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What is it like to research death and loss?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What is it like to research death and loss?

...study and education of death, dying, loss, and grief across the life course and in diverse contexts. The Centre’s vision is to use research and education to foster open dialogue and critical engagement with death and loss. This podcast is a conversation between three of the Centre’s members discussing their experiences of what it is like to do research in this topic...
The Open University Worldwide
OpenLearn Ireland

The Open University Worldwide

...study whenever and wherever they choose. From short courses to degree–level study, the quality of The Open University’s teaching programmes and tutors is renowned and respected across the globe. The Open University has pioneered a unique distance education method called supported open learning, a radical alternative to traditional campus teaching. The Open University...
Hallowain't III: Woodfrogs
Nature & Environment

Hallowain't III: Woodfrogs

...study by the Institute of Arctic Biology which discovered the little critters' approach to staying alive in a hostile climate: To see how these frogs were surviving the winter in the extreme Alaskan environment, the researchers used super glue to attach small radio transmitters about the size of a nickel to the backs of 16 frogs over two years. The radio transmitters...
How do historians know about the past?
History & The Arts

How do historians know about the past?

...studied, such as government documents, private letters, newspaper reports, diaries, eye-witness accounts and so on. As an example, let’s look at some primary source material from the Peterloo Massacre of 1819. In Manchester on the morning of August 16th, 1819, a peaceful mass meeting was called by pro-democracy and anti-poverty protesters to demand the vote. The speaker...
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...studying online? Do you need to use online learning forums as part of your online studies? Do you sometimes feel nervous or anxious about posting your thoughts on an online learning forum? Are you sometimes anxious about what other learners might think of what you post? Are you unsure about the value and benefits of posting to online learning forums? If you answered...
Interdisciplinary Learning – getting the most out of multi-subject degrees
Education & Development

Interdisciplinary Learning – getting the most out of multi-subject degrees

...studying more than one subject and the future forward for learning...[A girl with glasses looking at a number of books] If you are studying more than one subject as part of your qualification, there is an exciting opportunity to find ways in which those subjects intersect and influence each other. The academic environment is a setting where the pursuit of knowledge is...
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

...studies and a substantial number of their supporters. The hashtag #BelieveBlackWomen was a theme across all of the case studies. This is related to tone policing in that if one ignores the existence of racial injustice, one may also disregard the resulting rage. It is also related to white centring in that it is possible to reject racial injustice with alternate reasons,...
Influence of temperament
Education & Development

Influence of temperament

...study of temperament that has emphasized that the significance of individual differences in temperament has to be considered in relation to specific environments. A child who is very low on adaptability and very high on rhythmicity using will have a more aversive experience if cared for by parents who are very erratic in their pattern of child care. The same child will be...