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Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?

...skill and speed of the players. He is a keen rugby player himself and has been attending training at the local club since he was four. However despite his passion for the sport he is yet to define himself as ‘a rugby player’ as he also participates in a range of other sports including football, swimming and golf. This is similar to most of his rugby teammates who also...
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What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?
Education & Development

What does ‘inclusive education’ mean to you?

...skills, for example, those who have been excluded or prevented from completing the level of education they want, or those in prisons or other secure settings. But once we identify who should be included in education, we are still left with a lot of questions, such as: What does inclusion in education really look like? Does it mean the same thing in different countries or...
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Improving the everyday lives of carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Improving the everyday lives of carers

...skills onto the people they care for as discussed in the video below. Transcript In response to the needs of carers, the DISCOVER project has developed a Skills Zone, through interative design processes so that carers’ needs are at the heart of the development, to enable both family and paid carers to develop their digital and care skills. Feedback from carers across...
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The why and how of green social prescribing in aid of health ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The why and how of green social prescribing in aid of health ageing

...skills. Other people may experience discrimination or barriers to accessing particular services and activities. This means they can lose trust in statutory health services, and their confidence in public spaces can be affected. Green Social Prescribing is specifically about supporting people to access activities in green and blue spaces – think nature and water....
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NILGA Learning Hub
OpenLearn Ireland

NILGA Learning Hub

This OpenLearn Hub, prepared in collaboration with the Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA), features a collection of free online resources designed to support learning and skills development for councillors. [NILGA logo]
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Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change
Education & Development

Challenging gender discrimination in academia: a call for inclusive change

...skills. Implement transparent leadership selection processes based on demonstrable competence. Track and report progress on gender and diversity indicators. Success stories in institutional change Success stories in institutional change implementation is already underway in various institutions: EU grants require gender-balanced teams and early-career researcher...
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The birth of a word
Health, Sports & Psychology

The birth of a word

Just like acquiring any other skill, learning language requires a lot of practise. Listen to how the son of researcher Deb Roy homed in on the pronunciation of ‘water’ over six months...Transcript.
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Developing career resilience Badge icon
Money & Business

Developing career resilience

...skills or educational training we did in our early lives have become obsolete within 20 or 30 years, because of the pace of change. And so I think career resilience in its broadest term is recognition of the need that we all have for lifelong learning, for agility and flexibility, as we move from one role to another, from one organisation to another, and potentially from...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs