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Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye
Health, Sports & Psychology

Grief and COVID-19: Mourning what we know, who we miss and the way we say goodbye

...manage emotions.Closures to schools have particularly affected children and adolescents. Measures to curb the virus included the cancellation of classes, total school closures, and education delivered through home-based, online learning (Courtney et al, 2020). Additionally, leisure activities have been limited since in most countries, children have not been allowed to...
Building relationships with donors
Money & Business

Building relationships with donors

...Introduction - The starting point for this session is the very simple proposition that the vast majority of people become donors only when they are asked. You have to turn people into donors by providing them with suitable opportunities to contribute. It is your request and your approach that lay the foundations for each individual donor relationship; it is your...
Embedding mental wellbeing in higher education through inclusive curricula and pedagogy
Education & Development

Embedding mental wellbeing in higher education through inclusive curricula and pedagogy

...project into three stages: 1) Identifying barriers Semi-structured interviews with students who have experienced mental health difficulties and tutors who have supported students with mental health difficulties 2) Co-creating solutions Collaborative focus groups with students and staff. Barriers identified in stage 1 are presented using personas and vignettes, and...
Research on young people with melanoma
Health, Sports & Psychology

Research on young people with melanoma

...project delivered to you by Professor Susanne Cruickshank, who is the Strategic Lead for Applied Health Research, Health Services Research at the Royal Marsden Hospital. Challenges in ethical approval for vulnerable groups and multi-centre research Transcript. The second podcast is concerned with the research study and findings on young people with melanoma and is...
Explore OpenLearn from The Open University
Miscellaneous

Explore OpenLearn from The Open University

...Management learning materials available on OpenLearn for free here - this includes articles, badged courses, videos and interactives. Explore our range of Business and Management qualifications with The Open University, and discover the flexible way to get the degree you’ve been dreaming of. EconomicsOur top three free courses You can check out the full range of...
Renewable Energy and the UK
Science, Maths & Technology

Renewable Energy and the UK

...Managing energy supply from variable renewables to ensure it meets demand is one of the key challenges in a transition to a renewable future. Because wind and solar power output is variable, new ways of balancing supply and demand are being developed. These involve a mixture of demand management, storage, backup from conventional power stations, and new grid connections...
Buddhist Economics
Society, Politics & Law

Buddhist Economics

...management. The problems with the shareholder value model Dr Mike Lucas probes the shareholder value model, identifying its adverse effects on employees, consumers, the social and natural environment – and ultimately on shareholders themselves. What went wrong with shareholder value? Alan Shipman examines the unintended fallout from the shareholder value
Making sense of ourselves
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of ourselves

...Introduction - This free course introduces you to some well-known psychological topics by asking and answering some important everyday questions such as: Why don’t we like one another? Why would I hang around with you? Do you see what I see? And what’s the point of childhood? As you work your way through the course you will learn how psychologists go about addressing...
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs