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Recovery strategies in sport and exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recovery strategies in sport and exercise

...research evidence and media perceptions of recovery from sport and exercise, and reflect on future directions for the topic. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course E314 Exploring contemporary issues in sport and exercise...Recovery strategies in sport and exercise: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to:...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Universities United
Nature & Environment

Universities United

...research and development projects expect there to be a consortium of partner organisations, including universities on any bid proposal. I myself have been involved in such projects a number of times. One of the most recent projects I worked on, an international development project funded by UK Aid through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, was called...
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Article 5 mins
Current conversations about ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Current conversations about ageing

...Researchers from The Centre for Ageing and Biographical Studies at The Open University have come together in three podcasts to share their insights on questions that sit underneath a lot of policy and headlines, especially in the developed world, but don't often get asked directly. What does it actually mean to grow older in a world that keeps changing around you, the...
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Video 25 mins
Citational politics
Education & Development

Citational politics

...research questions, the literature you engage with shapes what is accepted as the evidence base for your research project. It has the capacity to determine priorities in your field of interest. In the video below, Professors Carol Azumah Dennis and Jenny Douglas talk about their own experiences as academics of citational politics. Transcript. Beyond this, citations matter...
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Article 20 mins
Blade Runner: What's the balance between science and fiction?
Science, Maths & Technology

Blade Runner: What's the balance between science and fiction?

...Research one solution has been to hold an annual Science in the Cinema event as part of National Science Week. Each event comprises a film screening and a Q&A session, with an expert panel addressing issues precipitated by scientific ideas that arise from a given movie. Last week, the film up for discussion was Blade Runner which, 30 years after its release, is still...
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Video 10 mins
Jurors are subject to all kinds of biases when it comes to deciding on a trial
Society, Politics & Law

Jurors are subject to all kinds of biases when it comes to deciding on a trial

...research (cognitive psychology, social psychology, and individual differences) to unlock the processes behind the decisions jurors reach. The aim of our recent review was to bring together different areas of psychology to identify potential sources of bias that may influence how jurors make decisions. [Autopsy of a Crime Lab | An Interview with Itiel Dror] The big three...
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Article 5 mins
Enterprising Times
Money & Business

Enterprising Times

...Research by The Open University Business School suggests that innovative enterprises have performed best among Britain's five million small businesses throughout the economic downturn. Young entrepreneurs and students in the West Midlands are recorded attending their first ever business networking event. We also hear how business innovation is sprouting on the site of...
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Audio 18 mins