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The physical impacts of ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

The physical impacts of ADHD

...changes made to the environment or job to enable a person to perform the task – they are vital for providing equal opportunities. This can include assistive technologies, changes in schedules, and additional support with certain types of tasks. This approach to accommodations recognises the social model of disability, which focuses on removing barriers for people and...
Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community
Education & Development

Why I created a podcast to celebrate the OU’s BME community

...change. In a world where discussions about diversity and inclusion can sometimes feel tokenistic or superficial, the podcast offers a genuine, grassroots platform for real dialogue. It matters because it provides a space for people to feel seen, heard and valued. It shows that we are not just passive participants in the conversation about diversity; we are active...
Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations

...change. And it's not like one thing, politics, is bad, and the other, evidence, is good. No. I came around to seeing the world like our local politicians, you know? These are people who care about their communities. Their views on how to tackle problems might differ from mine, but the end goal was very similar. You have to be able to build a political consensus for change...
The Labour Party purges
Society, Politics & Law

The Labour Party purges

...changing their minds. Labour at high school, fighting on the outside at uni, and then back into Labour – it’s a well-trodden path. By definition, everyone now joining Labour is, to an extent, changing their mind; many are being swayed by the real possibility of an anti-austerity alternative in the form of Corbyn. Across the course of the campaign, many thousands have...
Explainer: Einstein's Theory of General Relativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Explainer: Einstein's Theory of General Relativity

...changes in velocity? It seems to depend on how you are looking at it. That led to the idea of a “reference frame” – the stage on which the objects you are looking at play out their roles. There may of course be other frames in which the objects appear to behave differently, so we need a description of all the frames, and the way to relate them. The trick was to...
Percy Shelley: Polemicist
History & The Arts

Percy Shelley: Polemicist

...changed. First, the poem was written to help raise money for a journalist—Finnerty—who was critical of Britain’s military commanders and who was imprisoned for libel as a result. With the increasing focus on military issues in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and elsewhere can we be sure that important criticisms of the military are not being similarly gagged today? Note...
US Election 2016: A last week reading list
Society, Politics & Law

US Election 2016: A last week reading list

...changes in terms of persuasive personalities and effective leadership style, public opinion is too biased, the political system is too complicated, power is too decentralized, and interests are too diverse for one person, no matter how extraordinary, to dominate. Neither the public nor Congress is likely to respond to the White House’s efforts at persuasion. Presidents...
Young carers, COVID-19 and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young carers, COVID-19 and physical activity

...change; Covid-19 lockdown was introduced, and this 12-week period of safety ended those times for respite. Isolation for many increased, enforcing another dramatic change in the life of a carer. Due to lack of respite care due to lockdown it was no longer possible to venture out to engage in exercise or physical activity, or for a social meeting with friends, and such the...