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What happens ‘When East Meets West’?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens ‘When East Meets West’?

...open and accepting attitude towards others. The second group are the staff who work tirelessly to teach and support students from all different cultural backgrounds. By better understanding the experiences of those we teach, we can better serve them. The third group are the institutions - encouraging staff and students from all different backgrounds to join forces e.g....
Music and mental health: the parallels between Victorian asylum treatments and modern social prescribing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Music and mental health: the parallels between Victorian asylum treatments and modern social prescribing

...a range of social, emotional and intellectual needs. Given what we know now about the benefit of music on mental health, it’s no wonder doctors are making use of it again.[The Conversation] Rosemary Golding, Senior Lecturer in Music, The Open University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article....
Recovery at the Rugby World Cup
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recovery at the Rugby World Cup

...opening match against South Africa. Consequently sports performers often employ recovery strategies to speed up and maximise their recovery between matches. Three commonly used strategies are cryotherapy, compression clothing and massage. Cryotherapy Cryotherapy can be defined as the lowering of tissue temperature in order to achieve a therapeutic objective (in this case...
A Clockwork Orange: ultraviolence, Russian spies and fake news
Languages

A Clockwork Orange: ultraviolence, Russian spies and fake news

...Nixonian, “with no shred of optimism in it”. He concluded: “America prefers the other, more violent, ending. Who am I to say America is wrong? It’s all a matter of choice.” [The Conversation] Philip Seargeant, Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, The Open University This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour
Digital & Computing

Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour

...open expression online, free of the mediation of journalists – were at the heart of the wave of attacks in Paris. As events unfolded, witnesses reflexively got out their cellphones and shot live coverage of what was happening before their eyes. These amateur images were then relayed by media both online and on TV. Thus the first images of the Bataclan attack, filmed...
Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: A Caster Semenya reading list

...course, what Brundage and others were really worried about was men invading women’s sport. And that is still the case today. I have been accused of “really” being a man who wants to profit in women’s sport, and there are several morons on the letsrun message board who continue to insist that Semenya is a man. Hence, the notion that 21st century followers of sport...
Volunteering in the community
Education & Development

Volunteering in the community

...Open University offers colleagues to fulfil public commitments. Emily’s advice to anyone thinking about becoming a magistrate? “Do it! You’re playing a big role in your community and a valuable role in the judiciary. If you find it doesn’t work for you or it’s not what you expected, you have the option to leave!” Find out more and search for magistrate...
A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?
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A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?

...open, facing the viewer, thumb tucked in. Right: hand is closed, thumb trapped in.] Healthy brain hormones, and the messages they send To prevent you from ‘flipping your lid’ you need to keep your brain happy and healthy. You may not have a diagnosable mental health condition, but you may feel your mood is a little flat, you lack motivation, or you are more anxious...