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Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change: the kale smoothie of TV

...world, and receive and respond to new knowledge. Yet climate change is an issue that seems designed to be ignored. It lacks the human angles and clear storylines that are so central to the majority of broadcast storytelling. Broadcasters also think that TV audiences are allergic to anything that could be construed as ‘preachy.’ But the last year or so does throw up of...
Being human: spirit, consciousness and being (or not being) in bodies
Health, Sports & Psychology

Being human: spirit, consciousness and being (or not being) in bodies

...world we can touch, see, hear, smell and taste. People often describe a sense of being lifted out of their body during such moments and seeing things from a ‘higher’ perspective. To return to Dr Hfuhruhurr, transcendental spiritual experiences often trigger a very real perception of the ‘soul’ or ‘spirit’ existing independent of the physical body. Some believe...
A brief history of the eisteddfod
History & The Arts

A brief history of the eisteddfod

...World’s Fair at Chicago in 1893, where the Welsh Ladies’ Choir conducted by Clara Novello Davies and the Rhondda Gleemen conducted by Tom Stephens were both winners in their respective categories. [Newspaper article from 1893 detailing the eisteddfod at the Chicago World's Fair]Article in The Western Mail, 21st September 1893, detailing the eisteddfod in Chicago. Read...
Trust in the Workplace
Health, Sports & Psychology

Trust in the Workplace

...world Organisational and technological change’s pace and scale mean a trend of changing relationships at work. This trend points to a future of increasingly automated, disaggregated forms of working (e.g., working as part of temporary teams that are geographically separate). In addition, the projected skills gaps mean that there will be an increasing need for employees...
Are we taking the fun out of reading?
Education & Development

Are we taking the fun out of reading?

...world”, both in the home and, even more so, in nature. To overlay books over nature in this way diminishes the joy of both. This was not an isolated observation; and I have a fair number of records of dutiful but joyless interactions between carers and young children in the children’s sections of bookstores and public libraries. Many carers seemed to regard it as...
Why learning disability nurses are essential – and how you can become one
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why learning disability nurses are essential – and how you can become one

...world leading research As a nursing student at The Open University, you will also be able to learn more about our world leading learning disability research through the Centre for Society, History and Learning Disabilities (SHLD). You will also have opportunities to attend inclusive events that bring together practitioners, academics, people with learning disabilities and...
The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education
Nature & Environment

The first 25 years: OU Renewable Energy Education

...world, including in Europe, North America and Australia. It is also thought to be the first course to apply consistent methodologies to all the renewables and to cover resources, physics, technologies, environmental aspects and economics. A product of its time, it included a rich array of learning resources including print materials, videos, software and slide packs....
Warming winters: How will the Winter Olympics adapt?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Warming winters: How will the Winter Olympics adapt?

...world... ...The story of every Summer and Winter Olympics can be partially told through the challenges the organisers confront in the run-up to the Games. The Milano-Cortina games are no exception. There have been fears that a new cable car, which will transport spectators to the site of the Women’s Alpine skiing events in Cortina, will not be finished in time for the...