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Vikings - just misunderstood?
History & The Arts

Vikings - just misunderstood?

...world was rapidly becoming more joined-up during this period than at any time since the heyday of the Roman Empire. Trade fostered international links across the North Sea, Baltic and beyond, and similar developments were happening as far afield as the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. This was a period in which people began to live and work in entirely new ways, and...
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Ageing Well Collection
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing Well Collection

...World Health Organisation suggests you aim to be physically active for at least 30 minutes most days of the week. See below for more information about the importance of physical activity and tips for getting and staying active. Being active can help you keep a healthy body and mind, plus it can help you stay independent as you age. Find out whether you’re getting the...
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Food, shelter and re-designing home as a living system
Science, Maths & Technology

Food, shelter and re-designing home as a living system

...world already have ecological footprints vastly larger than their land areas (Steele, 2020). Housing means much more to people than just shelter. Having secure housing – a home – also plays a crucial role in eating, resting and health, in interacting and socialising, and in connecting and belonging in communities (Max-Neef, Elizalde & Hopenhayn, 1989, p. 33). A home...
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Modelling and estimation
Science, Maths & Technology

Modelling and estimation

...world examples addressing real-world problems; this is typical of M248. It is relatively self-contained and should be reasonably easy to understand for someone with a good knowledge of basic mathematics. However, a few techniques and definitions are present in the extract without explanation. Mathematical/statistical content at the Open University is usually provided to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
Sub-concussions in women’s football: what can be done to protect the brains of footballers?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sub-concussions in women’s football: what can be done to protect the brains of footballers?

...World Cup there is a growing awareness that there are significant differences in how women’s and men’s bodies respond in sport. In particular, after ACL injuries to England players Beth Mead and Leah Williamson, we are aware that footballers in the women’s game are significantly more prone to knee injuries. There is an increasing awareness and knowledge about the...
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Article 10 hrs
Child spirituality
Education & Development

Child spirituality

...world, which expresses itself in wonder and awe; in questions about where they came from; and the meaning of death. Children appear capable of moments of intense joy, but can also experience extreme imagined terror and fear. Children’s literature and stories in diverse cultures enable children to confront, reject and come to terms with fear and monsters, both from...
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Katherine Johnson: NASA mathematician and much-needed role model
Science, Maths & Technology

Katherine Johnson: NASA mathematician and much-needed role model

...world, a world where most of the staff wore suit, shirt and tie and left for home each evening to find dinner cooked and waiting for them. Katherine had to juggle home and work, like so many women today. But her workplace was 1950s and 60s NASA, where women’s place was lowly. They didn’t speak at meetings or get their names acknowledged as authors of reports. As...
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The case of Simone Biles and perceptions of athlete mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

The case of Simone Biles and perceptions of athlete mental health

...World medals, she described this bronze as the most meaningful because it symbolised her focus on mental health and perseverance. The divergent discussion surrounding Biles sheds light on the disparities in attitudes toward athlete mental health, not only within the highly pressurised world of elite sport, but also more broadly within society. How did social media frame...
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