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Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...public or voluntary sectors. In addition, this OpenLearn course discusses the role of operations managers and the importance of focusing on suppliers and customers...Operations management is one of the central functions of all organisations. This free course, Understanding operations management, will provide you with a basic framework for understanding this function,...
Panic buying and how to stop it
Health, Sports & Psychology

Panic buying and how to stop it

...health workers and the elderly and vulnerable can shop. However, this might also amplify the perception of scarcity. The perception that a norm has been violated is based on subjective judgement. Accurately assessing whether the availability of food and other items is threatened is difficult to do without more information. Images shared by trustworthy friends on social...
Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance
Health, Sports & Psychology

Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance

...ensure that we record the athlete’s menstruation. Having a period is a vital sign of health and in athletes it is a great indication that they are getting their fuelling right. If a female athlete doesn’t balance her training load with her nutritional intake then, over time, her body will shut down her menstrual cycle: the body will prioritise other physiological systems over and above getting pregnant (which is what the ......
What is the Minamata Convention on Mercury and what does it mean?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is the Minamata Convention on Mercury and what does it mean?

...health risks and environmental damage from mercury pollution came into effect last month (16 August), when the so-called Minamata Convention on Mercury entered into force. The 74 countries which have become parties to the convention so far — out of 128 that have signed — are now legally bound to take measures towards eliminating new sources of mercury, reducing its...
The Social and Discursive Construction of Disability
Society, Politics & Law

The Social and Discursive Construction of Disability

...health issues, chronic illness etc., but if given the right support and if society were more inclusive, the experience of disability would dissipate. Furthermore, disability is argued as a form of oppression, or socially imposed restriction. [Disabled People's Equality - art by Stephen Lee Hodgkins] Disabled People's Equality Key moments in our movement by Stephen Lee...
Daisy Main
Miscellaneous

Daisy Main

...health battles and at a crossroads in her life, Daisy discovered OpenLearn as she prepared for her degree with The Open University, and she continues to use it for study, and fun!...[Daisy standing in a Chinese style garden ]‘OpenLearn has enriched my life,’ Daisy explained. ‘The vast array of free resources means that there truly is something for everyone. My...
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What foster carers want you to know
Health, Sports & Psychology

What foster carers want you to know

...health and social care at The Open University, spoke to five foster carers to gain their insights and reflections on their experiences. Transcript For foster carers, ensuring their voices are listened to, and that they are adequately supported, is essential not only for their own well-being but also for the quality and continuity of care provided to children. When foster...
Jim Skea - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Jim Skea - Stories of Change

...public expenditure on energy research and if you correlate it with oil prices, miraculously the correlation is almost one-to-one. RH: How surprising! JS: Well, I don’t think the link is absolutely direct, but you know given that prices have fallen again, you see the sense… there’s more fossil fuels coming onto energy markets with the shale...