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How to write to a lover
History & The Arts

How to write to a lover

...adapted excerpt from the published version, ‘Swipe Right Poetry’ in my book There is Fire Here. Afterwards, why not try some of my tips and suggestions for writing to a lover yourself? Nick described himself as a ‘tallee’. In his online photo, he had dark hair, dark eyes, a little bit of beard. He super-liked me, which looks like a happy blue star shooting off at...
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Article 5 mins
Journeying through wellbeing: Exploring mental health and wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Journeying through wellbeing: Exploring mental health and wellbeing

...et al, 2015). They go further in pointing out that because we do not have complete mastery over our environment, or control over what happens to us, it is impossible to achieve a purely positive mood. Instead, expressing negative emotions in response to challenging life situations is perfectly mentally healthy. Measuring wellbeing Given the varied ways in which we...
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The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable
Nature & Environment

The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable

...adapt. Therefore, it makes no sense to remain silent on the issues and for politicians to continue to remain complacent and distracted with narrow interest politics (such as the current paralysis in the UK government over the isolationist project of Brexit). Rebellion may be a necessary part of forcing this recognition and break the dithering deadlock within the political...
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DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude
Society, Politics & Law

DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude

...et al., Chemical Storylines, G. Heinemann Educational Publishers Part of the Salters Advanced Chemistry course, which explores the frontiers of research and the applications of contemporary chemistry. For A level and other science courses aimed at 16 to 19-year olds. Fraser A. and Gilchrist I., Starting Science (Book 1), Oxford University Press Part of an integrated...
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Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?
OpenLearn Ireland

Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?

...et al., 2009), the attentional blink paradigm (Piech, Pastorino & Zald, 2010) and dot probe tasks (Placanica, Faunce & Soames Job, 2002), to test what people focus on have found that people’s attention is biased toward food stimuli when they are calorie deprived. Moreover, brain imaging studies have found increased activity in areas relevant for attention when calorie...
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Hybrid working: skills for leadership
Money & Business

Hybrid working: skills for leadership

...adapt your communication skills when working in the office and when working remotely. It will prompt you to start thinking about how you can encourage your workforce to flourish and thrive in this new hybrid world and what you can do to help them grow and feel secure. ...How does the hybrid world make you feel as a leader? Do you feel out of control? Do you trust your...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Children’s experiences with digital technologies
Education & Development

Children’s experiences with digital technologies

...adapted extract from the Open University course E232 Exploring childhood and youth. It has been designed by Dr Christothea Herodotou, a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) for the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University. Christothea has studied children and mobile technologies in several projects funded by the British Academy and the British...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Hybrid working: organisational development
Money & Business

Hybrid working: organisational development

...adapt, as restrictions and guidance changed between 2019 and 2022. Many higher education institutions (HEIs) are reflecting on lessons learned from reactive ways of working during the pandemic and evolving their working practices and policies to consider inclusive and proactive ways of working in a hybrid environment. This free course, which is part of the Supporting...
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Level 1: Introductory 21 hrs