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How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?
History & The Arts

How can the arts improve health and wellbeing?

...projects and areas of research focus on the social benefits of engaging with the arts, which has a knock-on effect on health and wellbeing. Wellbeing goes far beyond our personal health, and includes our environment, diet, activities, finances, relationships, jobs, skills, and emotions. For many people, mental and physical health are related to social aspects such as...
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Attention
Society, Politics & Law

Attention

...manage to single out sounds and images that require attention and how easy is it to distract someone and why...What does 'attention' mean to you? This free course, Attention, will help you to examine how we 'pay attention'. How do we manage to single out sounds and images that require attention and how easy is it to distract someone and why....Attention: Introduction -...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
What do literary agents do?
History & The Arts

What do literary agents do?

...manage the careers of writers throughout their life, but really, it’s half business and it’s half creative, editorial, psychological. PHILIP SEARGEANT: Could you say something about the criteria you look for in identifying new talents and possibly to what extent the market these days is a factor in that? JONNY GELLER: Well, the market is always a factor in the choice...
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‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism
Nature & Environment

‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism

...managed fairly is through co-operation between the different nations who fish them. It’s easy to understand why UK fishermen resent the EU and the Common Fisheries Policy. The quota shares that the UK government agreed to on entering the EU were less favourable compared to the French, for example. The way that the UK government allocated its share of the EU total catch...
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Stay in control and hide the fear: The psychology of skydivers and climbers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stay in control and hide the fear: The psychology of skydivers and climbers

...manage your emotions, it’s almost this dialectic of fear and pleasure that you really need to manage. But the rollercoaster example is interesting because some of the skydivers that I interviewed in that research were quite critical of that similarity being made between rollercoaster rides and fairground attractions and skydiving because with skydiving it is all about...
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Tokyo 2020 in 2021: Do the best things come to those who wait?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Tokyo 2020 in 2021: Do the best things come to those who wait?

...managed to maintain their fitness ready to peak for a 2021 Olympics/Paralympics were faced with further difficulties when it came to qualifying for the games. Many qualifying tournaments and competitions were cancelled due to COVID-19 giving athletes far fewer opportunities to qualify. For many, participating in an Olympic or Paralympic Games is a once in a lifetime...
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What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love
Health, Sports & Psychology

What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love

...managing conflict and improving their connection together. [a pair of wings, separated, in a rainbow of colours] Lesson 4: Establish boundaries One of the most common causes of relationship dissatisfaction is frustration caused by uncommunicated boundaries and expectations. We often forget to have these discussions because our partner is supposed to already know and act...
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The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses
Society, Politics & Law

The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses

...managed throughout its history. Welfare Susan Harkness, reader in social policy, University of Bath The reversal of the decision to cut tax credits provides welcome relief to the 3.3m families who would have been £1,300 a year worse off next April. Yet, while the announcement is to be welcomed, the longer term outlook for low income families is worrying. The reversal...
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