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What makes people happy at work?
Money & Business

What makes people happy at work?

...centre of economics since it developed as a social science 150 years ago. Now we're watching economists broaden the nature of what that contract is, recognising how people feel about their work, how they relate to it as a dimension that's pretty important in any calculation about productivity. I think that economists are actually wearing a pretty utilitarian hat when they...
DIY: Generate your own electricity
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Generate your own electricity

...centre of each. Insert the nail in the hole and push one disc up to its head. Cover the next 2–3cm of the nail’s surface with a couple of layers of insulating tape. Slide on the other disc until it butts up against the tape, and then wind more tape on the other side of it to fix it in position so that the cardboard discs are no more than 2–3cm apart. Unwind 30cm or...
People with dementia and meaning in music
Health, Sports & Psychology

People with dementia and meaning in music

...centres To find out about interactive music workshops delivered in some residential homes or day centres by Wigmore Hall, check out their website: https://wigmore-hall.org.uk/learning/music-for-life Looking for peer engagement or campaigning groups in your area To find out if there is a peer engagement or campaigning group in your area, check out the website of DEEP, the...
Life in a bubble: the training camp experience at a World Cup
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life in a bubble: the training camp experience at a World Cup

...centred on the social activities of the players’ partners and families rather than the football. This coupled with friction between groups of players from different clubs, particularly the players from Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool, probably contributed to the poor on-field performances. It was a tournament from which a lot could be learned, especially how an...
An introduction to public leadership
Money & Business

An introduction to public leadership

...Centre for Policing Research and Learning, many of whom are also involved – through research and course development – in expanding the field with new knowledge about public leaders and their work. We would like to express our sincere gratitude for their commitment and enthusiastic participation in the making of this course. While the principal aim of the course has...
Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing
Money & Business

Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing

...children who are in employment up 9% since 2000 – have added to pressures on households too. More families are having to care for both their children and their parents at a time when their free time is limited (ONS, 2019). That’s why the Open University, in collaboration with Legal & General, has created your Midlife MOT to help you. We have a wealth check-up. It’ll...
Methods in Motion: The magpie
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: The magpie

...research methodology as a means to an end. It gives me the tools to help interpret and subsequently explain what is going on in the field, which in my case is how issues of identity and culture impact upon and drive the foreign policy of Iran, and the wider politics and international relations of the Middle East. I suspect my academic background has something to do with...
Life behind a mask
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life behind a mask

...Research Associate at The Open University, shares her thoughts...This year has seen the world change in ways we never could have imagined: socially distancing from friends and loved ones, remote working implemented across the UK, washing and sanitising our hands for more than 20 seconds, and now wearing face coverings in supermarkets and shops. One of the most powerful...