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Walk the walk: encountering death and dying spaces in hospital
Health, Sports & Psychology

Walk the walk: encountering death and dying spaces in hospital

...Social Care courses and qualifications. In this interactive, you will explore two people’s experiences of visiting a hospital in these circumstances. You will find out how the hospital environment could be adjusted to improve the experience. In the interactive there are two animations, both of which are accompanied by transcripts. [A scene from an animation showing a...
Power and people in ancient Rome
History & The Arts

Power and people in ancient Rome

...how are we to get a sense of what the structure felt like to be inside? Baths of Caracalla In Rome, water was not only a necessity but used as a cultural symbol. The Baths were an important source of civic pride. Baths of Ostia The chief port of Rome provides another insight into town life, and the number of Baths suggests the importance of bathing as a social activity....
Religion in history: conflict, conversion and coexistence
History & The Arts

Religion in history: conflict, conversion and coexistence

...social and ideological terms. This material forms part of The Open University course AA307 Religion in history: conflict, conversion and coexistence... Religion in history: conflict, conversion and co-existence A short introduction to this album. Christianity in context Professor David Chichester casts an illuminating eye over the global history of Christianity, from its...
World Archaeology
History & The Arts

World Archaeology

...social organisation. The challenge of defining a city What evidence do we need to define archaeological remains as a city? Understanding empires Archaeologists discuss the formation of empires and how to interpret archaeological evidence left by them. Excavating empires Exploring the development and function of empires, looking at Mayan, Aztec, Roman, and Chinese...
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Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?
Society, Politics & Law

Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?

...work may make the dream of integration harder for new arrivals to achieve...Let me at once introduce you to the main character of this blog post: Kifibin. He is a Ugandan man in his mid-thirties currently working as a cleaner in Finland. His story includes many characteristics typical of migrant cleaners’ trajectories: he began cleaning work while studying on an...
A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...Working closely with individuals and developing relationships is an inherent and often satisfying part of the work of a sports coach or exercise instructor. However, it can bring about ethical and professional challenges and can sometimes place practitioners in a difficult or uncomfortable position, e.g. a confidence shared and/or personal dilemmas. The course considers...
Understanding operations management
Money & Business

Understanding operations management

...worked at home or in small workshops. Such a system worked well for small-scale local production, with low levels of competition. Some industries, such as furniture manufacture and clockmaking, still include a significant proportion of craft working...Understanding operations management: 2.2.2 Mass production - In many industries, craft manufacturing began to be replaced...
Exercising at 50
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercising at 50

...work on achieving good posture by thinking about it more regularly. In summary, as we get older we need to focus more on physical activity to increase our life expectancy. At 50 years of age, incorporating more physical activity into your routine will give you more energy, make you happier, provide a better quality of life and help you to live for longer. All you need to...