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Legacy of the Romantics
History & The Arts

Legacy of the Romantics

...types stem from the Romantic period: for example, the dark, brooding, rebellious Byronic hero and the mysterious femme fatale such as Keats’s ‘La Belle Dame Sans Merci’. Romantics often embraced the macabre, hence the popularity of Gothic novels. There was also keen interest in scientific discoveries and developments. In particular, Mary Shelley’s
Sibling rivalry: An important ingredient in sporting success?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sibling rivalry: An important ingredient in sporting success?

...type of activity influence the effect birth order has on performance? What next? The studies presented here form just the tip of the iceberg with research in this area still in its infancy. However, what is apparent is that sibling rivalry does seem to have some part to play in athletic development, although the exact nature of this is yet to be fully investigated. In the...
Advance Care Planning (ACP ) - Discuss, Decide, Document and Share
Health, Sports & Psychology

Advance Care Planning (ACP ) - Discuss, Decide, Document and Share

...types of topics that can be covered during advance care planning, including but not limited to: what kinds of treatment someone wants or does not want religious or spiritual rituals that are important to them where they want to be cared for and where they want to die who they want to be around them during the last few days of life if someone wants to donate their organs...
Climate change – How awareness is prevented through media sanitation
Nature & Environment

Climate change – How awareness is prevented through media sanitation

...type of environment adaptations needed to prevent a global catastrophe from unfolding. It is for all of us awake enough to spread the message and help others to see the truth. If you want to know more about Orangutans being decimated by palm oil production check out the Orangutan Foundation Note: This article is an adapted version for OpenLearn. The original article can...
Ageing Well Collection
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing Well Collection

...Type 2 diabetes and manage our weight. Staying active has many benefits. By building our overall fitness, we are also building and increasing our physical, psychological and emotional resilience.The World Health Organisation suggests you aim to be physically active for at least 30 minutes most days of the week. See below for more information about the importance of...
What is a confidence and supply government?
Society, Politics & Law

What is a confidence and supply government?

...type of agreement, which generally involves several parties, is that it is inherently unstable. Trust between effective inter-party go-betweens would have to be quickly established. Meanwhile, the power of the Labour backbenchers to cause trouble should not be overlooked. A more formal confidence-and-supply agreement may therefore be needed in 2015. Labour has explicitly...
Sub-concussions in women’s football: what can be done to protect the brains of footballers?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sub-concussions in women’s football: what can be done to protect the brains of footballers?

...type are worn by players during the World Cup. Maybe one day we will get to the point where as well as putting on shin pads to protect their shins the players will wear headbands to protect their brains. References McGroarty, N.K., Brown, S.M. and Mulcahey, M.K. (2020) ‘Sport-related concussion in female athletes: a systematic review’, Orthopaedic Journal of Sports...
The role sustainable chemistry plays in shaping the planet's future
Science, Maths & Technology

The role sustainable chemistry plays in shaping the planet's future

...type of biodegradable material that is broken down in a specific time frame under specific conditions. At present, researchers at the OU are developing compostable materials that aim to prolong shelf-life by scavenging oxygen and preventing microbial attack. The feedstocks used for this material will itself be renewable and derived from waste materials such as chitosan...