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Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students
Education & Development

Closing the awarding gap: practical actions to support Black and minority ethnic students

...mental health difficulties in indirect language (‘feeling tired’, ‘having a bad day’). Recognise that Black and minority ethnic students typically desire more contact with tutors and may feel anxious about assessments. Offer example assessments and clear explanations of marking decisions to increase transparency and reduce stress. Take extra care to pronounce...
Straen a phryder yn yr oes ddigidol: Ochr dywyll technoleg
Health, Sports & Psychology

Straen a phryder yn yr oes ddigidol: Ochr dywyll technoleg

...mental health, 3(4), e50 Seo, H.S., Jeong, E., Sungwon, C., Kwon, Y., Park, H. & Kim, Inseong (2017) Neurotransmitters in Young People with Internet and Smartphone Addiction: A Comparison with Normal Controls and Changes after Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. RSNA conference presentation in Neuroradiology (Cognitive and Psychiatric Disorders):
Legitimate or illegitimate: Fracking
Society, Politics & Law

Legitimate or illegitimate: Fracking

...down gas prices. Opponents point to environmental and health concerns: small earth tremors, high water requirements, and possible water and chemical contaminations. The debate on the real need for shale gas is ongoing. So, what is your opinion on fracking? Take part in our interactive tool 'Shades of grey - legitimate or illegitimate?' to explore this case further....
Finding your way after the death of a significant person
Health, Sports & Psychology

Finding your way after the death of a significant person

...Wellbeing Education and Language Studies faculty, focusing on bereavement within racially minoritised groups, I’ve had the privilege of listening to many personal stories of loss, resilience and ‘healing’. The people behind these stories are diverse in their heritage, traditions, upbringing and generally how they deal with loss. Through those stories, I’ve learned...
How can you exercise safely in the heat?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can you exercise safely in the heat?

...health watchdog for England issued an amber health warning, advising people to take care in the hotter weather. But what does it mean for runners? Is it ever too hot to go for a run? With the recent high temperatures in parts of the UK soaring above 30℃, people may find themselves questioning the safety of running in the heat. Running in hotter temperatures though is...
Can microplastics find their way onto your plate?
Nature & Environment

Can microplastics find their way onto your plate?

...health and can they get into our food? Joanna Jesionkowska, a research student at The Open University, looks into this here...Find out more about The Open University's Environment qualifications. “Only One Earth” is the motto of 2022’s World Environment Day . It will focus on the need to live sustainably in harmony with nature, and our possibilities for shifting to...
Researching at the Margins: How Collective Autoethnography centred Black mothers’ knowledge
Society, Politics & Law

Researching at the Margins: How Collective Autoethnography centred Black mothers’ knowledge

...health, and well-being, and our relationships with others and the planet and our work – is urgently and globally political.’ Addressing the critics Critics of autoethnography often raise concerns about rigour and subjectivity. They ask: how can research grounded in personal experience be objective? How can it be generalisable? These questions reflect traditional ideas...
Why has Antonin Scalia's death set off a battle for the US Supreme Court?
Society, Politics & Law

Why has Antonin Scalia's death set off a battle for the US Supreme Court?

...Health v. Hellerstedt, which considers state restrictions on performing abortions. Four weeks later, the court will hear Zubik v. Burwell, a challenge to President Obama’s universal health care mandate. With only eight justices, there is a good possibility these and other cases will end with tie votes. In the 1868 decision Durant v. Essex Company, the court determined...