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How can I cope with exam stress?
Education & Development

How can I cope with exam stress?

...out of hand, particularly at the end of an academic year. When you become stressed, the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system gets switched on. Initially this is a good thing, because it is the activation of this system that releases the neurochemical adrenaline – and this stimulates you to get going and focus on your work. But the problem starts when...
Welcome to Applying Psychology to Work Hub
Health, Sports & Psychology

Welcome to Applying Psychology to Work Hub

...out how it could be of benefit to you! ...We have many common experiences at work (starting a job, building relationships, teamworking, change, trusting others, finishing a job) and there are a lot of things that we think we already know in terms of how to work through these different situations. In fact, they, and the issues they bring with them, have always existed for...
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...out more about The Open University's Open degree. _ Why does OpenLearn exist? Our vision is to break down barriers to education by reaching millions of learners each year, through free educational resources. ​Free learning resources are core to our social mission. We believe that the main barriers to starting education are access, lack of confidence and cost. This is...
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A year in review 2022
Education & Development

A year in review 2022

...out…...Find out about The Open University's Open courses. [Blue banner says Sue Gray investigates Partygate] The year started with the much-anticipated report on ‘Partygate’ by the now-famous Sue Gray… but what did she uncover? Black Lives Matter protesters were cleared of any wrongdoing over the toppling of the Edward Colston statue in Bristol, and the first ever...
The Psychology of Decision Making
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychology of Decision Making

...out into the decision making of traders in investment banks, one trader told us: ’I spend time talking to a lot of people; consultants, other traders on the desk, in the markets, finding out what people are doing. I am always absorbing information. ... I like to find people who have the same thought processes as me’. This trader may have been suffering from the...
Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations
Education & Development

Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations

...burning, the people started getting burned out in Bombay Street [a predominantly Catholic street] and areas like that there, I said to Terry, ‘Is there any chance that could happen to us down here?’ And it took months for it to develop. It became obvious that we were, we were living in danger, where we were. It became obvious. Clusters of people at night standing at...
The working-class garden
Society, Politics & Law

The working-class garden

...out to make way for all that decking...Find out about The Open University's Open degree Laurie Taylor: Sometime in the early ‘70s I found myself in the back room of a very large estate pub chairing a meeting of local council tenants. Well as I remember, the meeting had been organised by a couple of tenants who felt particularly aggrieved by a recent rent rise, and by a...
Theo on... getting celebrity endorsements
Money & Business

Theo on... getting celebrity endorsements

...out more about The Open University’s Business Management (Marketing) qualification. Transcript Marketing isn't simple. The world isn't simple. The Open University Business School can help you sharpen your skills as a manager in charge of marketing. Selling direct to the public? The Open University has a course offering An introduction to retail management and marketing....