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How jazz came to Wales
History & The Arts

How jazz came to Wales

...out more about The Open University’s music courses  There is a straight line running from the anti-slavery movement and its campaign music from the 1850s, through to the jazz festivals with which we are familiar in Wales today. This line can be traced through the life and times of the Swansea anti-slavery campaigner and abolitionist Jessie (Heineken) Donaldson...
Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT
Nature & Environment

Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT

...out more about The Open University's Environment courses Reducing digital carbon footprints of digital assets The digital carbon footprints of our technology assets are split between the carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions caused when manufacturing, storing and shipping the products and the emissions generated through use and disposal. As discussed in the...
Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part I socio-economic and transport access inequalities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part I socio-economic and transport access inequalities

...out and about. The Trust also host MK Health Walks in their parks, which is a weekly rolling programme of walks around the city to boost participants’ physical, mental and social wellbeing. These are really popular and there are places and routes to suit everyone. Most local authorities will have a similar programme if you search online. Cities and towns around the...
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

...out and about in the park (also see our article and podcast here). It’s a great companion to any walk. We have also created The Open University & The Parks Trust YouTube channel where we continue, to-date, to add podcasts jointly prepared and recorded with the Parks trust and BLMK Integrated Care System colleagues. There is still more work to be done to tackle the...
Sylvia Pankhurst: The Expert View
Society, Politics & Law

Sylvia Pankhurst: The Expert View

...out that "less than half the women will get the vote by the new Act...the new Act does not remove the sex disability; it does not establish equal suffrage." 17 women stood as candidates in 1918, the first General Election in which women could participate. One of the female candidates was Sylvia’s sister Christabel who stood for her newly formed and very short lived...
Nursing associate career pathways - not just the ‘top-up’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Nursing associate career pathways - not just the ‘top-up’

...out of their homes to meet others and also get their leg redressed as well. From this service Caroline can refer to the wider PCN such occupational therapists, physiotherapists etc., as required. Charlotte’s story [Photo of Charlotte]Charlotte (pictured right) qualified as a NA in 2021. Her background had been in chemistry and forensic science, but personal...
Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’

...out the NHS’s Child Health web pages and read up on things like ‘How much exercise should my child do?’ to give you an idea of what is to be expected. 2: Have you noticed any major changes? [Boy with no appetite] We all have fluctuations in terms of our emotions and overall functioning, children are no different in that regard. But it can be hard for children and...
Butetown Carnival: past, present, and future
History & The Arts

Butetown Carnival: past, present, and future

...out of our hands, so a local group, including myself, stepped in to save Carnival. We called ourselves Tiger Bay Community Arts. My cultural interest in Butetown’s history came from the community and elders around me. People used to show pictures and make things like paintings. Olwen Watkins, a local schoolteacher, was my mentor. A lot of her principles and the...