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Banking crimes without end
Society, Politics & Law

Banking crimes without end

...research to investors to drum up business and higher fees – just to mention a few of their misdeeds’. If apparently esoteric, and not widely understood, none of these are victimless crimes. For example, the effect of manipulating the LIBOR was to increase the cost of personal, business and state borrowing across the board – thus placing a premium on everything from...
From curing to caring? Exploring the role of spiritual healing in a biomedical world
Health, Sports & Psychology

From curing to caring? Exploring the role of spiritual healing in a biomedical world

...Research conducted at The Open University revealed that it is not just patients who are choosing the healing touch. Health practitioners too attend weekly healing services at Spiritualist churches, not because they are practicing Spiritualists, but because it makes them feel better and more able to cope in high-pressure roles. Though hands-on healing is a core part of...
Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?
Society, Politics & Law

Will the next Secretary-General of the United Nations be a woman?

...researchers have shown, women make up 21% of ambassadors and permanent representatives, but these percentages drop significantly, from 53% in Canada to 0.75% in Russia and 0% in Belarus, Fiji, North Korea and Togo. On a more practical level, women require mentorship and should be given the chance to manage their work-life balance effectively. Though women candidates must...
Do I have mental health problems and should I get some help?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Do I have mental health problems and should I get some help?

...research conducted with the same people over many years) support the notion that experiencing a diagnosable mental health condition or disorder at some stage during a person’s life is the norm, not the exception. A study recently published by Schaefer and colleagues (2017) established that over 80% of participants from their health and development study were found to...
Ageing Well Collection
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing Well Collection

...researching with people living with dementia and their carers Making the most of a visit to the great outdoors Preventing brain decline while ageing Walking therapy Understanding our memory Engaging with our environment Sense of self during ageing: how mindfulness and nature can help The Ageing Well Public Talks Ageing Well Public Talks Series Morning Live film Hydration...
Exploring Europa
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring Europa

...research in AstrobiologyOU. We run laboratory simulation experiments and computer models that simulate the conditions found in the deep oceans and icy layers of icy moons like Europa. We study forms of ice and salt in the laboratory that exist only under extremely low temperatures. These icy minerals don’t form naturally on Earth, but could be important components of...
Witches in popular culture
History & The Arts

Witches in popular culture

...researching these contrasting representations of the witch. Which witch (sorry!) does our popular culture currently favour? And can stories about the witch really be reclaimed as feminist parables? Transcript The witch was a recurring feature of horror film in the 1960s and 1970s. British folk horror films such as The Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971) and The Wicker Man...
Highs and lows and highs again: How football has changed in the past 50 years
Health, Sports & Psychology

Highs and lows and highs again: How football has changed in the past 50 years

...research and study. [Wembledy stadium modern football] References 1. Long, S. (2016), ‘Manchester United’s legendary squad earned less than one quarter of Wayne Rooney’s annual salary’, The Evening Standard [online]. Accessed 11th March 2019. Available at: