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A Peace of Us - The Good Friday Agreement Podcast
OpenLearn Ireland

A Peace of Us - The Good Friday Agreement Podcast

...multiple plays, which have been produced in the UK, Ireland and Australia. She has written a radio comedy pilot, which was produced by BBC Northern Ireland and she has written comedy sketches for Soft Border Patrol, which was also produced by BBC Northern Ireland. Leesa worked as a Trainee Script Editor for Long Story TV on the second series of Hope Street and is...
Public Health and Behaviour Change: from naïve sociology to naïve psychology
Society, Politics & Law

Public Health and Behaviour Change: from naïve sociology to naïve psychology

...multiple meanings. A relatively uncontroversial starting definition is that public health is: …the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts of society This definition contains the idea of collective efforts furthering the health of a population and that the improvement of health has both a moral aim and a...
Where a ban has been replaced by a bee
Languages

Where a ban has been replaced by a bee

...multiple languages correlates with increased working memory, better problem solving skills a greater ability to pay attention. It’s not just a boon for people who speak a language other than English at home. Briseño says more non-native speakers of Spanish are taking advantage of dual-language programs in schools too. According to the Harvard Education Letter, programs...
Ireland and the Battle of The Somme
OpenLearn Ireland

Ireland and the Battle of The Somme

...multiple trenches, supported by dugouts, up to forty feet deep. On 24 June the British barrage began; it was audible in Kent. But it was ill-timed, one-third of the shells fired were duds and they were spread too thinly over too wide a front. Overall, it had little impact on the enemy’s barbed wire defences, trench systems, emplacements and manpower, whilst causing...
Global English
History & The Arts

Global English

...multiple standards in English and growing flexibility and fluidity in the use of English by global citizens. [Signage in English and Chinese [Image: Augapfel under CC-BY licence]] Signage in English and Chinese [Image: Augapfel under CC-BY licence] In this context, what are the mechanisms for maintaining the effectiveness of English as an international language? First,...
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Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing

...multiple employers. How do we prevent people becoming demotivated and disconnected, and heading towards lower wellbeing and perhaps even burnout? Employee Engagement [Tech start up office] Employee engagement may be a management approach that you are already familiar with, as it has become increasingly more mainstream over the last decade, with many organisations already...
The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Amygdala Hijack: Stress Response in Aviation

...multiple systems in the body (e.g., cardiovascular, respiratory, muscular, endocrine, nervous systems). For example, heart rate, blood pressure and breathing increases (Rivera et al., 2014). Responses to surprise can cause performance decrements (e.g., action delays, increased error rate, deterioration of conscious perception and memory) as well as an attentional shift...
How do we explain racial disproportionality in the criminal justice systems in the US and England and Wales?
Education & Development

How do we explain racial disproportionality in the criminal justice systems in the US and England and Wales?

...multiple identities and social characterisations (class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, ability/disability) that confer different experiences of advantage/disadvantage, privilege and discrimination. [Stephen Lawrence] A watershed moment in policing in England and Wales occurred with the publication of the MacPherson Report (1999) after the inquiry...