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Introducing Geography Matters
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing Geography Matters

...Social Sciences...[Geography Matters, cartoon] Geography Matters is the name of a new initiative for everyone interested in knowing more about Geography, and how it is taught at the OU. What is Geography Matters It is a suite of short videos, posts and audios on topics that relate to The Open University's modules on geography, environmental studies and development –...
Young people making their own media
Education & Development

Young people making their own media

...social media have brought new opportunities for young people to tell their own stories, creating and sharing their own material with the world...Traditional media - like TV and film - often profits from young people: adults write stories about them, often without their involvement. These are, quite often, sensationalised portraits of youth, which may focus on the risky or...
The impact of COVID-19 on Black children and young people living in London
Education & Development

The impact of COVID-19 on Black children and young people living in London

...Social spaces Relationships Lessons learned during lockdown Hopes for the future The researchers are currently halfway through data collection of twenty-five participants and this project is a pilot to explore issues which are important to children and young people in a view to turn this into a larger project. The lives of Black children and young people are often...
Can being part of a team help break the pain barrier?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can being part of a team help break the pain barrier?

...social support, such as a photo of a loved one. Where pain matters for performance, as is the case in many sports, group bonds may therefore influence individual and team competitiveness. Pain and the brain To understand this, it is useful to consider how pain works. When we experience a painful jab of heat to the skin, how much pain we feel does not simply reflect the...
Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?
Nature & Environment

Is the 2020 New Deal a Green New Deal?

...work being the focus. Boris Johnson’s approach can be compared to the 1930's New Deal in the United States (US). In that time and place a government-led programme, based on the Keynesian policy of stimulating economic growth through increased public expenditure, was used. This was introduced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (pictured below) following his election in...
Where do we get the help that really counts?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Where do we get the help that really counts?

...social contacts can promote wellbeing, one study suggests that mental health problems may only discussed in depth with one or two key people (Perry and Pescosolido, 2010). So individuals who can really listen, empathise and offer support during times of difficulty can make a significant difference. This research found that family members were highly valued in discussions...
How COVID-19 challenges our notion of a good death
Health, Sports & Psychology

How COVID-19 challenges our notion of a good death

...socially, to help us make sense of those concerns, we invest in ideals around how death and dying should be – a so-called good death. I’m not suggesting that there is one archetypical good death that we all strive to have. My own research about end-of-life care in England over the last 10 years has indicated that this is both impossible and also undesirable,...
A focus on misogynoir – the anti-Black forms of misogyny that Black women experience
Education & Development

A focus on misogynoir – the anti-Black forms of misogyny that Black women experience

...social networking sites prohibit hate speech, it is incredibly difficult to monitor all of their content due to the enormous scale of their networks and web applications. Even while these social media platforms have extensively been banning and monitoring hate speech, research suggests that these approaches are not as successful for particularly marginalised groups, such...