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How can the Hajj be made safer?
History & The Arts

How can the Hajj be made safer?

...public security control room at the 2009 Hajj] A large task: The public security control room at the 2009 Hajj Two crowds In a recent systematic review of computer models we drew upon the social identity approach, which suggests a distinction between physical crowds (where people are simply in one place) and psychological crowds (where people in a physical crowd share a...
Yachts, planes and buses... Mind the (inequality) gap
Society, Politics & Law

Yachts, planes and buses... Mind the (inequality) gap

...publication of the latest Oxfam report on the extent of global inequality. The new 2016 report, An Economy for the 1%, was published to coincide with the latest World Economic Forum event in Davos, Switzerland. The report highlights that we live in a world of growing inequality: a deepening and widening gulf between the richest 1% and the rest of humanity. Oxfam calculate...
Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities

...Health Research (NIHR) under its Health Services and Delivery Research Programme (NIHR129491). Interested in taking your learning further? You might find it helpful to explore the Open University’s Health and Social Care courses and qualifications....Session 1: Introduction: Introduction - We are all aware of improvements in the United Kingdom (UK) population’s life...
A reader's guide to The Luzhin Defence
Health, Sports & Psychology

A reader's guide to The Luzhin Defence

...health...Our Book of the Month is The Luzhin Defence. Its author, Vladimir Nabokov, was born in St Petersburg in 1899. Later the family moved to Berlin, and Nabokov subsequently went on to study at Cambridge University. His father was murdered by a Russian monarchist in 1922. Back in Berlin after graduating, Nabokov worked as a translator, tutor, tennis coach, and...
Global Handwashing Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Global Handwashing Day

...health and save lives by preventing infections. Many infections start when hands are contaminated with disease-causing bacterial and viruses. Handwashing with soap removes the bacteria and viruses, preventing infections before they have a chance to spread to other people. Illnesses like diarrhea and pneumonia are transmitted on the hands. These illnesses kill an estimated...
Learn with Start Up Loans
Money & Business

Learn with Start Up Loans

...health and wellbeing, as well as trauma and grief. Who are we? Start Up Loans provides government-backed loans and support for UK businesses that struggle to access finance. We’ve helped almost 85,000 businesses from all across the UK, start up and grow with loans of between £500 and £25,000, as well as mentoring and support. Because of that, we’re familiar with the...
About Transition to Higher Education in Northern Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

About Transition to Higher Education in Northern Ireland

...health, or student life – and by subject area to get access to the resources you need. It doesn’t matter which university or college you’re going to, or even if you haven’t made your mind up yet -you can use all of the resources on our hub to find out more about university life. Take a look around and explore all of the different support on offer. Moving on to...
Sickle cell disease: a lethal advantage
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sickle cell disease: a lethal advantage

...health issues... Sickle cell disease: a lethal advantage An introduction to the album, Sickle cell disease: a lethal advantage. The history of the sickle-shaped cell Starting with the first diagnosis, we trace the history of sickle cell disease. We also visit the world of statistics to discover how many children are born with the illness. Sickle cell and the gene What is...