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Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe
Nature & Environment

Post-Brexit: we need a new vision for Europe

...business lobby groups while putting the public interest at risk. It’s no surprise that people are rebelling against the politics of the elite. But this rebellion is too often dangerously off-target. In times of insecurity and societal atrophy, lashing out at a scapegoat – whether that’s a migrant or a complex political institution – is an easy distraction. It’s...
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Working for health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working for health

...business’. This album will provide you with insight into the debates that surround human health, and will enable you to appreciate and review your own and alternative standpoints and values in this important area of study. This material forms part of The Open University course K203 Working for health... Working for health A short introduction to this album. Radical...
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Marco Rubio wins by coming in third
Society, Politics & Law

Marco Rubio wins by coming in third

...money he needs for the important contests that begin in March. This is all bad news for the other candidates, notably Bush, New Jersey’s governor, Chris Christie, and the Ohio governor, John Kasich. Each was hoping that he could become the establishment alternative with a breakthrough in New Hampshire, but barring an exceptionally strong run to overtake or run alongside...
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Dying: what’s wellbeing got to do with it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dying: what’s wellbeing got to do with it?

...money, especially if they have had to stop work due to illness or caring, can be worrying. Organisations can examine their policies for sick pay and communities can support individuals with grants. If you live in the UK and have an illness or disability, this link provides information about what financial resources are available. This approach to wellbeing during terminal...
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Is norovirus an economic threat?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is norovirus an economic threat?

...money? Depending on the country, somewhere between 85% and 99% of the cost of norovirus are productivity losses. This means costs arising from norovirus illness prevent people from contributing to society because they are too ill or do not survive. And norovirus is not just a high income country problem. Norovirus is not just a problem in part of the world. Based on our...
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What happens to our brains when we're afraid - and can that help us overcome fear?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to our brains when we're afraid - and can that help us overcome fear?

...money - every time we picked up these features of the memory“. The team repeated the procedure over three days. Volunteers were told that the monetary reward they earned depended on their brain activity, but they didn’t know how. By continuously connecting subtle patterns of brain activity linked to the electric shock with a small reward, the scientists hoped to...
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Knife crime is a health risk for young people – it can’t be solved by policing alone
Education & Development

Knife crime is a health risk for young people – it can’t be solved by policing alone

...money of the project. Later initiatives appeared to pull funding from the programme while placing more emphasis on law enforcement and drug offences and even less on measures for early intervention and prevention. Life on the road The government made the fatal error of assuming that all violence and crime among young people in cities is caused by gangs. But the evidence...
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Innovation in policing
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation in policing

...business better than they do. And it stands to reason then that they will be the people that will have the most insightful observations about how things could be improved. So my message to officers and staff would be to engage in this process. My message to leaders within the organisation is, let’s work to create the conditions that create platforms for people to be...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs