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The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers

...physical activity (PA) should be part of our lives and is something we should do regularly, but it is not always possible. For people who care for others, it is especially challenging for them to exercise, but it’s very important that they do so as regularly as they possibly can. PA can be seen as a potentially powerful intervention to enhance family carers’ health,...
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Science from Early Career Researchers in the School of Physical Sciences
Science, Maths & Technology

Science from Early Career Researchers in the School of Physical Sciences

...Physical Sciences carry out research to learn more about the world, and space, we live in...Have you ever wondered how scientists equip space missions with the technology they need to analyse the planets? Or how pieces of space rock can be picked apart in the laboratory to tell us about the history of the Solar System? In this collection you will learn how early career...
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Float or sink?: Explore your child’s ideas about the physical world
Education & Development

Float or sink?: Explore your child’s ideas about the physical world

...physical world...Children’s understandings of the physical world continue to develop through adolescence and into adulthood. Even adults can continue to develop their understandings of why some things float and some sink. It’s a good topic for discussion. You will need Large bowl of water; about ten different objects – some that float, some that sink; paper and pen;...
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Activity 10 mins
Blood, bruises and belief: how England’s women’s rugby team embody physical and mental endurance
Health, Sports & Psychology

Blood, bruises and belief: how England’s women’s rugby team embody physical and mental endurance

...physically and psychologically – to wear England’s emblem, the Red Rose...The psychology of rugby shapes every performance. Behind the scenes lie early mornings, lonely and punishing rehab sessions, playing through pain, brutal setbacks, private doubts and personal sacrifices. Before the whistle blows and the crowd roars, players stretch aching muscles, re-tape old...
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Why getting active with children is good for parents too
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why getting active with children is good for parents too

...physical activity are wide ranging and well documented. But a recent project in Wales suggests that there are also positive physical and wellbeing outcomes for parents who get involved with their children’s activities. ...Active babies and active toddlers The project looked at the Wales Active Early Years movement and play activity programme which is delivered to...
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What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers
Science, Maths & Technology

What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers

...Physical Sciences at The Open University. These videos explain what they research and do at the university...Written by Inka Maskiewicz and edited by Grace Richards My name is Inka and I am currently in Year 11, about to sit my GCSE exams. I've been participating in the Girls’ Network Programme for a year now, which is set up to match high school students like me with...
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Video 10 hrs 1 min
Exercise and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercise and mental health

...Physical activity can have a positive effect on aspects of mental health and psychological well-being, such as depression, mood and cognitive function. In this course we will examine the effects that exercise can have on different aspects of our mental health. We will use the case study of Malcolm. We will begin by defining what is meant by the term ‘mental health’....
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Being human: spirit, consciousness and being (or not being) in bodies
Health, Sports & Psychology

Being human: spirit, consciousness and being (or not being) in bodies

...physical bodies. It’s about a very human emotional – or even spiritual – connection which our physical bodies do not necessarily have total control over. [Actor Steve Martin with a brain in a jar] Embodying disembodied spirits Many people think spiritual experiences only exist in relation to having a particular religion or faith. Actually, spirituality is much more...
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Article 5 mins