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Why the bands played on: Live music in the shadow of the Paris attacks
History & The Arts

Why the bands played on: Live music in the shadow of the Paris attacks

...course, there’s still big money in music. Increasingly, though, it’s live revenues that count, especially for artists without a back catalogue of hits, trying to build a career. It’s difficult to feel sorry for stars jetting between stadiums. Restrictions won’t hurt them much. But putting a show on the road with a shoestring budget, on the other hand, is hard at...
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?

...free online course Making sense of mental health problems. 1: Mental health stigma and its impact Regrettably there is still a stigma associated with being diagnosed with a mental health condition. Understandably, given this stigma, people with mental health problems can worry that they will get judged and seen as weak, so many can end up keeping their experiences to...
Thrill seeking and risk taking - what has made extreme sports into a worldwide phenomenon?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Thrill seeking and risk taking - what has made extreme sports into a worldwide phenomenon?

...Pain, Matt TG and Pain, Matthew A. (2005) ‘Essay: Risk taking in sport.’,The Lancet. Elsevier B.V., 366. Zuckerman, M., Kolin, E.A., Price, L. and Zoob, I., 1964. Development of a sensation-seeking scale. Journal of consulting psychology, 28(6), p.477. Read the other articles in this collection Now take a free related course Are you brave enough to read this?...
Islam in the West
History & The Arts

Islam in the West

...course is designed to stimulate informed debate about the role of Islam in western societies. Issues explored include the diversity of western Muslim populations and leaders; the role of the media; Muslim education and social and political engagement; and the politics of multiculturalism. Controversial Muslim intellectual, Tariq Ramadan provides a challenging insider’s...
OpenLearn choices for students studying Contemporary topics in science
Science, Maths & Technology

OpenLearn choices for students studying Contemporary topics in science

...learning element of this course and allow you to tailor your study to suit your interests. ...You must complete three of the Badged Open Courses (BOCs) listed below in order to make up the required hours of independent learning as part of your studies for the Contemporary topics in science module. Click on the BOC of your choice to explore the content and start learning!...
Joe Smith - Earth In Vision Introduction
Nature & Environment

Joe Smith - Earth In Vision Introduction

...course we, as scholars, have found it fantastically interesting, historians, geographers, environmental researchers as we are, but we’re also really confident that teachers and learners in schools and universities are going to draw on this material. There’s another category we didn’t think of before we started, and that’s the world of natural history and...
Let's talk about sex, intimacy and relationships...
Health, Sports & Psychology

Let's talk about sex, intimacy and relationships...

...free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Interactive and videos produced in collaboration with Hospice UK and partially funded by Together for Short Lives Improving Transitions for Young People Fund and The Open University. Audiovisual content produced by Tilt. Design and technical input provided by Elucidat and the Open Media and Informal Learning Unit....
Birth of the Welfare State
History & The Arts

Birth of the Welfare State

...free health services and, above all, a comprehensive programme of benefits to deal with unemployment, old age and much more besides. It was a 'brave new world' indeed. Main legislative measures of the post-war Labour government : 1945 Family Allowances Act 1946 National Insurance Act 1946 National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Act 1946 National Health Service Act...