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Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why are young men worldwide experiencing mental health crises?

...projects’. He believes we can identify so closely with them that they become part of our very sense of self. “You are your personal projects,” he used to tell his Harvard class. According to Little, there are different kinds of projects, which carry different loads of value. Walking the dog is a personal project but so is becoming a headteacher in a lovely village,...
Critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critical social work practice

...management techniques within the social work field. Material is taken from The Open University Course K315 Critical social work practice... Critical social work practice A short introduction to this album. What is critical practice? A look at the meaning of critical practice, the views of service users, and the professional power of social workers. How useful is critical...
Language is collateral damage in the gig economy
Languages

Language is collateral damage in the gig economy

...managers to avoid words that might make their team sound like employees, David Hann explores how some words have their own agendas...[Deliveroo bike] The Guardian has recently unearthed an internal communication by Deliveroo, the online food delivery company, to its managers which instructs them on the words to use, and not to use, when describing the relationship between...
Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part II diversity and safety

...managers of greenspaces, park users and other stakeholders help address health and wellbeing inequalities? ...Background Ageing well need not be expensive nor be exclusive to the selected few. Using greenspaces, we have been examining how to age well, as part of the Open University and MK Parks Trust’s initiative. Unfortunately, health inequalities still abound, and...
Supporting care-experienced students in UK higher education
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting care-experienced students in UK higher education

...manage their studies, these students can thrive. What does ‘care-experienced’ mean? The definition of being care-experienced is to have spent at least 24 hours in care by the age of 18 (The Children Act, 1989). This includes with a family member who is not the parent (kinship care), as well as foster care, adoption or residential care. Being in care can mean many...
The economics of flood insurance
Society, Politics & Law

The economics of flood insurance

...managing water are diverse. Historically, flooding has been beneficial in some ways and costly in others, so that reducing the incidence of flooding and managing its impacts were and still remain important societal goals. However, approaches designed to keep water out of urban or residential areas have become problematic as the changing population and landscape make this...
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Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT
Nature & Environment

Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT

...managers are increasingly responsible for the operation of building management systems. This article examines the carbon costs of the on-premises IT digital carbon footprint. ...Find out more about The Open University's Environment courses Reducing digital carbon footprints of digital assets The digital carbon footprints of our technology assets are split between the...
Ideas about living sustainably
Nature & Environment

Ideas about living sustainably

...online Sustainability event for staff in 2020 and we looked at breaking this issue down into easier 'manageable challenges' in our lives, so we can all do our bit to create positive change. We invited a range of external speakers to share their ideas with colleagues and recorded these sessions to share wider with those looking to make sustainable changes in their lives....