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Golden Globe Ocean Race: Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Antarctic ice cliff instability and sea-level predictions

...ice-cliff instability​ [Online]. Available at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-0901-4 (Accessed 2019). The Cryosphere (2013) Bedmap2: improved ice bed, surface and thickness datasets for Antarctica [Online]. Available at https://www.the-cryosphere.net/7/375/2013/ (Accessed 2019). Like oceans? Take it further Free resources: Our modules: Our qualifications:...
Does the rural idyll really exist?
Nature & Environment

Does the rural idyll really exist?

...free visits so that the schools can actually come out here and experience countryside life, they can visit a farm, look at the wildlife, look at the landscape and find out about the National Park and hopefully that way we’ll increase their understanding, show what’s possible, and show the link between town and country. Terry: That sounds a lot better than when I was a...
The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective
Health, Sports & Psychology

The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective

...free, self-guided resource, ‘The Spotter Sheet’ , for use out and about in the park (also see our article and podcast here). It’s a great companion to any walk. We have also created The Open University & The Parks Trust YouTube channel where we continue, to-date, to add podcasts jointly prepared and recorded with the Parks trust and BLMK Integrated Care System...
How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful

...free and can be downloaded from The Parks Trust website. We recommend printing it out so that it’s easier to cross off each item. However, if printing is a challenge for you, you can contact glmp@theparkstrust.com and we can send you a copy in the post. Please visit www.keepmewalking.info for more information about this study. Authors: Ellie Broad, Abi Methley, Jitka...
Why is FGM practised?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is FGM practised?

...free-helpline/female-genital-mutilation Generic mental health support resources Breathing Space Scotland www.breathingspace.scot/ Centre for Clinical Interventions Looking After Yourself/anxiety www.cci.health.wa.gov.au Every Mind Matters www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/ Lifeline www.lifelinehelpline.info/ MIND www.mind.org.uk Minding Your Head www.mindingyourhead.info...
Men’s grief and belonging through football following perinatal loss
Health, Sports & Psychology

Men’s grief and belonging through football following perinatal loss

...courses and qualifications. Currently in the UK, 13 families a day suffer the heartbreak of losing their baby before, during or shortly after birth. That’s around 4,500 babies a year. And an estimated 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in miscarriage (Sands, 2023). Yet, while this number reveals the scale of the problem, much less is known about some of the ways bereaved fathers...
A moment of zen: Jon Stewart leaves The Daily Show
History & The Arts

A moment of zen: Jon Stewart leaves The Daily Show

...course, last night’s show was recorded hours before the Republican debate actually started. There was and will be no witty recap of Thursday night’s debate from America’s leading political satirist. After 16 years of speaking truth to power, the jester has hung up his cap and bells. A long, successful run In 2003, the year the Daily Show won its first Emmy award,...
Oliver Sacks: "Don't skip the footnotes"
Health, Sports & Psychology

Oliver Sacks: "Don't skip the footnotes"

...course, for many suffering patients for whom Sacks could offer no respite. What we can learn from the life of Sacks The majority of Sacks’ adult life is marked by two distinct periods. The first, as a young man, is characterised by its vigour: motorcycling across America, weightlifting, experimenting with drugs, and youthful lust and love. His later life, however, is...