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‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout

...manage childcare, training, travel and recovery with little institutional support. Maternity policies remain inconsistent, and many players face intense pressure to return quickly to peak form after pregnancy. Extraordinary resilience Despite these enormous challenges, female players continue to demonstrate extraordinary resilience, paving the way for the next generation....
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Review: Europe Reset
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Europe Reset

...management bodies have become autonomous from governments in de facto terms, undercutting national accountability. The author dismisses the traditional measures suggested to address this problem. For instance, empowering the European Parliament will not work, he argues, because it is divided along simplistic pro- and anti-integration lines, and lacks legitimacy with...
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What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What does it mean to be a South Asian young adult carer?

...Managing the caring role alongside studying The young adult carers we interviewed were also studying at college or university. Like other young people, they were keen to learn and want to succeed in their courses. However, they sometimes missed classes due to their caring responsibilities. At times, they found it difficult to do their coursework and prepare for exams....
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Reducing digital carbon footprint through responsible procurement
Nature & Environment

Reducing digital carbon footprint through responsible procurement

...manage the waste. [Pile of retired computer processors with gold plated pins] Beyond CO2e emissions, eWaste contains materials that can, when disposed of without proper care, cause significant long-term harm to humans, the environment and biodiversity. From a human health perspective, these noxious emissions cause birth and growth defects including lung, cardiovascular,...
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Emotion: an introductory picture
History & The Arts

Emotion: an introductory picture

...Introduction - This course investigates certain philosophical questions concerning the nature of emotions. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of Level 3 study in Arts and Humanities...Emotion: An introductory picture: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: discuss basic philosophical questions concerning the nature of emotions discuss...
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Dr Jean-Francois Soussana - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Dr Jean-Francois Soussana - Stories of Change

...management and biodiversity for the carbon and nitrogen cycles and for greenhouse gas emissions. © The Open University Transcript Stories of Change Jean Francois Soussana interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin, interviewer JFS: = Jean Francois Soussana, Scientific Director, INRA, participant RH: Please say your name and what you do. JFS: Jean Francois Soussana. I’m...
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What do literary agents do?
History & The Arts

What do literary agents do?

...manage the careers of writers throughout their life, but really, it’s half business and it’s half creative, editorial, psychological. PHILIP SEARGEANT: Could you say something about the criteria you look for in identifying new talents and possibly to what extent the market these days is a factor in that? JONNY GELLER: Well, the market is always a factor in the choice...
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‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism
Nature & Environment

‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism

...managed fairly is through co-operation between the different nations who fish them. It’s easy to understand why UK fishermen resent the EU and the Common Fisheries Policy. The quota shares that the UK government agreed to on entering the EU were less favourable compared to the French, for example. The way that the UK government allocated its share of the EU total catch...
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