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An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare

...Psychological Safety in a Virtual Room: Creating a safe space is even more important in a virtual environment where non-verbal cues can be tricky. The facilitator should set the tone by establishing ground rules for the video call, like ‘no judgment’ or ‘all cameras on if possible’. This helps participants feel comfortable sharing mistakes, even if we’re not in...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Black and Minority Ethnic students: Mental wellbeing and study support
Health, Sports & Psychology

Black and Minority Ethnic students: Mental wellbeing and study support

...psychologically, informed by an understanding of intersectionality, with people who identify as Black, African, South Asian, and Caribbean, and other People of Colour who are affected by prejudice due to the colour of their skin and global white power. Includes a directory of therapists. https://www.baatn.org.uk/ https://www.baatn.org.uk/videos/
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Video 10 mins
Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance
Health, Sports & Psychology

Leaving no stone unturned in the pursuit of female athletic performance

...psychology, etc.) is usually based on research that’s been done on men, or what has seen to been successful with male athletes. Very little research, in fact, examines determinants of sports performance or effectiveness of interventions in women. Of all the papers in the top three sports science and medicine journals for a one-year period, only 4% of the research was...
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Article 15 mins
Understanding language and learning
Languages

Understanding language and learning

...psychology. Vygotsky argues that learning and mental development need to be viewed as a social process: it is through the interactions we enter into with other members of our culture, particularly those who are more knowledgeable or proficient, that we make sense of the world and learn new (usually culturally and socially specific) ways of seeing, doing and being...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?

...psychology.” But there is a pattern in biomedical research of niche disorders opening up promising avenues of research that never end up helping the patients themselves, Casper adds. The narrative around narcolepsy has something missing, he says: “A good story should have a clear happy ending.” *** We are still waiting for that happy ending. Even if I could get my...
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Article 15 mins
We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?
Science, Maths & Technology

We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?

...psychology as well as their physical attributes have been subject to intense selection. What the Japanese researchers found was that periods of mutual eye contact raised the oxytocin levels in both parties. In short, they uncovered the physiological basis of loving your dog. Whether on account of chemistry or for other reasons, there is evidence that the majority of pet...
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Video 15 mins
Developing high trust work relationships
Money & Business

Developing high trust work relationships

...psychologically distressing when the leader has power over important aspects of one’s job and this distress is likely to affect one’s attitudes about the workplace. The implication of this idea is that trust in leadership should be associated with higher levels of job satisfaction, higher organisational commitment and lower intention of quitting. For instance, when...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Terrorism in Europe and beyond: A reading list
Society, Politics & Law

Terrorism in Europe and beyond: A reading list

...psychologically unstable… Dr. Samuel Leistedt: It’s an exception. Generally terrorists don’t have this type of profile. Depression, ill-being are not the rule. Very few display traits of psychiatric disorders. This man was presented in some media as a psychopath. It was a false analysis. For the moment, that’s not what is emerging. Psychopathy has a very precise...
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Article 30 mins