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How staying hydrated helps us age well
Health, Sports & Psychology

How staying hydrated helps us age well

...Care. Discover more about Dr Jitka Vseteckova and her work. References, credits and acknowledgments This video was written and presented by Dr Jitka Vseteckova and produced by The Open University in Wales. United Nations (nd) Global Issues: Ageing. Available at: https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/ageing (Accessed 1 April 2025). Centre for Ageing Better (2022) The State...
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Video 7 mins
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...
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Article 10 mins
Tales of Trump told in Trumpian tones: Michael Wolff's Fire And Fury
Society, Politics & Law

Tales of Trump told in Trumpian tones: Michael Wolff's Fire And Fury

...careful when talking of ‘President Trump’s strategy’, especially as Wolff makes the seemingly plausible claim that Trump’s speeches were the product of varying White House factions. All that said, it is hard to ignore the sparsity of these sections. As has been noted, the failure to repeal Obamacare in the Senate ‘is dealt with in less than a single sentence,...
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Article 5 mins
How to make the best of your digital badge
Education & Development

How to make the best of your digital badge

...caring responsibilities. What do OpenLearners do with their digital badges? It is important to keep interrogating what our learners do with their digital badges if we are to meet them with good commissioning decisions and to support the digital skills shortage. Earlier this year, a review of 26,000 survey responses by OpenLearn badge earners showed us that 86% of them...
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Article 5 mins
The range of work with young people
Education & Development

The range of work with young people

...adults that they meet. As we progress through the course you will have the opportunity to focus on settings with which you are familiar, as well as The Factory Project – just one example of the range of work with young people. The first part of the course outlines some features that we might use to describe the settings where work with young people takes place. This...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?
History & The Arts

Have transgender storylines finally gone mainstream?

...care, secure housing and employment, it is important that populist representations create realistic and non-shaming examples of trans lives. In the UK, there is a third sector intervention into the way trans lives are represented in the media. Organisations such as Trans Media Watch play a vital role in improving understanding and reducing stigma, particularly in the...
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Article 5 mins
Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?

...care package may sound appealing to some, but has been panned by the former government adviser Andrew Dilnot. There are no real sweeteners in here, unless we count the 30 hours of free childcare, which was announced by the government in the last parliament anyway and would have happened with or without an election. We could see some of the key policies as an attempt to...
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Article 5 mins
After the mudslide, what help does Sierra Leone need?
Society, Politics & Law

After the mudslide, what help does Sierra Leone need?

...care, rehabilitation, care in the community, psychological support and the rest of the wraparound assistance provided by richer countries’ well-financed health economies. Embed from Getty Images Cause no harm So the wider world should give Sierra Leone its aid, but must make sure it is effective. We know that foreign aid can harm, be abused, and lead to dependency. But...
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Article 5 mins