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Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection
Science, Maths & Technology

Does the universe have a heartbeat? The science of cosmic connection

...et al., 1968). She had discovered a Neutron Star. This is the crushed core of a massive star that ran out of fuel. Imagine a star heavier than our Sun squeezed into a ball the size of a city (about 20km wide). Because it is so small, it spins incredibly fast—much like an ice skater pulling in their arms to spin faster. As it spins, it sweeps a beam of energy across...
Time management and study
Health, Sports & Psychology

Time management and study

...article was written by The Open University in Wales in partnership with Wrexham Glyndŵr University, Addysg Oedolion Cymru Adult Learners Wales and the Open University Students’ Association. Much of the content in this article was incorporated using feedback from a survey of Welsh part-time and Higher Education students in 2020. Links are directly embedded throughout...
Public Health and Behaviour Change: from naïve sociology to naïve psychology
Society, Politics & Law

Public Health and Behaviour Change: from naïve sociology to naïve psychology

...to peoples distrust and doubt about the government’s role in promoting better public health. A more extended version of this article can be found in a forthcoming book ‘Pathological Lives: Disease, Space and Biopolitics’ due to be published in 2016 (Wiley/Royal Geographical Society Book Series: London, with co-authors Steve Hinchliffe, Nick Bingham and John Allen)....
Political grief: understanding an emerging phenomenon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Political grief: understanding an emerging phenomenon

...et al., 2025). You might feel it after an election result that dismays you. You might experience it when a government makes a policy decision that conflicts with your deepest values. You might carry it through social media arguments with friends who hold opposing views. It is now beginning to be established as a highly significant emotional and psychological phenomenon...
How to say no at work without guilt or conflict
Education & Development

How to say no at work without guilt or conflict

...article, we’re going to look at a few different ways we can choose our words carefully to set boundaries when we offer – or refuse – to do something. Let’s explore some real-world examples of how to say no professionally and constructively. Fauci’s constructive refusal In the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Anthony Fauci, an American immunologist who...
International Women's Day
Society, Politics & Law

International Women's Day

...article, interactive or free course will teach you about the most influential women of our time and the struggle for equality. Educate Women on Health Choice Decisions From menopause to abortion – dig deeper into some of the social factors that have influenced women’s health. Celebrate Women in STEM Explore some of the female trailblazers in science, technology,...
OpenLearn Live: 2018 World Cup Special
Health, Sports & Psychology

OpenLearn Live: 2018 World Cup Special

...to the winner of the FIFA World Cup New for 2018 A line-up of articles fresh for this year's tournament - including, erm, the very first International match report, which is new in the way the fresh pies at the ground are fresh. Try a sporty course From the bench Some of our classic football coverage - all firmly from this side of England's last World Cup win, though....
Reimagining professional learning: conversations across perspectives
Education & Development

Reimagining professional learning: conversations across perspectives

...et al., 2023). ‘Practicescapes’ (Costello et al. 2024) describe speculative approaches where practitioners explore possibilities through generative, poetic methods creating conditions for thinking differently by unsettling habitual patterns and opening space for possibility. Going further, imagining vibrant ecologies of professional learning (Jackson, 2019) invites a...