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The OU Welcomes Carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The OU Welcomes Carers

...Statistics Kubiak, C, Larkin, M., .Deepak-Gopinath, M, Gill, T, C., Messenger, J. & Vseteckova, J. (2021) Developing ‘Good’ Support for Caring-Experienced Students: A Cross University Study, unpublished report, Milton Keynes: The Open University. Larkin, Mary, Henwood, M., & Milne, A. (2019). Carer-related research and knowledge: Findings from a scoping review. Health...
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What makes people happy at work?
Money & Business

What makes people happy at work?

...statistically the happiest kind of worker in Britain is: "a woman, in her 50s, not working in London, living close to her job so that she doesn’t have a long commute. Not especially highly educated, possibly part-time or self-employed, probably working in a small work place with just ten or twenty employees." Worker happiness is not an add-on For worker happiness to...
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Reflections on the Northern Ireland Economy 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on the Northern Ireland Economy 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement

...Statistics (ONS), 2022; regional gross domestic product, all ITL regions Northern Ireland carries an economic legacy of conflict that no other devolved nation or region in the UK has had to endure. Hybridity and Path Dependency There have been three main interpretations of the challenges facing the contemporary NI economy: ‘The silver bullet’ or ‘game changer’...
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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?

...statistics even reporting that children are spending as little as 16 minutes a day outside (Hurst, 2018). [Rock climbing at night] This quest for freedom can also be viewed in juxtaposition to the formal restrictions that we have seen imposed over the last 50 years with health and safety regulations taking away all risk within society, but it seems the natural drive to...
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From curing to caring? Exploring the role of spiritual healing in a biomedical world
Health, Sports & Psychology

From curing to caring? Exploring the role of spiritual healing in a biomedical world

...Statistics (2023) Rising ill-health and economic inactivity because of long-term sickness, UK: 2019 to 2023. Available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/economicinactivity/articles/risingillhealthandeconomicinactivitybecauseoflongtermsicknessuk/2019to2023 (Accessed: 1 May 2024). Pierce, B. (2007) 'The use of biofield therapies in cancer...
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How does COVID-19 affect cancer treatment?
Science, Maths & Technology

How does COVID-19 affect cancer treatment?

...Statistics, 86% of people who died with COVID-19 at the end of March 2020 had a pre-existing health condition. Within this group, certain health conditions have been identified as increasing the risk of developing severe COVID-19 (see this article on protecting extremely vulnerable people from COVID-19). Are cancer patients at higher risk of becoming severely ill from...
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Working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

Working with charts, graphs and tables

...statistical information and shows you how to use charts, graphs and tables to present your own information...When you come across information represented in charts, graphs and tables, you'll need to know how to interpret this information. This free course, Working with charts, graphs and tables, will help you to develop the skills you need to do this. For further study,...
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OpenLearn's response to the pandemic
Education & Development

OpenLearn's response to the pandemic

...statistics that accompany these wide ranging commissions and have done so by listening to our learners around the world, and by responding to the requests of government departments and charities. The team that produced -- and continues to produce -- learning to support our audience internationally have shown resilience and exemplary dedication to their roles. A selection...
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