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Life after the Olympics: retirement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life after the Olympics: retirement

...World Athletics Championships in London next year. This ‘phased retirement’ may help Bolt with the transition into retirement that many athletes struggle with. The difference between Bolt and some athletes who find retirement difficult is the fact that Usain has achieved everything he possibly could in his sport and is exiting on his terms (a ‘planned’ retirement)...
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Roman cookery
History & The Arts

Roman cookery

...world, and their cooking was no different. Many of their recipes come from the Greeks – Libum for example. This would have been used by the Romans in sacrificial offerings and then eaten by the slaves working in the temples. There is even a story of a slave boy who ran away as he couldn’t face any more of the sweet dish. Roman cooking was traditionally highly...
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The nature of history
Education & Development

The nature of history

...World War I soldiers [Posed by actors]] “I often think it odd that it should be so dull, for a good deal of it must be invention”: exclaimed Catherine Morland in Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, when discussing history. I hope to demonstrate to you and Miss Morland in this often quoted outburst (most famously in E.H. Carr’s book, What is History?) that these...
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Refugees languish in camps on Lesvos as conditions deteriorate
Society, Politics & Law

Refugees languish in camps on Lesvos as conditions deteriorate

...world is simply looking the other way...The content of this page was written and posted in July 2016. It is important to acknowledge that information and circumstances may have changed since the time of publication. The Open University continues to focus research on issues of migration and narratives from those with backgrounds of seeking asylum. The Covid Chronicles from...
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What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers
Science, Maths & Technology

What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers

...world. The work of scientists may sometimes be perceived as enigmatic and complicated, however their research does not have to be a mystery to people who are not involved with science every day. Hopefully, these interviews can act as a guide to young people, showing what a science career involves and evoking the communal feeling overlooking the science world. The...
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The benefits of a longer product life
Science, Maths & Technology

The benefits of a longer product life

...world that flowed through our homes. And just as this was once commonplace for whole generations of folk, those practices have gradually disappeared, and with them the knowledge and skills that were once familiar, now forgotten by generations growing up in a technological, information-based world. Today, ideas of repair are not about looking back nostalgically on times...
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Tackling abuse: the triumphs of women rugby players
Health, Sports & Psychology

Tackling abuse: the triumphs of women rugby players

...world has become a toxic space where female athletes are frequently targeted for their appearance, strength, or refusal to conform to traditional gender norms and expectations. These challenges, however, highlight the resilience and triumphs of women in sports, as they push back against gender inequality and break down barriers redefining what it is to be an athlete. How...
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Can yoga help us achieve sustainable development goals?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can yoga help us achieve sustainable development goals?

...world of which we are part. The theory and practice of yoga, therefore, seems like a natural fit with this moral agenda. [The sweeping landscape of Jammu and Kashmir, India, close to the site of the Indus-Sarasvati civilisation; the birthplace of yoga] The sweeping landscape of Jammu and Kashmir, India, close to the ancient settlement of the Indus-Sarasvati civilisation;...
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