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Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury

...physical one? Sport injury is relatively common among sport and exercise participants, and while the physical impact of injury is often easy to recognise, the psychological impact is less obvious. In this free course, Exploring the psychological aspects of sport injury, you will examine the relationship between injury and psychological factors. You will look at the link...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise
Health, Sports & Psychology

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

...physical health as well. SPEAKER 3 It’s the reduction of hormones, isn't it? So it would be maybe feeling very tired, mood swings, things like that. INTERVIEWER Are there any other symptoms that typically relate? SPEAKER 3 I think hair loss, weight gain, hot flushes, mood swings. These are all part of the menopause. SPEAKER 4 I see it like the opposite of puberty, if it...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Astronomy: images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy: images of the Universe

...physics and chemistry of individual objects. In this course, you will explore how astronomers use images to measure the properties of stars and galaxies. You will also examine different types of images used by astronomers, from detailed images of the structure of a nearby star cluster to maps of the entire northern sky, and from visible light to images in other parts of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn
Miscellaneous

10 flabbergasting facts you'll find on OpenLearn

...physical appearance of an individual. All languages do this since colours have strong connotations (even if in different cultures, colours are not always invested with the same symbolic meaning, however we will not be looking at this here). In European languages, we can find many similar expressions that incorporate colours, ‘red with rage’; ‘white as snow’ or...
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Article 5 mins
I had cancer - now stop supporting just me
Health, Sports & Psychology

I had cancer - now stop supporting just me

...physically unwell which was a blessing. And the doctor’s seemed optimistic about my prospects. “We’ve caught it early,” they’d say. It made it sound like I was being burgled, though. Yes, we’d caught the cancer, but what had it already taken? I’d been robbed. Left without a once formidable sense of security. “I’m sixteen,” I’d plead. “Aren’t I...
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Article 5 mins
Why is Croatia adopting a more welcoming approach to the refugees?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is Croatia adopting a more welcoming approach to the refugees?

...physically present the remnants of war are in Croatia when the incoming migrants were warned to stay on specified routes into the country. If they strayed, they risked running into landmines still thought to be planted in cornfields along the way. The eastern regions of Croatia bordering Serbia and Hungary, which are now those most affected by the refugee crisis, suffered...
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Article 5 mins
The thorny issue of ‘driverless’ cars
Society, Politics & Law

The thorny issue of ‘driverless’ cars

...physical car, but Google was the producer of the algorithms that enabled it to manoeuvre on roads without a driver. To the extent that this accident was the car’s “fault”, the defect must be in the algorithms, and Google clearly accepts this. Section 4 includes the “development defence”, which means that the producer will not be liable if the state of scientific...
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Article 10 mins
Yes, we still need International Women's Day
Society, Politics & Law

Yes, we still need International Women's Day

...physically threatened across social media platforms. Some are speaking back. At the same time feminist ideas are becoming increasingly mainstream. Sites such as Everyday Feminism and Feministing have certainly captured the public interest and, particularly, that of young women. Celebrities support it) and magazines we once associated with traditional femininities now tell...
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