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Reflections on the Free to Bleed event at the Vagina Museum
Health, Sports & Psychology

Reflections on the Free to Bleed event at the Vagina Museum

...Health Day, 28th May 2026...Find out more about The Open University's Law courses and qualifications. This article is part of the Free to Bleed: Data Driven Advocacy and Art for Menstrual Justice project, an Open University and Vagina Museum collaboration funded by the Open Societal Challenges initiative. It relates to Open University law modules including W340: Law,...
Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal
Education & Development

Addressing ethical issues in your research proposal

...health and social care authorities, academic publications, Research Ethics Committees and research organisations provide a range of ethical guidance and resources. International codes such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights underpin ethical frameworks (United Nations, 1948). You may be aware of key legislation in your own country or the country where you plan to...
"I was so depressed yesterday..." - or were you?
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"I was so depressed yesterday..." - or were you?

...health to add drama to your conversation can have unintended consequences, warns Zsofia Demjen...I was recently chatting to a Vice.com editor who asked why it feels wrong when people use mental health terms in a casual, perhaps exaggerated way: ‘I totally had a panic attack yesterday!’ ‘He’s gone schizo on us’ ‘She’s so bi-polar!’ Is this offensive to...
Why do transgender students need safe bathrooms?
Education & Development

Why do transgender students need safe bathrooms?

...public spaces are likely to follow. Alison Gash explains why it's important...Bathroom safety has become the next battle for transgender students on college campuses across the nation. Often referred to as “bathroom desegregation,” calls for safer bathrooms have inspired “shit-ins” at California Polytechnic and San Diego State, where transgender advocates asked...
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Sponsorship
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Sponsorship

...public...[Nascar stock car, driven by Bill Elliott] Sponsorship is one of the most important parts of modern businesses. From athletes to celebrities, public exhibitions to social justice project – it seems that businesses are increasingly relying on sponsorship to sell their brand. This weeks episode of the Bottom Line discusses the opportunities and dangers involved...
Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast

...health, social care and education...Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a complex, abusive, cultural, and ritualistic harmful practice performed on millions of women and girls worldwide with many more at risk. It is a major source of concern globally, nationally and regionally, in terms of social justice, human rights, gender inequality, health and well-being and health...
What is it like to research death and loss?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is it like to research death and loss?

...publications – links to these can be found in the further resources below. Transcript. Further resources Centre for Open Thanatology on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openthanatology.bsky.social You can find publications written by Centre for Open Thanatology members via the Open University library: https://oro.open.ac.uk/view/research_centre/OThan.html Follow the...
What’s wrong with how nurses are portrayed in the media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What’s wrong with how nurses are portrayed in the media?

...public’s expectations (of nursing), but also it does not entice people to want to become nurses and join a highly skilled and valued career. Let me explain. From a public perspective, navigating healthcare can be difficult, including understanding the roles and responsibilities of the many health professionals (Garcia, 2020). People rely on schemas (or cognitive...