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Ads of our time – are teens susceptible to food ads in digital media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ads of our time – are teens susceptible to food ads in digital media?

...money, and spend more time away from their families. In many countries across Europe they use ‘junk’ food as a way of expressing a teen identity separate from the adult world of healthy eating advice. Of course, these factors don’t apply to all teens – who vary just as adults do. Some focus on health, or ‘clean eating’, and some certainly make sensible choices...
Dementia Awareness: What is dementia, and how can we reduce the risk?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dementia Awareness: What is dementia, and how can we reduce the risk?

...money, particularly in shops Changes in personality or mood Depression Can I reduce the risk of getting dementia? About a fifth of people think it's impossible to reduce their risk of dementia. However, there is a vast amount of evidence showing seven simple lifestyle choices that can help prevent the onset of dementia. Regular exercise - just 30 minutes of walking,...
Leadership challenges in turbulent times
Money & Business

Leadership challenges in turbulent times

...business, public sphere, civil society – you need to understand and adapt to the changing world that brings many challenges. Successful leadership requires you to reconsider what it means to lead in turbulent and precarious times. In this short course you will have the opportunity to understand and explain how leadership changes in accordance to the needs of turbulent...
Exploring languages and cultures
Languages

Exploring languages and cultures

...business environment outline the skills and contexts involved in translating and interpreting professions...Exploring languages and cultures: 1 Intercultural encounters - An intercultural encounter takes place when you become aware that you are interacting with a member of a different community whose ways of thinking are quite distinct from your own. These experiences...
Level 1: Introductory 14 hrs
Five ways in which COVID-19 has impacted on progress in global health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways in which COVID-19 has impacted on progress in global health

...busy with COVID-19 related work, while private hospitals in some parts of the world have decided to close or work in a limited way during the pandemic. Finally, reports have suggested that some women might also be reluctant to deliver in hospital due to the fear of contracting COVID-19. While data needs to be collected to understand the scale of COVID-19’s impact, early...
Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations

...business formal, naturally); aggression (you’re a winner!); enthusiasm (motivational speeches rule, OK); originality; sense of humour; sensitivity (presumably to compensate for the aggression); prestige; tact; judgment. Finally, if these accounts do not satisfy you, how about: dedication; charisma; intelligence; love; championing behaviour; the ability to deploy...
Everyday maths 2
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2

...money by ordering the correct amount. Or if you're putting fertiliser on a strange-shaped lawn, you can work out its surface area by breaking it down into smaller shapes. If you wanted to dig a circular pond, you can use the radius of a circle to help calculate its area. And you can use the depth of a shape to calculate its volume. So when working out how far to dig, you...
Free course 48 hrs
OpenMinds-Talk: What does Brexit tell us about Britain?
Miscellaneous

OpenMinds-Talk: What does Brexit tell us about Britain?

...Business and Law , specialises in European Union Law and comparative constitutional law. Anne's research focusses on the constitutional construct of the European Union and the interrelations with the Member States. As a consequence, she is closely involved in current discussions and debates around the UK referendum vote on membership to the EU and the process of the UK's...