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Rheumatoid arthritis - a long term condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rheumatoid arthritis - a long term condition

...manifested itself. Diagnosis Liz looks back on about the protracted process of getting a diagnosis. Treatment Liz talks about the various medications she has had since her condition was first diagnosed and how she is now in drug-controlled remission. Adapting to life with rheumatoid arthritis Liz reflects on how her life has changed as a result of her long term condition....
Innovation in policing
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation in policing

...Adapted from De Vries et al., 2014, p. 153) Figure 1 An example of innovation in policing The imperative for innovation in a policing context has been broadly recognised and is highlighted in the National Police Chief Council’s Policing Vision 2025 policy document. One author makes the point, however, that understanding and defining innovation in policing can at times...
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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

...et al, 2020). Additionally, leisure activities have been limited since in most countries, children have not been allowed to access playgrounds, or social group activities and sports clubs have been closed (Fegert et al, 2020). This disruption has impacted upon the way children learn, grow, play, behave, interact and manage emotions. Quarantine measures can induce...
Advanced Spanish: Protest song
Languages

Advanced Spanish: Protest song

...adapted extract from the Open University course L314 A buen puerto: advanced Spanish, which is taught in Spanish...Advanced Spanish: Protest song: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the origins of protest song movements in Latin America be familiar with protest songwriters from Cuba, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina use passive...
Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change
Education & Development

Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change

...et al., 2020; Heilman and Caleo, 2018; Mott, 2022). The concept of intersectionality adds another critical dimension, as gender discrimination often intersects with race, ethnicity, class and other social factors (Roos and Gatta, 2009; Johnson, 2018; LERU, 2019). Discrimination operates at multiple levels (Ovseiko, et al., 2016; Easterly and Ricard, 2020): Individual:...
Boost your Business, Computing and IT Skills
Digital & Computing

Boost your Business, Computing and IT Skills

...Adaptive skills are crucial to any organisation and education in business will help you navigate the competitive global economy. These free online courses will help your business and management ambition. Find out more about Business and Management qualifications at The Open University and a range of short courses on FutureLearn. Try an Economics Free Course Explore a...
Crime fiction: past, present and future – a discussion between Bill Alder and Simon Brett OBE
Health, Sports & Psychology

Crime fiction: past, present and future – a discussion between Bill Alder and Simon Brett OBE

...procedural’ to ‘cosy crime’, looking at different types of plots, detectives and approaches, reflecting on the popularity of crime fiction adaptations in other media and considering the growing influence of non-Anglophone crime fiction. You can watch the video below: Transcript. Further information To find out more about Simon Brett, you can visit his website....
Life with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might create its own problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Life with the lions: Why relocating South African lions to Rwanda might create its own problems

...adaptation. Examples of local adaption are resistance against certain diseases or tolerance for harsh climatic conditions. But it is difficult to quantify potential local adaptation. Lions are generally known to be fairly resilient. Studies on other species have found effects on fitness only after gathering long term data over many generations, illustrating the risk of...