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Ageing, health inequalities and person-centred care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing, health inequalities and person-centred care

...management and delay the ageing processes for as long as possible. In this article we will consider person-centred care in older people through the lens of health inequalities. We will look at the different ways in which older people might experience inequalities, and how they can be supported to engage with the 5 Pillars of Ageing. Health professionals are encouraged to...
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Article 5 mins
Can I become fitter by doing short bursts of exercise?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can I become fitter by doing short bursts of exercise?

...manage several risk factors known to be important for disease prevention. The most consistent finding is that breaking up prolonged sitting leads to a reduction in blood glucose and insulin concentrations in response to a meal. One study also reported improvements in blood pressure regulation. Importantly, short periods of standing do not appear to be sufficient –...
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Systems thinking and practice
Digital & Computing

Systems thinking and practice

...management. So many projects fail because consideration of the human element is omitted, or badly covered by the project manager. ‘Systems’ has helped me to grapple with the complexities. Your next question may well be: ‘But will systems thinking work for me?’. I can't answer this but urge you to read on and discover this for yourself. What I can say is that among...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Jim Skea - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Jim Skea - Stories of Change

...Project Jim Skea's interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin, interviewer JS: = Jim Skea, Research Councils UK Energy Strategy Fellow RH: Jim Skea thanks for agreeing to be interviewed by us. Can I start by asking you when, was it that you first got interested in energy? JS: I first got interested in energy way back, it was actually during the first energy crisis which was...
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Race, ethnicity and crime
Society, Politics & Law

Race, ethnicity and crime

...Introduction - This OpenLearn course examines the relationships between race and ethnicity and crime, criminalisation and criminal justice. It sets out why critical perspectives are concerned about the problematic ways in which race and crime have been – and continue to be – connected. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of postgraduate study in
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Level 3: Advanced 1 hr
Welsh history and its sources
History & The Arts

Welsh history and its sources

...Introduction - This course is a teaching and learning resource for anyone interested in Welsh history. It contains study materials, links to some of the most important institutions that contribute to our understanding of the history of Wales, and a pool of resources that can help you understand Welsh history and the way it is studied. This OpenLearn course is an adapted...
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Level 1: Introductory 25 hrs
Eric King and Bill Binney: Some thoughts on their interview
Society, Politics & Law

Eric King and Bill Binney: Some thoughts on their interview

...Projects Agency (DARPA)Information Awareness Office (IAO), brought his Total Information Awareness programme to Congress where even the congress-critters eventually rejected it. Yet the intelligence agencies went ahead and essentially built and operated the infrastructure of mass surveillance in secret anyway. When the NSA, both considered, ditched the Constitution and...
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Video 15 mins
Promoting equality through the Arts
History & The Arts

Promoting equality through the Arts

...managed the delivery of the Democratic Set in Milton Keynes for The Open University, working with Ursula White of Independent Cinema Milton Keynes (ICMK) to engage the widest possible range of local participants though a community liaison programme. An open call was made to recruit participants from a wide range of ages and backgrounds, with 30 groups responding and 131...
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Article 20 mins