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What is the EU? - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special
Society, Politics & Law

What is the EU? - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special

...member states’ decision-making power, and the extent to which a European mentality has replaced or reinforced loyalty to the nation-state. Will Brexit enable remaining member states to integrate more effectively, or will an EU without the UK become unbalanced and vulnerable to wider disintegration? For more Studnet Hub Live events, visit studenthublive.kmi.open.ac.uk/...
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Understanding depression and anxiety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding depression and anxiety

...mental health issues, with a particular focus on stress. You will consider some risk and causal factors for some depression and anxiety disorders, and learn about the biology and psychology behind them...This free course, Understanding depression and anxiety, explores the causes of these mental health issues, with a particular focus on stress. You will consider some risk...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Introducing ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing ageing

...mental health would occur (and in some cases dreading it)’ ‘Many participants were coping with several, often complex, health problems and described how their illnesses or disabilities had impacted on their daily lives’ ‘a retired professor was despondent that his memory appeared to be deteriorating markedly in his seventies’ a quote from June: ‘last time I...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Understanding economic inequality
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding economic inequality

...wellbeing, life expectancy, mental illness, social distrust, infant mortality, homicides, imprisonment, obesity and lower social mobility. Why does Professor Wilkinson say that Americans chasing the American Dream should go to Denmark? Answer This is because social mobility is lower in the USA than in the more egalitarian Denmark. This means that rich parents are more...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Introducing relational care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing relational care

...mental wellbeing for older people: A quick guide for registered managers of care homes(2020), Social Care Institute for Excellence. National Activities Providers Association (NAPA) offers ideas and advice on activities and outings. Community support and wellbeing As Time Goes By: Thoughts on wellbeing in later yearsis a booklet based on the reflections of five older...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
The Open University and SWAP Learning Hub
Education & Development

The Open University and SWAP Learning Hub

...courses for SWAP Access to Humanities and Social Sciences students. More Introductory level courses in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Suggested courses for SWAP Access to STEM. More Introductory level courses in Childhood Practice, Health Studies and Nursing Suggested courses for SWAP Access to Childhood Practice, Health Studies and Nursing....
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Am I Normal? - an inaugural lecture by Professor Blaine Price
Miscellaneous

Am I Normal? - an inaugural lecture by Professor Blaine Price

...health technologies that automatically gather data about you and your lifestyle. Date: Tuesday 28 November Time: 6:00pm–7:00pm Venue: The Open University, the Berrill Theatre Blaine Price is Professor of Computing in the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at The Open University (OU). His research interests focus on improving people’s...
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Navigating Relationship Sex Education (RSE)
Education & Development

Navigating Relationship Sex Education (RSE)

...health, resistance, and contentious. The group agreed with Pilcher’s (2005, p.169) description of RSE as having a ‘contentious character’. [Image of the mentimeter question participants answered at the start of the session. When asked ’What words come to your mind when you hear the term Relationship Sex Education? Responses o the screen included: ’inclusive ‘,...
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