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Voluntary Gravedigging in the West of Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

Voluntary Gravedigging in the West of Ireland

...Introduction In Rural Ireland it is still a common but fading practice for men to get together to voluntarily dig the grave when a neighbour dies. I found two reasons that might explain why this happens. Firstly, Ireland is a socially and politically conservative nation that values traditional practices, including voluntary grave digging. Secondly, it leapfrogged...
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QATAR 2022 must impart a positive coaching legacy for Africa and the Caribbean member associations
Health, Sports & Psychology

QATAR 2022 must impart a positive coaching legacy for Africa and the Caribbean member associations

...manager in the English Premier League. Yet Nigeria recently seemed to take a step backwards by sacking their caretaker coach Augustine ‘Cerezo’ Eguavoen, who is Nigerian, and replacing him with José Peseiro (White Portuguese) who is essentially a journeyman coach with a record that doesn’t scream glory at you. One can only assume that the Nigerian Football...
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SecureDrop
Society, Politics & Law

SecureDrop

...managed by Freedom of the Press Foundation. It was initiated by a non-governmental organisation/charity and researchers, scientists and educators and encourages people to participate through an online platform. SecureDrop is local, national, transnational and global in orientation and concerned with participation and democracy, politics and representation. The project is...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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Activity 10 mins
Personal development planning for engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Personal development planning for engineering

...Introduction - This course is focused on your career as an engineer. It provides an opportunity to interrogate and scrutinise your career plans. This might be the first time you have really considered your future career as an engineer; although, particularly if you are already working in engineering, it won't be new at all. Even if you do already have strong career plans,...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
OpenMinds-Talk: Virtual Worlds for real experiences
Digital & Computing

OpenMinds-Talk: Virtual Worlds for real experiences

...Introduction to Shailey 16:08 Talk starts 16:43 Q&A session 16:57 Close 17:00 Drinks reception and networking opportunity 18:30 Departure -To attend the event in person: book here If you are attending the event in person there will be networking, discussion opportunities and refreshments after the event. -Can't join in person? Watch the event live online (link will be...
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