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Understanding the role of art historians in a changing world
History & The Arts

Understanding the role of art historians in a changing world

...public spaces) that have long concerned art historians. Art History can be headline news. Art History as a subject has changed a lot over the last few decades – yet some of the most exciting changes may still be to come. In 2023 I visited the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art to ask a small group of art historians about what they do, and how and why they do...
Wheelchair basketball player Yasmin on coaching, classification and the cost of disability sport
Health, Sports & Psychology

Wheelchair basketball player Yasmin on coaching, classification and the cost of disability sport

...public, but has it made taking up their chosen sport easier for competitors such as Yasmin? “With each Paralympic Games, we see an increase in people wanting to join in with disability sport”, she says. “The sports I play certainly see more people at least giving it a try, but an unfortunate aspect of disability sport is that it costs way too much. If someone...
Drugs and the law: Legal highs
Society, Politics & Law

Drugs and the law: Legal highs

...public attitudes to the use of drugs. The survey found that about three quarters of respondents aged 16–59 thought that it was acceptable for people of their own age to get drunk occasionally but only 5 per cent of adults believed that it was acceptable to get drunk frequently. However only a minority thought that it was acceptable to take illicit drugs either...
Learning from the past with historic buildings
History & The Arts

Learning from the past with historic buildings

...public housing, with terrible results for families and a lack of political support, in favour of private, market provision. So we have continued to favour what are now established traditions, like the English terrace house. [A typical English terrace house ] How much change can we make without damaging the buildings we are trying to pass on to future generations? How can...
D-Day, the Battle of Normandy, and the British Military Nursing Services
Health, Sports & Psychology

D-Day, the Battle of Normandy, and the British Military Nursing Services

...Publications. Nicholson, V. (2011) Millions like us. Women’s lives in war and peace 1939-1949, London, Penguin. Taylor, E. (1997) Front-line Nurse. British Nurses in World War II, Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Press. Taylor, E. (1999) Combat Nurse, London, Robert Hale. Tyrer, N. (2008) Sisters in Arms. British Army nurses tell their story, London, Weidenfeld &...
Job Change and the Grief Cycle: The effects of losing our job or changing work role
Health, Sports & Psychology

Job Change and the Grief Cycle: The effects of losing our job or changing work role

...impact. This too has its own cycle of grief for the loss of colleagues, the loss of the unknown and fear for some, that they may be next. Further Reading Kübler-Ross, E. (1970) On death and dying. London: Tavistock Publications. Rousseau, D. M. and Tijoriwala, S. A. (1998) ‘Assessing psychological contracts: Issues, alternatives and measures’, 695, pp. 679–695....
Is Anthropology of Religion Racist?
History & The Arts

Is Anthropology of Religion Racist?

...public discourse about religions and to reduce religious forms of intolerance. It is important to recognise the extent to which this early scholarship was structured by white supremacy but also to acknowledge that other resources also inhabit these texts which can be put to work towards a reflexive, decolonial anthropology and sociology of religion. Suggested Reading List...
Capacity and demand management
Society, Politics & Law

Capacity and demand management

...public and private sector services to show how data might be used to establish demand patterns and manage demand. The capacity management strategies of ‘level’ and ‘chase’ are explained. You will also gain an insight into the underlying causes of waits and delays, with an illustration of queue theory. This course was produced by The Open University in association...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs