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What should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?

...courses and qualifications. In the UK, many deaths occur in hospital and few people have witnessed someone dying. This article addresses some of the common key questions people have about dying and the end of life, written by a palliative care consultant, Victoria Hedges, as part of The Ageing Well Public Talk (AWPT) Series. In this first of a series of four OpenLearn...
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What can we expect at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What can we expect at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games?

...course and includes stairs, handrails, benches, and walls. Athletes are judged based on originality and execution, and the number of tricks they perform. American skater Nyjah Huston has won more prize money than any other skater in history and has over 4.5 million Instagram followers. Park skateboarding takes place on a hollowed-out course that features curves and deep...
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The OU Welcomes Carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The OU Welcomes Carers

...courses. The long-term shift towards an ageing population, lower use of institutional care, improved longevity of those with lifelong disabilities and reduced expenditure on public services means the number of family carers is rising and predicted to continue to rise. As a result, caring will touch most of our lives; more than three in five of us will be a carer at some...
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The Peace Dividend: why Good Friday Agreement matters to us and Earth
Society, Politics & Law

The Peace Dividend: why Good Friday Agreement matters to us and Earth

...course a precondition for lasting peace and reconciliation and remains the most significant reason why the Good Friday Agreement matters. However, the economic foundations of this peace, the structure of the economy in the North and who benefits from the spoils of economic activity, are fundamentally unsustainable in social and environmental terms. It would be unfair to...
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How gender equality can help fix the construction industry
Society, Politics & Law

How gender equality can help fix the construction industry

...course, both industry and government have considered this issue. But attempts as far back as the WISE campaign of the 1980s to encourage more girls to consider careers in construction just haven’t worked. While more women are entering the sector, they are leaving just as quickly. The net result is that numbers of women in construction roles have remained more or less...
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The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'
Health, Sports & Psychology

The ageing brain: 'use it or lose it'

...course in an unfamiliar subject that interests you. The more interested and engaged your brain, the more likely you’ll be to continue learning, and the greater the benefits you’ll experience. Take on a project that involves design and planning. Learn a new dance. Dancing is amazingly stimulating for both our body and our brain as we focus not only on music, rhythm but...
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Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday
Education & Development

Building peace through teaching Remembrance Sunday

...courses on topics such as Teaching the First World War. Quakers in Britain provide resources on Conscientious Objectors – those whose right to refuse to kill was recognised in the Military Service Act of 1916. Resources such as these provide opportunities for exploring the history, effects and dilemmas of war across the curriculum. Teaching about Remembrance through...
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Do I have mental health problems and should I get some help?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Do I have mental health problems and should I get some help?

...course Making sense of mental health problems. 1: Mental health stigma and its impact Regrettably there is still a stigma associated with being diagnosed with a mental health condition. Understandably, given this stigma, people with mental health problems can worry that they will get judged and seen as weak, so many can end up keeping their experiences to themselves or...
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