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Unmasking inequalities: what COVID-19 revealed about the degree awarding gap at The Open University
Digital & Computing

Unmasking inequalities: what COVID-19 revealed about the degree awarding gap at The Open University

...motivation, but due to overwhelming structural pressures. [Blue bottles of hand sanitiser on a table during work from home to protect against covid-19] Institutional factors also played a role. While the OU made efforts to accommodate students during the pandemic, inconsistencies in support, lack of diversity among staff, and rigid evidence requirements for extensions or...
Animals at the extremes: the desert environment
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: the desert environment

...et al. (2000) The occurrence of deserts on a worldwide basis …, Environmental Physiology of Animals, Chapter 14. Blackwell Science Limited © Willmer et al. (2000) The occurrence of deserts on a worldwide basis …, Environmental Physiology of Animals, Chapter 14. Blackwell Science Limited Figure 1 Locations of deserts worldwide showing the broad latitudinal belts north...
Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...motivated by the rewards you received for the work? Were you committed to the organisation? Did your engagement with the work change over your period of employment? If so, what caused these changes? If you are no longer in this job, what was it that influenced your decision to leave the organisation? You might think about the respective importance of ‘push’ (related...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is Mental Health ‘All in the Mind’?

...et al., 2009) have shown that the rate of psychotic disorders can be as much as four times greater in the poorer households compared to those that are better off, whilst rates of anxiety and depression can be twice as great in the lower income households. There is still much debate about the contribution of biological, psychological and social factors to mental health and...
The psychological benefits of multilingualism
Languages

The psychological benefits of multilingualism

...et al. 2010; Tang, Yin, and Nelson 2010; Lee, Gettman, and Swanson 2013). Due to their multilingual skills and language-learning experiences, polyglots are thus more likely to be in control and at ease when faced with the wide range of issues that life will throw at them. They are also likely to perform well in cross-cultural settings as they value diversity and are able...
Making sense of ourselves
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of ourselves

...et al.’s main findings. As you can see, white participants in the study tended to classify positive words more quickly (in milliseconds) if they were preceded by exposure to a white face ‘prime’ than they did when such words were preceded by a black face prime. Similarly, white participants tended to classify negative words more quickly when preceded by a black,...
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Young carers, COVID-19 and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young carers, COVID-19 and physical activity

...et al. Associations between objectively measured physical activity and academic attainment in adolescents from a UK cohort. Br J Sports Med. 2014;48(3):265-270. doi:10.1136/bjsports-2013-092334 NICE guidelines. March 2018. “Physical activity and environment.” https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/NG90 NHS Digital. 2019. “Statistics on obesity, physical activity and...
Jean-Pierre Gattuso - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Jean-Pierre Gattuso - Stories of Change

...et Marie Curie-Paris 6. He investigates the response of marine organisms and ecosystems to global environmental changes such as ocean warming and acidification. Links: ◦ Website ◦ Animated movie ◦ Products of The Oceans 2015 Initiative © ​ The Open University Transcript Stories of Change Jean-Pierre Gattuso interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin, interviewer JPG: =...