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Sex and the Natsal surveys – how do you compare?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Sex and the Natsal surveys – how do you compare?

...research enrichment public engagement grant from the Wellcome Trust, we are developing several Open Educational Resources (OERs). Specifically OERs derived from the National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal)...Find out more about The Open University’s statistics qualifications. Transcript The first is an animation - “5 facts you didn’t know about...
The Quilt of Excellence: how to support older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Quilt of Excellence: how to support older people with learning disabilities and their families

...research, explores the three key elements to providing excellent care to older people with learning disabilities. [Quilt of excellence - Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities (Free course)] Transcript You can see from the Quilt of Excellence animation that really good support for people with learning disabilities and their carers depends on...
Future Technologies: Designing with vision
Science, Maths & Technology

Future Technologies: Designing with vision

...research, a collaboration between the OU and the University of Leeds is aimed at stimulating and generating ideas for designers, the result could have a global effect on the industries of the future... Future Design Tools This video reveals research into some of the very latest design tools. It shows how eye tracking technology can be combined with shape generation...
Stephen Hawking in his own words
Science, Maths & Technology

Stephen Hawking in his own words

In this tribute created by the University of Cambridge, Stephen Hawking reflects on "a glorious time to be alive doing research"...Transcript [Stephen Hawking painting in Miami]
Centre for Open Thanatology Hub
Health, Sports & Psychology

Centre for Open Thanatology Hub

The Open University’s interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to the study and education of death, dying, loss, and grief across the life course and in diverse contexts.
Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity
History & The Arts

Who are we? A project about art, migration, politics and identity

...research, arts, culture, audience participation and education might learn from each other. Movement and Identity On 21st May 2019 a symposium on Movement and Identity with OU researchers from the Justice, Borders, Rights Research Stream on Citizenship and Governance explored from various disciplinary and artistic perspectives, issues of migration, citizenship and...
Half of climate safety level has gone - Climate News Network
Nature & Environment

Half of climate safety level has gone - Climate News Network

...researchers say. That limit seeks to prevent the global warming caused by the burning of fossil fuels exceeding 2°C above the pre-industrial global temperature. The UN’s Paris climate summit later this year aims to ensure that it is not breached. It appears that the human race has taken roughly 250 years to stoke global warming by 1°C. On present trends, we look...
Exercise and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercise and mental health

...research studies that support these beenfits. Comment The key benefits noted within the guide are: Exercise is associated with increased mental alertness. Exercise can lead to an increase in energy and positive mood. Exercise can lead to an increase in self-esteem. Exercise results in the reduction of stress and anxiety. Exercise can prevent the development of mental...
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