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Children’s wellbeing and creativity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Children’s wellbeing and creativity

...physical or mental aspects of wellbeing or how wellbeing connects to feelings of safety and security. Or you may have chosen a whole host of other words not included here to define wellbeing and what this means to you. Wellbeing is a subjective concept and how you describe it reflects your own values and experiences. Discussions about wellbeing have a long history and can...
Do Christmas lights interfere with your wifi signal?
Science, Maths & Technology

Do Christmas lights interfere with your wifi signal?

...Physics courses and qualifications. When Ofcom, the UK’s independent telephony regulator, released a wi-fi checker app for your smart phone, they also warned in its press release that your Christmas tree fairy lights could affect the quality of your wi-fi connection. Before the terrible jokes start and we all declare that this is a fit of “Bah Humbug!” from the...
How can education contribute to sustainability?
Education & Development

How can education contribute to sustainability?

...Physical Education (PE). They too realised the necessity of placing EfS at the core of curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment - not only to benefit the lives of the students they teach, but also the communities in which those children and young people reside. Not only did they post on the School’s Research Conversations: by and for Education researchers blog about how...
How to support neurodivergent mothers during pregnancy and birth
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to support neurodivergent mothers during pregnancy and birth

...physical changes in their bodies, along with changes in taste buds, tiredness, and the overwhelm of planning for bringing up a child, focusing on healthy eating and avoiding processed foods may be difficult. Neurodivergent mothers may be at greater risk of postnatal depression after birth, also. The Birth Trauma Association found some statistics around this: ‘A 2020...
Infographic: 12 things to know about Einstein's Theory of Relativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Infographic: 12 things to know about Einstein's Theory of Relativity

...physics of motion. In 1687, Newton wrote that gravity affects everything in the universe. The same force of gravity that pulled an apple down from a tree kept the Earth in motion around the sun. But Newton never puzzled out the source of gravity. Philosopher David Hume’s 1738 ‘A Treatise of Human Nature’ was a big influence on Einstein’s thinking about space and...
Dying: what’s wellbeing got to do with it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dying: what’s wellbeing got to do with it?

...physical or biological functioning and managing symptoms. Even when their death is more imminent, there is scope to consider how their wellbeing – and that of those around them - can be fostered. Here we propose several ways in which challenging the cultural assumptions terminal illness can be done by considering the dimensions of wellbeing. Enable people to do...
How staying hydrated helps us age well
Health, Sports & Psychology

How staying hydrated helps us age well

...Physical, Social and Cognitive Stimulation. [Dr Jitka Vseteckova] Dr Jitka Vseteckova is a Senior Lecturer in The OU’s School Health, Wellbeing & Social Care. Discover more about Dr Jitka Vseteckova and her work. References, credits and acknowledgments This video was written and presented by Dr Jitka Vseteckova and produced by The Open University in Wales. United...
The Arch Never Sleeps
Science, Maths & Technology

The Arch Never Sleeps

...physical model to show the line of thrust in an arch, and how changes in force affects it's stability. Vaults and Flying Butresses John Trapp discusses the medieval building techniques which took into account the lines of thrust within an arch. The Pinnacles Professor Francis Evans shows why the pinnacles at Ely Cathedral are not just aesthetical, but how they balance out...