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The First World War: trauma and memory
History & The Arts

The First World War: trauma and memory

...mental health problems found that extremely stressful. And then at the end of it you might be told, well you are categorised as having 20 per cent disability, so you get a small pension to supplement your earnings. And so there was a pension system but men felt that it was complicated, it was stressful, and it was also paltry. Whilst it was possible to be shell shocked...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Why ‘sugar-free’ is not recommended as a substitute for sugary drinks and foods
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why ‘sugar-free’ is not recommended as a substitute for sugary drinks and foods

...health advocates and other health promoting organisations recommend that items with artificial sweeteners should not be part of children’s ‘advertised diet’. This includes the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe that has developed a set of guidelines for assessing foods that should or should not be advertised to children. Why is this – isn’t...
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Breaking bad: The science of flatulence
Health, Sports & Psychology

Breaking bad: The science of flatulence

...Health and Wellbeing courses [LePetoman] Joseph Pujol, "Le Petomane", a late 19th Century French music hall artist whose act consisted of musically breaking wind. Is it time for a post about drugs and farting? Of course it's time for a post about drugs and farting. Drugs do many, many things. Some of these we want, others not so much. The latter get called side effects....
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Reflecting on Race at The Open University
Education & Development

Reflecting on Race at The Open University

...Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies. Evelyn Boyd Granville, the second African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from an American University, was put forward by the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Mariame Kaba, a US-based organiser, educator and curator, was put forward by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences for her work on...
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How is a University obsession with teenagers hurting part-time students?
Education & Development

How is a University obsession with teenagers hurting part-time students?

...health impairments. Many respondents managing mental health problems, medication, hospital visits and declining mobility viewed part-time study as a lifeline. Only 15% reported getting support from their employers for their studies. Almost all admitted they would prefer to be studying full-time, feeling they had missed out. But they could not imagine being able to afford...
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Article 5 mins
Care before profit: working as a cleaner in a care home during the Covid-19 pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Care before profit: working as a cleaner in a care home during the Covid-19 pandemic

...mental health services post-pandemic because she knows that so many people are currently struggling. In concluding her story, she notes alongside the difficulties workers have encountered during the pandemic the crisis has also exposed the “problems of providing care for profit." [Image showing statement. Caring is work, helping is work, cooking is work, cleaning is...
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Article 5 mins
Trump - an appeal for enlightenment
Society, Politics & Law

Trump - an appeal for enlightenment

...health care and job prospects. Such changes lead to feelings of insecurity and fear about the future. Meanwhile, the rich are seen to become richer with the poorest struggling to make ends meet. Successive US governments have failed to address this. Instead of investing in industry, education, health care and addressing the issues in deprived communities, campaigning...
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Article 10 mins
Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?
Society, Politics & Law

Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?

...mental health in detention, there appears to be no rush to change the policy of indefinite detention. It is not just the management of migration, but management of misery and suffering which has now become one of the most profitable activities. The “security market” is highly oligopolistic, with 4-5 contractors systematically bidding for lucrative public services...
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Article 10 mins