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Terrorism in Europe and beyond: A reading list
Society, Politics & Law

Terrorism in Europe and beyond: A reading list

...social profiling is not already happening, it’s fair to assume that it will and should. It seems difficult to argue that whatever can be done to stop such outrages and threats to social cohesion happening should be done. But the day-to-day tedium of increased security pales into significance to the longer-term consequences of such acts. Governments flounder in the face...
Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list

...work hard and aim to come back even stronger.” Read at The Guardian: Tearful Lynsey Sharp says rule change makes racing Caster Semenya difficult The rule change Sharp refers to had already split opinion long before athletes had arrived in the stadium. Tests have shown than Caster has a higher level of testosterone than, on average, found in other competitors in the...
Applying to study for a PhD in psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applying to study for a PhD in psychology

...work on your own project. You want to advance your career in psychology. You want to investigate a topic or question that interests you. You want to build on experience and expertise that you’ve already gained, in your work or other activities (for instance, as a community volunteer). Although all of these are good reasons for doing a PhD, each raises some issues that...
Emotions and emotional disorders
Health, Sports & Psychology

Emotions and emotional disorders

...work in Britain, and around one in five GP consultations in the UK are about emotional disorders. Depression has also been linked to the loss of more than 100 million working days in England every year, and it is strongly associated with suicidal thoughts and with suicide, being implicated in around 2500 deaths a year (Thomas and Morris, 2003). McCrone et al. (2007)...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Becoming an ethical researcher Badge icon
Education & Development

Becoming an ethical researcher

...Social Life of Extremists (2020). Her work involves conducting covert undercover research online using fake identities as a way to understand extremist hate groups including far right neo-Nazi groups, Isis and trad wives – a return to traditional gender roles – and how they get around laws and radicalise people online through posts and gaming. For what she considered...
Discovering music: the blues
History & The Arts

Discovering music: the blues

...social environment in which they were created, and about the musical techniques that underpin the structures of blues songs. You do not need to play an instrument, to sing or have any prior musical knowledge to be able to complete this course...This free course, Discovering music: the blues, will introduce you to a musical tradition with roots in the nineteenth century...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Explore critical issues in health and wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Explore critical issues in health and wellbeing

...The second looks at lifestyles in relation to health. For instance, in high-income countries many lifestyles are physically inactive, and this can have a negative impact on a person's health. The two free courses are adapted from the Open University course K219 Critical issues in health and wellbeing. This course is part of the OU's BA (Hons) Health and social care....
How might Brexit shape the Scottish economy?
Society, Politics & Law

How might Brexit shape the Scottish economy?

...social researcher, Kirsty Hughes, writer and commentator, Catherine Stihler MEP and Alex Neil MSP explore how the 43% of goods and services exported to the EU might be affected post-Brexit. They talk trade deals, tariffs, and discuss how withdrawing from the EU's free movement of people laws may impact Scottish-based businesses. Understanding Brexit Copyright information:...