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The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers

...health, reduce carers’ burden and use of care services. PA is also reported to reduce anxiety and depression, both of which carers are also often reported to suffer from. [This shows the feet and lower legs of a person about to go for a run.] Depression and anxiety are illnesses that have a substantial impact on how we feel and think, as well as on how we behave....
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Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important
Health, Sports & Psychology

Proud of nursing associates: who they are and why they are important

...health and social care teams they work in? Gemma Ryan-Blackwell explains...This content is associated with The Open University's Nursing and Healthcare courses and qualifications. Who are nursing associates? Firstly, and most importantly, nursing associates (NAs) should not be viewed as a ‘cheap nurse’ – they bring essential knowledge and skills to a healthcare...
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Volunteers in Green Social prescribing: contributions and inclusion
Nature & Environment

Volunteers in Green Social prescribing: contributions and inclusion

...public about the nature in their surroundings. Increasingly volunteers are now helping in supporting wellbeing initiatives outdoors...Green social prescribing is defined as the practice of supporting people to engage in nature-based interventions and activities to improve their mental and physical health. Some examples of this include local walking schemes, community...
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Brain Awareness Week
Science, Maths & Technology

Brain Awareness Week

...public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. Here, on OpenLearn, we want to encourage you to learn more about the brain so we've collated a series of useful and interesting resources from our experts about the brain, from articles to free courses. Spend a few minutes thinking about what your brain does You could have come up with many different things....
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Can we design places to combat loneliness?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can we design places to combat loneliness?

...health. In 2018, the UK government identified loneliness as a public policy priority, and there have been reports that the COVID-19 pandemic has increased levels in multiple countries. Understanding what drives and alleviates loneliness is therefore a pressing question for researchers and policy makers. Dr. Laura McGrath from the School of Psychology and Counselling...
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Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Engaging with our environment: what are the benefits?

...public – a testament to early awareness of their benefits to engage with the natural world, with key provision they are free to access for all. Even park designs have evolved, from open spaces imitating countryside, to including features such as miniature woodlands, floral beds or ornamental lakes. Many of Milton Keynes’s parks have designed landscapes, such as...
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The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.
Society, Politics & Law

The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.

...publicity (for a review see Devine & Caughlin, 2014). The actual decision making of the jury has received less attention and as a result, little is known about how juries make and reach a verdict decision (Gastil, Burkhalter, & Black, 2007; Salerno & Diamond, 2010). This blog discusses why it is important to not only know more about these decision-making processes, but...
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Climate change, sovereign debt and the looming debt crisis in the global south
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change, sovereign debt and the looming debt crisis in the global south

...public borrowing? Trailer Watch the trailer below for an OU Economics seminar on climate change: Transcript. Learning outcomes After exploring the seminar material, you will be able to discuss challenges of mobilising finance for a sustainable transition. You will learn about the dangers of a vicious circle between climate vulnerabilities, cost of capital and rising...
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