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Intermediate German: The world of work
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Intermediate German: The world of work

...learn about different models of part-time work and consider if and how work will change in the future. In diesem Kurs geht es um verschiedene Aspekte von Arbeit. Sie werden sich mit verschiedenen Definitionen von Arbeit befassen und sich Gedanken über die Relevanz der Arbeit in unserem Leben machen. Außerdem werden Sie verschiedene Arbeitszeitmodelle kennenlernen und...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Sense of self during ageing: how mindfulness and nature can help
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sense of self during ageing: how mindfulness and nature can help

...learn’ to live without being able to rely on memory or being able to always find the words to say when we need them. If we are being supported by loved ones, we may also feel that our role in life has changed, or their role has. Or perhaps we have lost loved ones and are now learning to live without them, with all the difficulty that brings. How to boost sense of self...
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Article 5 mins
Making a difference: Youth participation
Education & Development

Making a difference: Youth participation

...learn how to answer difficult questions on a daily basis to now where it's something I'm still passionate about and I can try and help other young people facing those same kind of issues." [Ellie Jones, speaking about youth participation] Ellie Jones "In some ways, [the negative stigma around young people] is a self fulfilling prophecy because we feel like we're expected...
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Video 5 mins
The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective

...learning in those who aren’t. It is this walking element that the OU have been researching. All those involved in the Café and the OU agree, in the words of Andrew, that “attendees get a change of scenery, meet new people, a chance to reminisce and also realise that there are others who value this and share their outlook.” Andrew adds that “the tea and biscuits...
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Article 10 mins
Life after sport: giving back
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life after sport: giving back

...learning available for athletes in helping them prepare for their life after sport." These challenges are explored in detail in the Badged Open Course (BOC) The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport, but the transition commonly has a negative psychological impact and can be associated with mental health difficulties (Moesch et al., 2018). For an athlete who has a...
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Article 5 mins
Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology

...learning. 2: Sleep Dysregulation [woman asleep with her smartphone] Many of us use our phone at bedtime. You get into bed intending to go to sleep, but you just want to check your phone (just for ‘a second’) to find out something innocuous like tomorrow’s weather... and then an hour later, there you are watching a totally random video, trying to decide whether you...
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Article 10 mins
Owen's Law: the case for written allergen information in every food business
Health, Sports & Psychology

Owen's Law: the case for written allergen information in every food business

...learn from businesses already doing this well. The series asks a hard question: why is telling the server still not enough — and what must food businesses, campaigners, and legislators do differently? [Asian man taking an order in a restaurant] What is Owen's Law? Owen's Law is a campaign led by the family of Owen Carey, who died in 2017 after suffering an allergic...
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Article 5 mins
Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual
Education & Development

Double trouble: my experience of studying part-time as a mixed-race individual

...learning! I strongly believe that life stage rather than age is what is important and that you have to do whatever is best for you even if that means you wish to pursue your own personal challenges at a time that is different to others. It is my view there are huge advantages to achieving qualifications (at any age) that nobody can ever take away from you, to help in...
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Article 5 mins