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The Passionate Advocate
Society, Politics & Law

The Passionate Advocate

...Centre for Law at The Open University is joined by Frances Gibb, Legal Editor of the Times, to discuss the role of personality and rhetoric in the 21st century court room... Introduction: The passionate advocate A short introduction to this album. The Passionate Advocate Do you want your advocate to be passionate? And should judges be emotional? These are very important...
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Audio 13 mins
Jury Hub Conversation: Hayley Ness, Lee Curley
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Hub Conversation: Hayley Ness, Lee Curley

Why does jury research matter? How can jurors and judges prepare for their tasks? What are the challenges of jury research?Hayley Ness talks to Lee Curley...Podcast transcript
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Article 25 mins
What is a Professional Doctorate?
Education & Development

What is a Professional Doctorate?

...research skills and become champions of change within their professional areas. The programmes promote the creation and interpretation of new professional knowledge and practice, thus contributing to the development of new ideas, methods or approaches. Your professional identity as a doctoral student involves being a person who conducts research, produces a thesis and...
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Supporting parents through pregnancy and birth distress
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting parents through pregnancy and birth distress

...Research suggests that a significant proportion of parents minimise or conceal symptoms, delaying access to care and increasing risk for both parent and child. Perinatal mental health difficulties include anxiety disorders, depression, OCD, PTSD, and postpartum psychosis (Howard and Khalifeh, 2000). These experiences exist on a spectrum from mild to severe and require...
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Prifysgol y Plant – Cyrsiau ar-lein am ddim
Education & Development

Prifysgol y Plant – Cyrsiau ar-lein am ddim

...Childrens Uni CY] Os ydych chi wedi cofrestru gyda Phrifysgol y Plant, gallwch ddefnyddio’r cyrsiau ar-lein rhad ac am ddim yma i ennill stampiau Prifysgol y Plant trwy ddilyn pump o gamau syml. Ewch ati i greu cyfrif OpenLearn, ac yna dewch yn ôl at y dudalen hon. Dewiswch gwrs o blith y rhestr isod neu porwch trwy wefan OpenLearn. Ar ôl ichi ddewis cwrs, fe welwch...
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Article 5 mins
Information blackout at the Council of Europe?
Nature & Environment

Information blackout at the Council of Europe?

...children’s rights, the preservation of environmental and cultural heritage, media policy, data protection and the fight against cybercrime. Such broad and critical activity comes with a deep responsibility, not least to be transparent in its operations to Europe’s citizens. Moreover, as the Council of Europe itself has repeatedly emphasised, enabling access as of...
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Article 5 mins
Learning with braille – more than just joining the dots
Education & Development

Learning with braille – more than just joining the dots

...Research has shown that people who learned to read braille as their primary reading medium are more likely to be in employment than those who did not, they are also more likely to have higher educational qualifications and be in more professional occupations. Put simply, the more extensive the braille skills the greater the advantages (Ryles, 1996 - see References below...
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Article 10 mins
Introduction to Green Social Prescribing — Mental Health and the Workplace Environment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to Green Social Prescribing — Mental Health and the Workplace Environment

...research evidence endorsed by organisations such as the mental health charity Mind highlighting how a ‘dose of nature’ enhances mental health and wellbeing. This has now led to more green social prescribing using natural woodlands, parks and other green spaces for outdoor exercise groups and social activities such as gardening in community farms. [Person taking...
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