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Should communities be expected to help in death, dying and bereavement?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should communities be expected to help in death, dying and bereavement?

...manage. Depending on a relatively small number of people makes it hard for the provision of support to be consistent, highlighting the importance of recognising that volunteers are more than simply free resources. This includes acknowledging that communities may not be able to offer support all the time. Resources that may aid a community’s ability to support include:...
How gender equality can help fix the construction industry
Society, Politics & Law

How gender equality can help fix the construction industry

...managers and directors; Architects, town planners and surveyors; Draughtspersons and related architectural; Conservation and environment; Managers and proprietors in other services.] Dillon and Moncaster | Data adapted from ONS figures Of course, both industry and government have considered this issue. But attempts as far back as the WISE campaign of the 1980s to...
Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?
Society, Politics & Law

Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?

...Management Group. However, women with the appropriate skills and experience, such as career diplomats and former presidents and prime ministers, should also be given the same opportunities to be appointed Secretary-General as men. Historically, rarely have women been put forward as candidates by member states. This all changed in 2014 when civil society organisations...
Can science make you a better leader?
Money & Business

Can science make you a better leader?

...managers, only 21% rated themselves as high on purposefulness. When we broke this down further, we found that 35% of leaders overall said that they had a strong vision for their team and were committed to a wide range of stakeholders. Just 8% said they had a strong personal moral compass. When we asked employees, only 40% said their manager behaved ethically. This...
A freelance career in the creative arts Badge icon
History & The Arts

A freelance career in the creative arts

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation – which also displays your Open University badge. The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our start-of-course survey68....
Are women leaders the key to growing women’s sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are women leaders the key to growing women’s sport?

...managing, performance and development directors, and other senior leadership positions (Women in Sport, 2017). Closing the gender gap in sport has been a growing priority for those in government and in national governing bodies (NGBs) of sport but if sport is still an ‘old boys club’, who are the key decision makers who are driving this change and how much progress...
Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...Introduction - In this course you will be learning about a neurodevelopmental condition called attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD. A neurodevelopmental condition occurs when childhood development differs from a typical trajectory. In the first session of this course you will cover the prevalence of ADHD and how it is experienced by those who have the...
Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work
Society, Politics & Law

Carrying out research for policy and advocacy work

...Introduction - Policy research involves investigating the current operation of an area of the law in order to inform, improve or update the law itself or how it is used in practice. This is important so that individuals can easily understand their legal rights and how to enforce them. [Described image] Figure 1 Carrying out applied policy research Joanna Otterburn, Chief...