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Coping with Depression
Society, Politics & Law

Coping with Depression

...business. The monstrosity of life overwhelms you.” Following a nervous breakdown in 1995, actor and journalist Stephen Fry discovered he was suffering from bi-polar disorder – commonly known as manic depression. Symptoms of fear and sadness (often classed as ‘anxiety’ and ‘depression’ if they are diagnosed) are the most common ‘mental disorders’ in Britain...
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Video 38 mins
Richard Brock - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Richard Brock - Earth in Vision

...money would be looked at, which is fair enough, it’s public money. But no, the old days it was very free and easy I would say and a very appreciative audience, because a lot of things hadn’t been seen then. These days I think the problem is that almost anything you want to show has been seen somehow before. I think the big new series, there’s one called One Planet,...
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Video 30 mins
Take the next step with an Open University short course
Education & Development

Take the next step with an Open University short course

...business management and computing to creative arts and languages. Created by our leading OU academics, and with many courses endorsed by leading industry partners, you can be confident in getting world-class learning and practical skills that you can immediately apply in the real world. Julia Pennacchia, who studied a short course with the OU, said: From the very start of...
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Article 5 mins
Diversity in Education: Challenging the Norm in Academic Recruitment
Education & Development

Diversity in Education: Challenging the Norm in Academic Recruitment

...Business and Law (FBL) at The Open University. The project was premised on the fact that the largest group of stakeholders, after students, are the Associate Lecturers (ALs), also known as tutors. Associate Lecturers are responsible for teaching delivery, where they are the ‘face’ of OU academic staff for students. The OU has over 4,000 ALs, the largest body of...
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Article 15 mins
Was Alcibiades the Athenian Donald Trump?
History & The Arts

Was Alcibiades the Athenian Donald Trump?

...business. But the Athenian political system is tied particularly closely to our own because it was – I’m tempted to say first and foremost – a spectator sport. Much of the time, meetings of the Athenian Assembly resembled an explosive televised debate, as politicians vied with each other in what was often the equivalent of a popularity contest. We’re lucky to know...
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The First World War continues: Medina, Arabia, January 1919
History & The Arts

The First World War continues: Medina, Arabia, January 1919

...money and arms, and assurances of a vaguely defined territory in the Middle East as a reward for fighting the Ottomans. This was the Arab Revolt, a campaign immortalised by a British adviser to Hussein’s forces, Thomas Edward Lawrence – Lawrence of Arabia. Hussein’s forces took over Mecca, and besieged Medina. Mecca was the holiest city in Islam; it was where the...
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Article 15 mins
Women in sport: stories from grassroots cricket
Health, Sports & Psychology

Women in sport: stories from grassroots cricket

...money on offer is the same for both tournaments. The women’s competition is scheduled to run alongside the men’s, sometimes using the same venues including several ‘double header’ fixtures where the women’s match is be played directly before the men’s. The Hundred: a new era for women's sport? These tournament arrangements help endorse the view that The...
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Article 10 mins
The importance of dignity and tailored support for poverty reduction
Health, Sports & Psychology

The importance of dignity and tailored support for poverty reduction

...money is core to poverty, making welfare policies such as benefits and cash grants vital for poverty reduction. However, evidence from around the world shows that complex application processes, pejorative treatment and discriminatory practices undermine dignity of people receiving monetary assistance. In some cases, it even contributes to people being excluded from...
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Article 5 mins