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Humphry Davy, laughing gas and the era of self-experimentation
History & The Arts

Humphry Davy, laughing gas and the era of self-experimentation

...with breathtaking speed. His dazzling lectures there would make him the public face of science for the coming generation, and the nitrous oxide experiments would become an emblem of the heroic commitment to discovery that it would demand of its practitioners in the new century. This article was originally published by The Public Domain Review under a CC-BY-SA licence...
Volunteering in the community
Education & Development

Volunteering in the community

...public body to doing things by yourself or with neighbours to make the place you live a little better for everyone. Some, but not all, of these roles come with financial support, but they still require you to give up your time and energy for the benefit of your community, over and above any other paid employment you may have. Below, be inspired by five colleagues who are...
Everyone Can Learn to Coach! Coaching with the OSCAR Model
Health, Sports & Psychology

Everyone Can Learn to Coach! Coaching with the OSCAR Model

...publication/238769804_Coaching_with_emotion_How_coaches_deal_with_difficult_emotional_situations (Accessed: 14 July 2021). Gilbert, A. and Whittleworth, K.J. (2009) OSCAR Coaching Model. Monmouth: Worth Consulting Ltd. Lai, Y. and McDowall, A. (2014) ‘A systematic review (SR) of coaching psychology: Focusing on the attributes of effective coaching psychologists’,...
Hip Hop, Transculturation and Ethnography in Delhi
Education & Development

Hip Hop, Transculturation and Ethnography in Delhi

...public performances at jams, photographs and audio-visual materials circulating online. I also participated in hip hop cultural practice like (legal) graffiti writin, emceein and producin beats. I attended events, socialised informally and extensively wrote field notes. All these materials inform the story I tell in this book about a culture in the making. [A group of Hip...
The business of film
History & The Arts

The business of film

...public funding? What is the relationship between marketing, box office returns and film success? The course will examine these topics in the film industry as it stands today, as well as considering how further changes could impact the industry and its stakeholders. This course material was originally written for FutureLearn in 2015. It was published on OpenLearn in...
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The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...public location used for training, education, exercise and socialising – something roughly similar to our modern community centre. In Ancient Greek society, achieving a harmonious balance between body and mind was an important aspect of an individual’s personal development. The gymnasion therefore hosted wrestling matches as well as music rehearsals and provided...
Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations

...public life, sport and business. In many ways this interest is quite understandable. Sole individuals provide someone definite and knowable when it comes to making judgments about the merits of a particular organisation. Now watch the following video, an interview with Christine Pearce, Chief Executive of the Milton Keynes Centre for Integrated Living. In the video...
Men’s grief and belonging through football following perinatal loss
Health, Sports & Psychology

Men’s grief and belonging through football following perinatal loss

...Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. Currently in the UK, 13 families a day suffer the heartbreak of losing their baby before, during or shortly after birth. That’s around 4,500 babies a year. And an estimated 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in miscarriage (Sands, 2023). Yet, while this number reveals the scale of the problem, much less is known about some of the...