care

...article looks further into inequalities in health...Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. As part of the Ageing Well Public Talk Series we explore how important it is to maintain well-balanced nutrition and hydration throughout our lives, as well as regular physical and social activity in older age. Within the series we...
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Brexiteers and Broflakes: how language frames political debate
Languages

Brexiteers and Broflakes: how language frames political debate

...article about the Eurozone crisis. It’s what’s known in linguistics as a blend – the result of a process whereby two words are fused together to create a new term. As a way of coining new words this is a very common process. In the last few years, for example, it’s given us such essential modern concepts as tweens, webinars, frenemies and sexting. The model for...
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The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective

...article we’re reflecting on the experiences of Andrew, one of the Café’s volunteers. It is thanks to the generosity of local volunteers like Andrew that the Café and its activities have been so successful. To set the scene, the Café is held at and hosted by volunteers from St. Andrew’s Church. The Church is located in Great Linford Manor Park, which is managed by...
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Depression, mood and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Depression, mood and exercise

...article? Why not try getting up and getting yourself a drink of water, making a few steps, and perhaps going for a short walk? When you come back you can finish this article where I talk a little more about breathing and hydration. Breathing Breathing well is an important part of any activity. Again, regularity is the focus here. We live full lives during which we may get...
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Why do female footballers experience knee injuries and what can be done?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do female footballers experience knee injuries and what can be done?

...et al., 2020). An injury to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in the knee has received special attention from researchers and the media due to its potential severity and because females are at a higher risk of sustaining the injury (Marmura, Bryant and Getgood, 2021). A study by Montalvo et al. (2019) found that female football players had more than double the...
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European Day of Languages
Languages

European Day of Languages

...articles, videos, free courses and other resources about language learning. So, what are you waiting for? Test your language skills How to learn a language Exploring English Language for work and travel What can learning languages do for you? Let more real Open University Language students tell you Why study language? Discover 9 reasons to learn a foreign language Try our...
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The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn
Education & Development

The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn

...Articles and whole courses carrying digital badges were also then translated. This review looks into the rationale behind this work and the impact it has had...Summary OpenLearn was launched by The Open University (OU) in 2006, with the ambition to release 5% of OU taught courses as Open Educational Resources (OER). Today, the platform has recorded over 110 million...
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Big moon rising
Science, Maths & Technology

Big moon rising

...it will seem large because it will be right on the horizon. Because of the time of year it will stay fairly low all night. By all means go out and enjoy it – but please don’t kid yourself that it is anything out of the ordinary. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Moon photo: Raja Singh under CC BY 2.0 licence...
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