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Managing motherhood and sports participation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing motherhood and sports participation

...managing motherhood and sports participation result in successful outcomes, with women regarding the experience as positive whether in terms of their career, their mental health and well-being or other factors. Their continued involvement in sport allows them to maintain their sense of self and their athletic identity but also adopt the new role of mother in a...
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Article 10 mins
Seven projects that show we are in a golden age of engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Seven projects that show we are in a golden age of engineering

...projects?...The United Kingdom has a long and illustrious history of groundbreaking engineering projects – from Brunel’s Clifton Suspension Bridge to London’s Tower Bridge, to the Ouse Valley Viaduct – and there are breathtaking, modern-day projects that demonstrate just how this legacy continues today. From super sewers to vast rail routes, here are seven...
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Article 5 mins
Project Fear: Order your free graphic novel
Science, Maths & Technology

Project Fear: Order your free graphic novel

...Project Fear has been with us for hundreds of years. So far, we have made little attempt to map fear or understand how it is used. Find out how fear is weaponised and targeted and how to avoid making things worse! Disclaimer: The views expressed in the video, the graphic novel and the book are those of the author and not of The Open University. Transcript Project Fear,...
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Activity 5 mins
Introducing the GRACE project – your community and genetics research
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing the GRACE project – your community and genetics research

...project, research and engage directly with communities, giving them a voice, and identifying barriers and concerns which prevent their participation in genetics. It’s said that knowledge is power, so we inform through community outreach and educational materials which are inclusive and culturally appropriate. Our philosophy is to engage, inform, and research, leading...
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Video 3 mins
Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance
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Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance

...manage relationships with the expectation we are constantly available? Caroline Tagg explains how people craft messages to keep people close, but not too close...Find out about The Open University's English courses Phone messaging apps are first and foremost a means of relating to, or connecting with, other people. This means that many anxieties about messaging are really...
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Article 5 mins
The caring manager in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The caring manager in health and social care

...manager in health and social care, particular attention will be paid to stress and change, the relationship between stress and organisational change, and the ways in which management can lead with a caring face in the context of ongoing organisational change in health and social care...In this free course, The caring manager in health and social care, particular attention...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs
Promoting the effective management of children’s pain
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain

...management of children’s pain, through the use of a pain management framework. The information presented will enable you to gain knowledge and insight into evidence-based practice, in relation to delivering effective pain management for children...This short course focuses on promoting the effective management of children’s acute pain in hospital. Effective pain...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs