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Life after sport: giving back
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life after sport: giving back

...concept of athletes giving back to society, drawing on the example of the SPORT vs COVID project. What do athletes have to offer? The nature of competitive sport is one that facilitates the development of a multitude of different competencies and skills. Vitali and De Brant’s (2019) research with athletes who had retired or were close to retirement explored what...
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Contemporary Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Contemporary Wales

...concepts and theories, to help you make sense of a changing nation...This free course provides an accessible and lively social science account of contemporary Wales. It introduces key aspects of the economy, society, politics and culture of Wales, providing a wealth of up-to-date evidence that is organised around core social science concepts and theories, to help you make...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Staying on the “right” side of public opinion—and how to avoid controversy
Money & Business

Staying on the “right” side of public opinion—and how to avoid controversy

...concept of legitimacy – in businesses and beyond at the latest Business Breakfast!...During this Breakfast Briefing on 1 November 2016, Dr Björn Claes, Senior Lecturer in Operations Management at OUBS, explored the concept of legitimacy; why it is important to your business in the short and long-term; and how it can help your business adapt and survive in the future....
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Entrainment
History & The Arts

Entrainment

...concept of entrainment. His research into this phenomenon is providing key insights into the synchronisation of rhythmic processes in humans and in the natural world. To find out more, follow the research links... Entrainment Open University ethnomusicologist Martin Clayton describes how his study of music and its performance in different cultural settings has allowed him...
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Video 2 mins
How you can be more secure than the President
Digital & Computing

How you can be more secure than the President

...prompted you should allow the computer to restart as soon as it is convenient to you. If you want to check for updates, go to the Start button, then to Settings, Update & Security, Windows Update and click Check for updates. Microsoft schedules regular Windows security updates for what is known as ‘Patch Tuesday’ which is the second Tuesday in a calendar month. This...
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The trouble with teaching physics
Health, Sports & Psychology

The trouble with teaching physics

...concepts, such as magnetic fields, chemical bonds and electrical currents, which students find particularly tricky as they cannot see or touch them. Physics is also frequently counterintuitive. For example, many students think that a lightbulb in an electrical circuit will be brighter the nearer it is to a power source, when this is not the case. Another issue is that...
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Communication in the healthcare sector
Education & Development

Communication in the healthcare sector

...concepts in the field such as Principles and Contexts or A levels. Open this resouce. Communication (Principles and Contexts Level 3) [Communication in the healthcare sector page images] This is a resource to encourage and support effective communication in Health and Social Care. The resource is suitable for students studying level 3 concepts such as Principles and...
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Activity 5 mins
Outside the Book
History & The Arts

Outside the Book

...Comedy An introduction to the part comedy plays in English Literature Tragedy An introduction to the Tragedy play in English Literature Two Styles of love An introduction to the love portrayed in Patrachan and Libertine Poetry. The Author An introduction to the concept of the Author in Literary Theory The Book An introduction to the concept of the Book in Literary Theory...
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Video 7 mins