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The Ageing Well Public Talks
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Ageing Well Public Talks

...Care with the Open University, and I am the creator of the Ageing Well Public Talk Series. The series is the outcome of collaborative work between academia, research and members of the public who have all contributed to the content as well as to the success of the series. The Series establishes Participatory Public Engagement as the main vehicle for delivery and impact....
Ageing, health inequalities and an integrated approach
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing, health inequalities and an integrated approach

...Care courses and qualifications. As part of the Ageing Well Public Talk Series we explore how important it is to maintain well-balanced nutrition and hydration throughout our lives, as well as regular physical and social activity in older age. Within the series we also explore how this knowledge might be used to facilitate self-management and delay the ageing processes...
‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout

...care still depends largely on the resources of individual clubs. For some players, the psychological toll deepens even further after injury. One study found that professional female footballers are nearly twice as likely to experience psychological distress after undergoing surgery. Yet mental health support during injury recovery remains inconsistent across the WSL....
Volunteers in Green Social prescribing: contributions and inclusion
Nature & Environment

Volunteers in Green Social prescribing: contributions and inclusion

...care for 6,000 acres of parks. Everyone has their own motivations for volunteering, but lots of people turn to helping outdoors after they retire as a chance to give back, connect with others and learn new skills, which are some of the 5 Ways to Wellbeing. The Parks Trust has been supported by volunteers for many years, and were recently awarded with Investing in...
Black History Month 2021 talks
Education & Development

Black History Month 2021 talks

...care professional educators supporting Black students. [Unknown title] Transcript Supporting Black declaration of mental health: Black staff at the OU's perspective Higher education has increased its student and staff populations, and this means there is more strain on pastoral service and resources at universities, as they endeavour to meet the needs of their students....
A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses
Health, Sports & Psychology

A scenario on e-professionalism for nurses

...care A nurse had been working with a patient who had a chronic venous leg ulcer for several years. All options of treatment that the medical staff were aware of had been tried and the ulcer was not improving. They discussed this with the patient and explained that there might be other dressings or treatments available, suggesting that a photograph be taken and shared in a...
Principles and practices of peace education
Education & Development

Principles and practices of peace education

...adults in the school care about their learning and about them as individuals.’ It draws on research to describe how such schools ‘… have seen benefits to student satisfaction and personal development, reduced violence and exclusions, and higher grades’ (Peace at the Heart, p. 15). Attentive care to wellbeing might be developed in any and all aspects of the...
Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook
Science, Maths & Technology

Fake news, filter bubbles and Facebook

...adults now report getting news from the site – and the fact that fake news is not editorially weeded out, this means that misinformation can spread easily and quickly, hampering the chance people have for making informed decisions. Following the Trump victory there have been frequent calls for the company to address this issue. But much of the debate has had an element...