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Exercising at 50
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercising at 50

...Open University first opened its doors, the average life expectancy in the United Kingdom was 71.8 years (World Bank, 2018). Half a century later in 2019 when the ‘University of the Air’ is celebrating its 50th birthday, the average number of years that a person is expected to live for has increased to 81.05 years (Sanders, 2018). As the Open University looks to...
How staying hydrated helps us age well
Health, Sports & Psychology

How staying hydrated helps us age well

...Open University in Wales. United Nations (nd) Global Issues: Ageing. Available at: https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/ageing (Accessed 1 April 2025). Centre for Ageing Better (2022) The State of Ageing 2022. Available at: https://ageing-better.org.uk/summary-state-ageing-2022 (Accessed 1 April 2025). Learn more with OpenLearn [Open Talks from The Open University in...
How do we explain racial disproportionality in the criminal justice systems in the US and England and Wales?
Education & Development

How do we explain racial disproportionality in the criminal justice systems in the US and England and Wales?

...Open Justice Centre and OU Law School students, with law school students across eight universities, collaborated and participated on a project that explored race and policing in the US and the UK. The race and policing project focus was, in part, to explore, analyse, and explain the ways race and racism intersect in public institutions and society more broadly. It has...
A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather
History & The Arts

A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather

...opener about the state of the weather is invariably followed by the comment that it wasn’t predicted correctly. Yet anecdotal evidence is misleading. The “skill” of a weather forecast is determined by measuring the correlation between a forecast weather map and what actually happened. This can be judged against the skill of a forecast based on statistical summaries...
Scale your business with the Eagle Labs Academy
Money & Business

Scale your business with the Eagle Labs Academy

...UK’s entrepreneurial ecosystem who have contributed content and inspirational founder stories, in written format and video content for you to learn in your way, at a pace that suits you. Want to take your business idea or growth journey to the next level? Visit Eagle Labs Academy and sign up now to take advantage of this resource and keep up to date with new courses....
Rhyw ac agweddau rhywiol ym Mhrydain
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rhyw ac agweddau rhywiol ym Mhrydain

...canlyniadau gorau, defnyddiwch borwr gwe modern. Uwchraddiwch i'r fersiwn ddiweddaraf o Internet Explorer neu rhowch gynnig ar borwr amgen am ddim fel Google Chrome, Firefox neu Safari. Mae'r adnodd yma hefyd ar gael yn Saesneg. | This resource is also available in English. Os hoffech ddysgu mwy am yr ymchwil sy'n sail i'r adnodd rhyngweithiol hwn, ewch i www.natsal.ac.uk...
Ystadegau rhyw ar gyfer poblogaeth Prydain
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ystadegau rhyw ar gyfer poblogaeth Prydain

...canlyniadau gorau, defnyddiwch borwr gwe modern. Uwchraddiwch i'r fersiwn ddiweddaraf o Internet Explorer neu rhowch gynnig ar borwr amgen am ddim fel Google Chrome, Firefox neu Safari. Mae'r adnodd yma hefyd ar gael yn Saesneg. | This resource is also available in English. Os hoffech ddysgu mwy am yr ymchwil sy'n sail i'r adnodd rhyngweithiol hwn, ewch i www.natsal.ac.uk...
Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work

...open to and accepting of myself, others, life etc. Adventure be adventurous: actively seek, create, or explore novel or stimulating experiences Assertiveness respectfully stand up for my rights and request what I want Authenticity be authentic, genuine, real; be true to myself Beauty appreciate, create, nurture or cultivate beauty in myself, others, the environment etc....