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Making sense of sudden mass deaths
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of sudden mass deaths

...families and the communities. Any number of tragedies in the UK and elsewhere, highlights this type of tension which is often played out in the process of memorialisation. Social scientists would caution against generalisations which, at least, are unhelpful and, at worst, harmful. Evidence on social behaviour following other mass death events suggests that some people...
Blaenau Gwent REACH
History & The Arts

Blaenau Gwent REACH

...history of their local area. This exhibition is a celebration of Blaenau Gwent’s heritage expressed through the talents of the people who live there. Hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg | Also available in Welsh In this short film, members of Aberbeeg Community Group and residents of Llys Glyncoed in Ebbw Vale share their experiences of taking part in the BG REACH project, and...
Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare
History & The Arts

Medicine transformed: on access to healthcare

...family with a history of TB, went to Nordrach-sur-Mendip, the oddly named English sanatorium modelled on a German institution. The regime there was particularly strict: patients had to conform to a rigid timetable, take their own temperatures four times a day and eat a prescribed diet. Alice Clark found Nordrach-sur-Mendip a … cruel experience, for she was by now very...
Taking your first steps into higher education Badge icon
Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...history in the arts and humanities: Introduction - You’ll now focus on the discipline of art history. I will use contemporary visual art and culture to introduce you to skills and strategies that can help you gain a better understanding of the approach to learning in HE art history studies. As with poetry, I will start with initial reactions and move on to a more...
The law and social work in Scotland
Health, Sports & Psychology

The law and social work in Scotland

...families affected by social deprivation to those with judges, lawyers and other members of the legal system. The tracks analyse the role of the family in Scottish life in relation to the many voluntary bodies that exist to assist and inform them, and the legal obligations of social workers. Participants from single mothers to solicitors presented their perspectives in a...
Star Trek and the Greeks
History & The Arts

Star Trek and the Greeks

...history...This content is associated with The Open University's History courses and qualifications. [Apollo] The Greek god, Apollo The original series of Star Trek (1966 to 1969) was particularly obvious in drawing upon human history, with the crew of the USS Enterprise encountering the planet where everything is like Prohibition-era Chicago (‘A Piece of the Action’,...
Culture and Climate Change
Nature & Environment

Culture and Climate Change

...History: A History of Cultural Responses to Climate Change We hear plenty about the science and policy of climate change – but what about culture? Quentin Cooper discusses the history of cultural responses to the issue with Professor Diana Liverman, Wallace Heim, Siobhan Davies and Dr Nigel Clark. Publics: Culture, Democracy and Climate Change We hear plenty about the...
Children's University - Free online courses
Education & Development

Children's University - Free online courses

...history of the world. More courses about art, music and literature Animals and plants [Children Uni - Subject icons 2] From the banana to the blue whale, there are a staggering variety of animals and plants around us. Many live in some of the harshest conditions on the planet and have adapted perfectly to survive. Some travel hundreds of miles every year, others stay in...