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Applying to study for a PhD in psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Applying to study for a PhD in psychology

...become a self-funded student, your project is likely to involve costs (for instance, for equipment and expenses) that require you to apply for institutional funding and manage financial records and budgets. And as your PhD proceeds, you will need to complete reports, comply with institutional requirements and regulations, and deal with the enormous amount of information...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Young carers, COVID-19 and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Young carers, COVID-19 and physical activity

...becoming overweight, which may be linked to sleep difficulties, psychological health risks, cardiovascular risks, Type 2 diabetes, respiratory complications and metabolic disorders. In adolescents, research has shown aerobic fitness and physical exercise, regardless of weight status, to be positively associated with academic performance.Prior to the pandemic the cost of...
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Article 10 mins
The Psychology of Decision Making
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychology of Decision Making

...become risk averse; in a position of loss we will tend to take risks to avoid or recover losses. You may know people who are good at using this to their advantage; they exert influence by framing choices so that others will choose the option they prefer. Framing effects can be quite subtle and even affect our recall of events. For example, in one study, groups of students...
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Article 10 mins
An introduction to the fascinating work and career options open to people with a social psychology qualification
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to the fascinating work and career options open to people with a social psychology qualification

Where can social psychology take you? Here four psychologists tell us about their career journey and other work options open to people studying social psychology...Transcript Interested? To find out more about the OU’s BSC (Honours) Social Psychology and how to apply, visit our qualifications site or try our OpenLearn Social Psychology and Politics Course
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Video 10 mins
Take the next step with an Open University short course
Education & Development

Take the next step with an Open University short course

...OU academics, and with many courses endorsed by leading industry partners, you can be confident in getting world-class learning and practical skills that you can immediately apply in the real world. Julia Pennacchia, who studied a short course with the OU, said: From the very start of the course, I was learning things that I could put into practice straight away. As a...
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Article 5 mins
Dame Stella Rimington on John le Carré
History & The Arts

Dame Stella Rimington on John le Carré

British author and former Director General of MI5, Dame Stella Rimington, tells us why she thinks John le Carré is the master of the spy novel in Cold War times and draws on her own experience...Transcript This video was taken from exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of OU/BBC co-production Sleuths, Spies and Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes. More on spy novels
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Video 5 mins
Putting baby in a context: Stephen Lee Naish's Deconstructing Dirty Dancing
History & The Arts

Putting baby in a context: Stephen Lee Naish's Deconstructing Dirty Dancing

...become a global hit. Offering a comparative study of the film with David Lynch’s Blue Velvet before a scene-by-scene analysis and reflections on the film’s personal resonance for the author, the book is an idiosyncratic and accessible take on this cultural phenomenon, finds Penny Montague...[Nobody puts baby in a corner] Review: Deconstructing Dirty Dancing by Stephen...
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Article 5 mins
Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list
Education & Development

Free School Meals: An OpenLearn reading list

...becoming aware that not everyone gets them free though, and this is a cause for embarrassment - if the school could come up with a system where everyone had a lunch ticket, paid for in advance, that would save a lot of heartache.’ Parent What is clear is that both parents and children prefer ‘cashless‘ systems where children who get free school meals cannot be...
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