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Growing up with Disability
Health, Sports & Psychology

Growing up with Disability

...course KE312 Working together for children... Growing up with Disability A short introduction to this album. The Voluntary Organisation PLUS An introduction to the voluntary organisation PLUS. Circles of Support Forming volunteer groups of peers to help create natural friendship bonds with a focused child. Local Authority Play Support Creating, maintaining and prompting...
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Audio 1 hr 6 mins
Contemporary Issues in Finance
Money & Business

Contemporary Issues in Finance

...course B821 Financial strategy... Contemporary issues in finance An introduction to this album. Developments in corporate governance Developments in corporate governance, its cost and possible impact on fraud and misuse of company assets. Private equity The driving forces behind the use of private equity within financial markets. Hedge funds A history of hedge funds, and...
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Audio 1 hr 7 mins
Introduction to sport, fitness and management
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to sport, fitness and management

...course E112 Introduction to sport, fitness and management... Introduction to sport, fitness and management A short introduction to this album. Sport: Health and Safety A look at health and safety in the Gym and the precautions and checks that are taken. How the health, safety and welfare standards are met and how this is not restricted to people but apparatus as well in...
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Audio 54 mins
Managing care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing care

...course K303 Managing care... Managing care A short introduction to this album Moving into management Anita's frank and personal audio diary charts her progress in the world of management and highlights the challenges and decisions she now faces. Caring for quality How is the quality of service offered by providers maintained and assessed? Managers and staff analyse how...
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Audio 2 hrs 47 mins
How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can a genetic mutation shared by many Brazilians help in the fight against cancer?

...German biologist and medic Otto Warburg noticed that cancer cells consume glucose at an enormous rate. He found that whereas most normal cells break down glucose and shunt its products into the mitochondria – the powerhouses of the cell – where they are burned in the furnace to produce energy, tumour cells partially suppress the activity of the mitochondria and use...
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Article 10 mins
Rugby tackles homophobia
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby tackles homophobia

...more about sports and fitness, find videos, articles, games and free courses on OpenLearn. This topic will be covered further in a new Open University module coming soon. If you're interested in studying Sports and Fitness formally, explore more courses and qualifications we offer in this subject area. This article was first published on the OU Sports & Fitness blog....
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Article 10 mins
A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?

...more about sports and fitness, find videos, articles, games and free courses on OpenLearn. This topic will be covered further in a new Open University module coming soon. If you're interested in studying Sports and Fitness formally, explore more courses and qualifications we offer in this subject area. This article was first published on the OU Sports & Fitness blog....
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Article 5 mins
Student-Parents: It’s a juggling act
Education & Development

Student-Parents: It’s a juggling act

...course as a single mother with a nine-month-old baby girl, renting a flat, living on various benefits, working part-time and receiving a student loan. I’m sure there are many Open University students who can relate to this situation and have started their learning journey here. Many lecturers and tutors working at the Open University recognise that "student-parents" are...
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Article 10 mins