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Lead and manage change in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lead and manage change in health and social care

...systems, yet is often so hard to successfully implement outline a personal change management strategy and apply suitable tools to ensure successful implementation...Lead and manage change in health and social care: 1 How do you handle change? - Change comes in a variety of guises, and the way we approach and handle it differs from person to person. In Activity 1, you will...
Why mental fitness is as important as physical fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why mental fitness is as important as physical fitness

...think they need to be adaptable, physically fit, obviously, good hand to eye coordination, stay cool and calm under pressure, and then in rugby have a controlled aggression. Alex: I think mental is ten, just as important as the physical. Ashley: I think it’s half-half really because if you don’t have like the mental side to it then you’re not really going to go far,...
The thorny issue of ‘driverless’ cars
Society, Politics & Law

The thorny issue of ‘driverless’ cars

...think so. According to The Highway Code, one must “always give way if it can help to avoid an incident” and, perhaps more importantly, one must “exercise full control of [one’s] vehicle at all times”. This raises an interesting philosophical debate about who – or what – is actually in control of an autonomous vehicle. The legal position on driverless cars in...
Ceres: Is it an asteroid? Is it a comet? Erm...
Science, Maths & Technology

Ceres: Is it an asteroid? Is it a comet? Erm...

...think are ammonia-bearing clay minerals and magnesium carbonate. The clay minerals could have been produced by silicates reacting with ammonia ice. However, if Ceres had formed where it is now, it would not have been able to pick up any ammonia ice to enable such a reaction, because the ice would not be stable. This means that Ceres may have originally formed in the...
Is your wash day polluting the oceans?
Nature & Environment

Is your wash day polluting the oceans?

...system, but are far too small to be removed in the treatment plants where other solid materials and pollutants are caught. As a result, the fibres escape into rivers and then oceans. The fibres which end up in the ocean come from every kind of synthetic garment – from your socks and swimsuits to pullovers and parkas. Plastics break down very slowly in the marine...
5 benefits of giving up alcohol
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 benefits of giving up alcohol

...thinking of going sober or limiting your alcohol intake, then here are 5 great benefits to keep you on track...[Banner of a small bottle of pills on a blue background. The word 'health' is embedded on the right.] 1. Health In just one month of avoiding alcohol, you should notice a drop in blood pressure and an improvement to your immune system, helping you to fight...
From old English to modern English
History & The Arts

From old English to modern English

...system. OE was mostly written using the Latin alphabet, supplemented by a few Germanic runic letters to represent sounds not found in Latin e.g. þ, which represented the th sounds in thin or this. (A relic of þ survives as y in modern signs like Ye Olde Tea Shoppe.) The later Viking settlements in many parts of the British Isles also resulted in substantial borrowing of...
Investigating a murder with forensic psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

Investigating a murder with forensic psychology

...system, recognising that our learners will be based in a range of jurisdictions with different legal processes. As a result, while the fictional case is based in England, the course is not intended to be an accurate portrayal of all legal processes and rules within England and Wales...Week 1: Introduction to the case: 1.1 Meet the psychological team - This course was...