Tech tips to combat social isolation during COVID-19
An OU academic, who specialises in the use of technology among older people to combat isolation, has come up with tips to keep connected during COVID-19.
Based on evidence from her research with people aged over 55 years, Professor Shailey Minocha, Professor of Learning Technologies and Social Computing at The Open University, writes about how the use of technology and coping strategies can combat social isolation in people over 70.
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Research explores how unequal mobilities impact musical life between Tunisia and Europe
The Open University has been awarded £130,000 from The Leverhulme Trust to support a major new research project, entitled: ‘Musically Stuck: immobile musicians and mobile music between Tunisia and Europe’.
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