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Women and the fight to reclaim higher education
Society, Politics & Law

Women and the fight to reclaim higher education

...management. She is now working on a fixed-term research contract and commented that while being insecurely employed is challenging, permanence can also be used to pressure staff into accepting high workloads as they ‘need to be grateful’. In many cases, there is a gendered aspect to this. Providing pastoral care for students was described as highly gendered, putting...
The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series
Money & Business

The Financial Five a Day Podcast Series

...management, such as saving and investing. George and Martin also invite Barney to explain more about what he sees as the key to changing our money futures – behaviour. Barney encourages us to be more aware of our agency and autonomy around money – and around life. Transcript Barney, aka The Escape Artist, can be found here. [Portrait of Jonquil]Podcast 4: Jonquil Lowe...
Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver
Society, Politics & Law

Nicole McLean (Mamet) – hospitality, gate line and train driver

...manage customers. From requests to complaints and injuries, we were considered, along with the conductors, as part of the frontline staff. We then had a week of handling training at my home depot of Inverness, learning how best to carry out our duties with the challenges of a moving train. I enjoyed the job and was soon promoted to a hospitality steward trainer. Working...
Sperm counts
Nature & Environment

Sperm counts

...manage sex up to three or four times a day. A lion can manage it seventy five times a day during the mating season. When a man ejaculates he generally produces between 2 and 5 millilitres of sperm (about the same volume as a large teaspoon would hold). A pig routinely manages one litre which is 200 times as much. Our sperm cells are microscopic - we cannot see them with...
Article 15 mins
10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn
History & The Arts

10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn

...managed to isolate the antibiotic and mass produce the drug, something Fleming could not manage. Fleming was self-depreciating about his part in the development of penicillin but since he was the first to discover the properties of it he had the honour of naming it. By D-Day in 1944, enough penicillin had been produced to treat all the wounded soldiers with the Allied...
Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration
Digital & Computing

Hybrid working: digital communication and collaboration

...manage your digital persona and use the digital tools and understand expectations is becoming more important...Communication and digital collaboration skills are now essential for new ways of working and thriving in a digital world. As more organisations move to permanent hybrid working, being able to connect with others, manage your digital persona and use the digital...
Introducing the voluntary sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Introducing the voluntary sector

...managing millions of pounds. Surprisingly, these very different organisations do share some elements in common. Why have you chosen to study this course and find out more about the voluntary sector? Perhaps you’ve been thinking about volunteering or working in the voluntary sector and wanted to find out more about it; or you already work or volunteer and are seeking to...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring career mentoring and coaching Badge icon
Money & Business

Exploring career mentoring and coaching

...manage your digital badges online from My OpenLearn. In addition, you can download and print your OpenLearn statement of participation - which also displays your Open University badge. [Banner with the CPD Standards Office logo. It lists the CPD provider number (21590) and the website (cpdstandards.com).] This course is accredited by the CPD Standards Office. It can be...