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What happens to you when you read?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to you when you read?

...Human beings are avid consumers of stories, whether they are in the form of large formal stories such as novels, or plays, or in the form of much smaller and more diffuse stories, such as soap operas or gossip. Stories also appear to be important, more broadly, to the ways in which we communicate. For example, Bruner (1990) points out that people quickly and instinctively...
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Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...resources should you want to explore these further. PAYAM REZAIE Succeeding in postgraduate study can be started at any time. But if you're planning to move on to postgraduate studies soon, do make sure that you complete this course well in advance of the start date for your postgraduate course. You can study the course at your own pace. But we would encourage you to...
Motivation and factors affecting motivation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Motivation and factors affecting motivation

...resources. There are a number of activities designed to allow you to engage with the resources. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Education, Childhood & Youth...Motivation and factors affecting motivation: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: define the term ‘motivation’ appreciate different views of how...
Personal development planning for engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Personal development planning for engineering

...resources at your disposal. Furthermore, while you are travelling the route, you can't just travel on 'autopilot'; you need to check periodically that you are still on course to reach your destination, and be prepared to overcome any obstacles you meet on the way. This is sometimes referred to as reflection-in-action: put simply, being aware of what you are doing while...
Asset allocation in investment
Money & Business

Asset allocation in investment

...resources assets which can increase in value over the long term. The high allocation to absolute return or investments designed to never have negative returns. The low allocation to domestic equities and bonds. Yale has more listed than unlisted equity. Yale aims to match the relevant indices. Yale uses portfolio theory to determine its asset allocation and alters this in...
Pain and Aspirin
Science, Maths & Technology

Pain and Aspirin

...human body responds to the release of certain chemicals and as a result feels pain. Pain can be reduced by inhibiting the formation of such chemicals and you will learn how the molecular structure of aspirin has been formulated to help in this process...What causes pain and how do we stop it? This free course, Pain and Aspirin, looks at how the human body responds to the...
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
The story of a female postal worker
Society, Politics & Law

The story of a female postal worker

...resources. Even the toilet facilities that were available changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the various lockdowns. Businesses, in general, were not open which meant the CWU health and safety team were at the forefront of ensuring we could keep our members safe while maintaining their essential service. (Further information can be found d here). Conclusion: looking...
Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part I socio-economic and transport access inequalities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part I socio-economic and transport access inequalities

...resources to help us into ageing well. It is well noted that greenspaces enhance the health of those who engage with them. Benefits of Greenspaces Today, the benefits of interacting with nature for our health are well-known, from the physical; exercising our bodies outdoors, to the mental; taking time to relax and reflect in nature, to the social; engaging with others...