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Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is it so difficult for Muslim women to play sport?

...children did: swim, bike, roller skate and run. As it happens, we did all of that, sometimes in difficult circumstances, but we pushed through. As Muslims we are told to look after both our spiritual side as well as our physical side, demonstrated by the month of Ramadan, in which Muslims fast for 30 days to increase their nearness to Allah as well as improve overall...
Introducing the Generation Study – Emily Darlington, MP
Science, Maths & Technology

Introducing the Generation Study – Emily Darlington, MP

...research project aiming to help shape the future of healthcare...The Generation Study is a new research study that tests newborn babies for over 200 genetic conditions, which usually appear in the first few years of life. If caught early these conditions can be treated through the NHS and outcomes can be improved. It is a groundbreaking research initiative run by Genomics...
New Entrepreneurs 2015
Money & Business

New Entrepreneurs 2015

...children learn to read; and Caroline Hearne who designed a new type of bag for bikes... Kleio Mikhail Devitt, winner of the New Business Challenge award in the OU Entrepreneurship Competition 2015, talks about Kleio - an app to help children learn to read. Bikeroo Caroline Hearne, the winner of the Innovation Award in the OU Entrepreneurship Competition 2015, talks about...
Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development

...research for inclusive education (2013), the knowledge base is limited and fragmented because of the different ways in which people conceptualise inclusive education and teacher learning. ‘The act of dismantling exclusion occurs in dynamic, politically charged, and historically contingent contexts. The degree of success of inclusive education, and how success is...
The gift of being a foster carer
Health, Sports & Psychology

The gift of being a foster carer

...children and adults for a variety of reasons and for varying periods of time. The contribution foster carers make and impact they have is transformational and the biggest impact of all is making a difference in a child or adult’s life. We know times are changing with many challenges for individuals, families, communities, and society in general. Every one of us is part...
Understanding Alice
History & The Arts

Understanding Alice

...children. In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, however, the quality of the word-games and puzzles is of an extremely high order. [The Game of Logic] 'The Game of Logic' book by Lewis Carroll 1887 Charles Dodgson was fascinated by all kinds of puzzles and word-play, and he encouraged his young friends to share this interest through personalised games and puzzles:...
Partnerships and networks in work with young people
Health, Sports & Psychology

Partnerships and networks in work with young people

...centre which shares a site with a secondary school, and the school is a key partner for me. I’ve established a good relationship with the head and have worked alongside teachers in joint projects. For example, I’ve been working with the teacher responsible for citizenship and, with a group of post-16 students, developing a peer education project on homelessness. The...
What pressures are young men feeling?
Education & Development

What pressures are young men feeling?

...research...[Two young men on a balcony] A rigid construct of how “real” men are supposed to behave leaves many feeling trapped, new research we carried out suggests. [The Conversation] While most support gender equality, the young men in the UK, US and Mexico reported feeling pushed to live in the “man box”. They feel pressure to act tough, hide weakness and...