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Meet the OU experts behind 'Hospital'
Health, Sports & Psychology

Meet the OU experts behind 'Hospital'

...resource demands that don’t stretch sufficiently to accommodate all needs; you will meet patients – many with complex care needs who are faced with uncertainty about treatment; you will see staff frustrated by the constraints they are working within yet, you will see how committed they are to doing their best for patients and for their organisation. Hospitals is...
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The Experience and Memory of 11 November 1918
History & The Arts

The Experience and Memory of 11 November 1918

...resources to throw a party. Clifford Lane, for instance, recalled that ‘the Armistice was an anti-climax. We were too far gone, too exhausted, really to enjoy it. All we could do was just go back to our billets; there was no cheering, no singing, we had no alcohol’.[6] The hardships and bereavements of the previous four years prevented others from rising to the...
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Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research
Health, Sports & Psychology

Carers, COVID-19 and Physical Activity: The Research

...resources Carers UK (2019) State of Caring Report (A snapshot of unpaid care in the UK). [Available at: http://www.carersuk.org/images/News__campaigns/CUK_State_of_Caring_2019_Report.pdf [Accessed August 12th 2019) Carers Uk, (2020) Caring behind closed doors. London. Carers UK Horne J, Vseteckova J, Kentzer N, Trott M, Smith L (2020) A systematic review on the barriers...
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Selling Empire: Film
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: Film

...resources, the EMB Film Unit output initially included rehashed film donated from countries such as Canada, and short films on British products and industry. Hence there were rather mundane shorts such as Shadow on the Mountain: An Experiment on the Welsh Hills (1932, on finding tougher grasses for Welsh sheep). But with talented documentary-maker John Grierson as the...
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A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015
OpenLearn Ireland

A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015

...resource for the area. Oideas Gael, an organisation offering adult Irish language and cultural courses, attracts participants from around the world to Southwest Donegal. Liam Ó Cuinneagáin, one of the founders of Oideas Gael, discusses the shift in language usage in the area in a conversation with Cillian Mac Gabhann. When interviewed for this article in 2015, Liam Ó...
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Death is inevitable: But do you need to plan for it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Death is inevitable: But do you need to plan for it?

...resources available (some linked below) that can help with this. Importantly, planning does not have to be done all in one step and you can change your decisions over time if you want to. Watch the video to find out more about people’s experiences and thoughts with end of life planning. Further information about end of life care planning: Planning Ahead by Dying Matters...
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Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language learning
Education & Development

Machine translation – using online tools to improve your language learning

...resource. You can listen to how words or sentences are pronounced (in Google Translate, this feature is the little loudspeaker icon). And if you are shy and hesitate to speak out in your learning group, machine translation tools are a great support and can help you to overcome the obstacles you encounter. You can pick and choose how to use them and make them work for your...
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Why smart leaders allow a bit of football frenzy
Money & Business

Why smart leaders allow a bit of football frenzy

...resources. Yes, the time spent fussing about football may not be spent on finalising a report, advancing a project, or analysing industry trends. (Indeed, estimates suggest that employees watching the 2010 World Cup during working hours could have costed as much as US$10.4 billion in lost production time.) But there are multiple ways to make up for this by embracing the...
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