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Five tips on how to plan new self-care routines
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five tips on how to plan new self-care routines

...managing a stressful situation at work. In short, all the things that may cause us suffering or stress, and the actions we take to ensure that we don’t burn out or over stretch ourselves in ways that may make us unwell. As we are all individuals, the things that offer us moments of calm and psychological nourishment vary, and as a result our self-care practices will...
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Article 15 mins
Wangari Maathai: standing up for women and the environment
Nature & Environment

Wangari Maathai: standing up for women and the environment

...management of natural resources both for those living today and for those in the future, in a manner that is just and fair, including for people on the margins of society. The third leg stands for what I term “cultures of peace”. These take the form of fairness, respect, compassion, forgiveness, recompense and justice. The three legs of the stool support the seat,...
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Article 10 mins
The art of performing under pressure
Health, Sports & Psychology

The art of performing under pressure

...manage. Why else would we still talk about Gareth Southgate’s penalty miss in 1996, Dustin Johnson’s final-hole three-putt meltdown at the 2015 US Open, or Jana Novotna’s Wimbledon tears in 1993. One man who could have helped all three athletes is Dave Alred OBE, the rugby union kicking coach whose methods helped Johnny Wilkinson kick England to World Cup success in...
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Article 10 mins
Are you ready for online study?
Digital & Computing

Are you ready for online study?

...managing files, submitting assignments, and taking part in online discussions. These skills are different from everyday digital skills, like using social media or streaming videos. Tutors reported digital disparities across all three areas (internet access, device access, and digital skills). However, difficulties with digital skills was the most common issue, followed by...
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Article 5 mins
The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England
Health, Sports & Psychology

The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England

...managers and clinicians not to pay attention to awkward realities that patients or their carers try to bring to their attention. Precisely this kind of thing has been documented in detail by Robert Francis QC in his inquiry into how very poor care was some years ago allowed to persist at Stafford General Hospital. The approach set out by the ‘Berwick Report’ is...
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Article 10 mins
Past and present: A 50-year celebration of British Sportswomen
Health, Sports & Psychology

Past and present: A 50-year celebration of British Sportswomen

...managed an Olympic gold but won a silver (1988) and a bronze (1984). However, it is Whitbread’s story that makes her, in my mind, a true inspiration. Whitbread was abandoned as a baby, spending her childhood between a series of children’s homes before returning to her mother for visits at the age of 10, where she was subsequently abused. It wasn’t until Whitbread...
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Article 5 mins
Library of Alexandria
History & The Arts

Library of Alexandria

...Introduction - This OpenLearn free course encourages you to reflect upon and critically assess the factors that shape what we know about antiquity, as well as offering some insight into how different approaches to antiquity – whether through texts, material culture, or modern receptions – can work together. It is important to be aware of how studying the ancient world...
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Level 3: Advanced 7 hrs
Engineering: The nature of problems
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering: The nature of problems

...Introduction - The optimistic approach to a problem is to view it as a challenge and an opportunity – a chance to make progress. In this course, the nature of problems is explored by looking at the way they are used as a stimulus for finding solutions. It is presumed from the start that you want to be involved in the process of finding solutions and that you are not...
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Level 2: Intermediate 40 hrs