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Interacting with ambient displays
Science, Maths & Technology

Interacting with ambient displays

...research investigation project in The Open University's Jennie Lee building strives to answer this question. This video takes a look behind-the-scenes of the project, which involves an artistic installation of grey and orange balloons which have been produced in the building to signify the number of people using the lift or taking the stairs. The grey balloons represent...
Can protective headgear increase the risk of injury to rugby players?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can protective headgear increase the risk of injury to rugby players?

...research suggests that wearing headgear during rugby can put players at greater risk. Andrew Barnes explains his research...[All Navy and Marine Corps Rugby Team play the Old Aztecs] The All Navy and Marine Corps Rugby Team claimed a 47-10 victory over their division-one oponents, the Old Aztecs, at Dust Roads Park in San Diego in 2014. But is it time to look again at...
Exploring children's difficulties with language and literacy
Education & Development

Exploring children's difficulties with language and literacy

...researchers explore why children might have language and literacy difficulties, and how schools can work with psychologists to help these children develop key language and literacy skills. The interviews are introduced and contextualised by Professor David Messer of The Open University. The material forms part of The Open University course ED841 Understanding children's...
The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.
Society, Politics & Law

The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.

...Research has repeatedly showed support for jury trials for example, Roberts & Hough (2009) asked participants to rate the importance of six democratic rights. They found that the right to a jury trial was rated as the most important, outweighing the right to privacy. What are the roles and responsibilities of the jury, and what issues stem from these? Although members of...
Why the size of your plate might be making you overweight
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why the size of your plate might be making you overweight

...research links tableware size with the tendency to eat too much...A new review has produced the most conclusive evidence to date that people consume more food or non-alcoholic drinks when offered larger sized portions or when they use larger items of tableware. The research, carried out by the University of Cambridge and published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic...
Early childhood health promotion
Education & Development

Early childhood health promotion

...research into early childhood health promotion...This presentation shared the findings from research based on the Child Health Promotion: A Toolkit for Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Practitioners. The Toolkit includes a 5 Step Programme as a model to guide practitioners in identifying and implementing a health promotion activity. The research foregrounds the...
The social in social science
Society, Politics & Law

The social in social science

...research methods in social sciences...In a complex and rapidly changing world, social scientific study examines how we produce things, communicate, govern ourselves and understand our environments, and how to solve the problems we face in the organisation of social relations and processes. This free course, The social in social science, provides a basic overview of how...
Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond
Health, Sports & Psychology

Racial inequities in health: The impact of COVID-19 in Wales and beyond

...research on COVID-19 with Black and minority ethnic communities in Wales. Written summary See all links referenced in the presentations Racial Inequities in health : the disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on BME populations Research Characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women admitted to hospital with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in UK: national population based...