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Neurodiversity: What is it and what does it look like across races?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Neurodiversity: What is it and what does it look like across races?

...skills such as active listening. However, those who advocate the concept of neurodiversity do not disregard the struggles and difficulties that those people with ADHD, dyslexia, autism, bipolar disorder and other conditions will experience and need to overcome. Instead, while acknowledging these, they also recognise and celebrate the strengths and positive experiences...
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Article 10 mins
Black Majority Churches (BMCs) and the transformation of British Christianity
History & The Arts

Black Majority Churches (BMCs) and the transformation of British Christianity

...skilled worker at a car factory. Every Sunday, most Wednesday evenings, lots of Friday evenings and a few Saturdays, our entire family would set off to our local branch of the New Testament Church of God (NTCOG), at the time the largest black majority church denomination in the UK. As my sisters left our town to pursue careers, I was eventually the only sibling left into...
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Learning from the Global South
Society, Politics & Law

Learning from the Global South

...skill of figuring out what the right questions are to ask about the climate crisis, how its impacts are felt and experienced differently across the Global South, what can be learned and what can be done. The act of listening, especially listening to voices from the Global South, raises key questions for geography, which, as a discipline, has been dominated by the Global...
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Video 45 mins
How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?
History & The Arts

How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?

...studies, for example, have experimented with using music to improve recovery after surgical procedures, which reduced levels of pain and anxiety, requiring lower levels of medication (Hole et al., 2015). The arts are perhaps most closely connected to mental health. Research has shown that arts such as creative writing, music, and dance, have been helpful for reducing...
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Understanding the realities of invisible disabilities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding the realities of invisible disabilities

...studies when they don’t have support for their disabilities. In employment, it can impact stress, productivity and staff turnover. However, the impact is not just limited to individuals. When environments are not inclusive, organisations can lose access to a wider pool of skills and perspectives. There are also broader social and economic implications when people are...
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The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...study in Education...The range of work with young people: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the distinction between description and reflection describe the range of work with young people and the variety of organisations, settings and working practices that this encompasses compare and contrast work in a range of settings,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
60 second adventures in microgravity
Science, Maths & Technology

60 second adventures in microgravity

...studies will be very important. But the greatest beneficiaries of bed rest studies are our current human population on Earth. Many parts of the world have aging populations, but especially Western Europe, America and Japan. People living here have significantly increased their life expectancy over that of previous generations and they can also expect a better quality of...
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Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...study. (The Open University offers several part-time postgraduate education opportunities, including a Masters in Inclusive Practice.) A study by Bree Picower shows white teachers consistently trying to avoid acknowledging racist views they might have put forward.You may feel confident in your ability to spot discrimination and to provide fair and equitable teaching....
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