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Northern Ireland Science Festival 2022: Tackling BAME Disparities in STEM Education
Miscellaneous

Northern Ireland Science Festival 2022: Tackling BAME Disparities in STEM Education

...Psychology and Food Security at Queen’s University, James Uhomoibhi, Lecturer in Engineering and Head of the Mixed Augment and Virtual Reality Research Laboratory at Ulster University and Osas Omoigiade, Associate Lecturer at The Open University and CEO and founder of Deep. Meta. [Tackling BAME Disparities in STEM Education event] This event took place as part of the...
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Article 5 mins
Have you ever wanted to write?
History & The Arts

Have you ever wanted to write?

...psychology of crime villains, and learn about the relationship between reading and empathy. You’ll learn about the healing power of nature writing, and how the arts relate to wellbeing. There’s also guidance on creating brilliant characters, how to write from experience, and how to be a critical reader who engages with books with enhancing their own writing in mind....
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Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?

...psychological problems? ...[illustration representing mental health with sounds being heard inside and outside the head ] The title of the long-running Ou/BBC Radio 4 programme ‘All in the Mind’ suggests something that most people involved with it probably don’t actually believe: that mental health problems are ‘all in the mind’. The natural follow-on to...
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Designing interactive systems for dogs
Digital & Computing

Designing interactive systems for dogs

...psychological characteristics in mind, which is why designing interactive systems from a user-centred perspective is so important, particularly for professional dogs such as assistance dogs. User-centred design means that an interactive technology is designed ‘around’ a particular user group in order to best support them in their activities. In particular, the...
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Exercise and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercise and mental health

...psychological well-being. This will include consideration of the role of exercise in combating stress, anxiety and depression, and in enhancing mood...Each year thousands of pounds are spent on medications to treat conditions such as anxiety and depression. These medications often have negative side effects. Exercise is an alternative treatment that is low cost and has...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Crime fiction
Languages

Crime fiction

...psychology, criminology, history and cultural studies. Whatever your reasons for liking crime fiction, we’re sure you’ll find information and ideas in the resources featured on this page that will deepen your understanding of the genre and enhance your appreciation of your favourite authors. Happy investigating! Free courses Articles Video and audio Interactives...
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What is Open Thanatology?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is Open Thanatology?

...psychological elements of death as well as interdisciplinary studies about how dying and death are managed and how people grieve, including the use of rituals. Open Thanatology is the Open University’s interdisciplinary research group for the study and education of death, dying, loss and grief across the life course. Formally renamed in 2020, the group builds on the...
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Article 14 hrs 15 mins
The devil is in the (complex) detail
Health, Sports & Psychology

The devil is in the (complex) detail

...psychology of Brexit...[European Parliament Plenary chamber when empty; the seats are in semicircular rows around a podium] Leaving the EU is a complex undertaking. Despite some calls for the UK to ‘just leave’, it is generally recognised that an orderly exit is desirable. The UK’s relationship with the EU has many complex strands with legal, regulatory, economic...
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