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Freeing people caught between life and death
Health, Sports & Psychology

Freeing people caught between life and death

...care and medical technologies. Doctors have steadily got better at saving patients with catastrophic injuries, though it remains much easier to restart a heart than restore a brain. Today, trapped, damaged and diminished minds inhabit clinics and nursing homes worldwide – in Europe alone the number of new coma cases is estimated to be around 230,000 annually, of which...
Coaching neurodivergent athletes
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coaching neurodivergent athletes

...care can be really useful for your wellbeing whether you are a coach, athlete or student, so you might want to do this at regular points during the course. If at any time you feel uncomfortable during the course try taking some time away, invest time in some self-care strategies, and return to the course when you feel comfortable....Week 1: What is neurodiversity?:...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Work and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Work and mental health

...their formal qualifications. It seeks to cultivate their capacity for hope, creativity, care, compassion, realism and resilience. Family and other supporters are often crucial to recovery and they should be included as partners wherever possible. However, peer support is central for many people in their recovery. (Davidson, 2008, cited in Shepherd et al., 2008) Activity 3 Recovery groups for employment Timing: Allow about 1 ......
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Taxes and privacy: A tech business reading list
Science, Maths & Technology

Taxes and privacy: A tech business reading list

...adults get their news from Facebook. Facebook — and its algorithm — are extremely powerful and exert huge amounts of control over what type of news coverage a significant number of its users see. So what does it mean when it’s promoting blatantly false news and clickbait aggregation? How can legitimate news outlets operate in this environment when they are becoming...
Are women leaders the key to growing women’s sport?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are women leaders the key to growing women’s sport?

...care givers (Norman, Rankin-Wright & Alison, 2018; Piggott & Pike, 2019, Women in Sport, 2018). [women kick boxing] Women in Sport’s recent research Beyond 30%, Workplace Culture in Sport (2018) found that there is a clear gap in how women and men feel in the sport workplace, with many women feeling discriminated against and subjected to unconscious bias. Over half of...
Introducing the voluntary sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Introducing the voluntary sector

...cares for terminally ill children, young adults and their families. ‘Out of the Blue’, a group of singers from Oxford University, released a single in 2014, Hips Don’t Lie – Charity Single – Shakira – Out of the Blue, with all the profits going to the charity. Out of the Blue Shakira medley The fantastic Out of the Blue have recorded a medley of Shakira songs...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Marco Rubio wins by coming in third
Society, Politics & Law

Marco Rubio wins by coming in third

...care, and social progress. That’s been in marked contrast to the Trump-led sniping and alpha male posturing distinguishing the Republican contest so far, and it will serve the Democrats well heading into the general election campaign. Any Democrats worried about the risks of a progressive-moderate split would do well to calm their nerves. Some are no doubt fretting...
Reporting in the fog of an attack
History & The Arts

Reporting in the fog of an attack

...care less. Exclusivity in today’s second-by-second news cycle lasts moments at best. Channel 4's +1 service blanking out the claims made on @Channel4News pic.twitter.com/GmP7QV5CY6 — Duncan Golestani (@DuncanGolestani) March 22, 2017 Added to this is the need to have impact – to demonstrate the value of your programme or news feed above all others. And this is...