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Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education
Health, Sports & Psychology

Compassion and care: staff experiences of death, the role of bereavement policies in higher education

...managed. [The word bereavement spelled out in scrabble letters] While such policies can be hard for small organisations to design and implement, large organisations such as Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs, i.e. universities) have significant resources which can help them to better plan and make adjustments to best support their staff after a loss. However,...
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Homeland, Carrie and how mental health is portrayed on-screen
Health, Sports & Psychology

Homeland, Carrie and how mental health is portrayed on-screen

...managing her mental illness. Season one: the uncompromising Mathison The first season centred on the uncompromising Mathison. She is convinced “war hero” Nicholas Brody is an Al Qaeda agent based on evidence and intuitiveness – rather than delusions. Far from being portrayed as a social failure with few skills or without identifiable employment, she is a high-level...
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Ageing Well Collection
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing Well Collection

...management are crucial for improving quality of life. Since 2019, over 25,000 members of the public have engaged with the talks nationally, and the AWPTS portfolio of resources has engaged over 90,000 people globally; our regular feedback confirms that this intervention has increased knowledge of age-related processes, attitudes to health and wellbeing, confidence in...
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Traditional Ecological Knowledges: Learning from the past to inform the future
Nature & Environment

Traditional Ecological Knowledges: Learning from the past to inform the future

...manage their environment. This article explores Traditional Ecological Knowledges and how we can live more sustainably...The diversity of biota (that is the animal and plant life of a particular region, habitat, or geological period) in our world as well as the diversity of those who live in it is mind-bogglingly fascinating. From the biodiverse tropical jungles of...
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Badges come to OpenLearn
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Badges come to OpenLearn

...project of the year’. Currently, learners enrolled on any of the almost 800 short courses on OpenLearn can download an activity record to print or to share online what they have read. Digital badges issued with each BOC and accompanying Statement of Participation are a different marker of achievement: learners will have not only read full online courses but will have...
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Robert Owen and New Lanark
History & The Arts

Robert Owen and New Lanark

...Introduction - Robert Owen (1771–1858) (see Figure 1) was one of the most important and controversial figures of his generation. He lived through the ages of Enlightenment and Romanticism and was personally touched by the ideas and dramatic changes that characterised that era. Profiting enormously during the first half of his life from the progress of industry and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
OpenMinds-Talk: Virtual Worlds for real experiences
Digital & Computing

OpenMinds-Talk: Virtual Worlds for real experiences

...Introduction to Shailey 16:08 Talk starts 16:43 Q&A session 16:57 Close 17:00 Drinks reception and networking opportunity 18:30 Departure -To attend the event in person: book here If you are attending the event in person there will be networking, discussion opportunities and refreshments after the event. -Can't join in person? Watch the event live online (link will be...
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The Irish Gothic collection on OpenLearn
OpenLearn Ireland

The Irish Gothic collection on OpenLearn

...introduction to the Irish Gothic This part will help you learn more about the history of the Gothic, and introduce key features of Gothic storytelling. In Part 1, you will Discover the basic characteristics of the Gothic in literature Practice identifying gothic tropes in works of art Learn about the uncanny, a common Gothic term Trace influences on the Irish Gothic in...
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