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Health, Sports & Psychology
10 tips to beat the January blues
Feeling a bit low? Unmotivated? Tired? We’ve put together ten ways to beat the January blues, with a few FREE resources on OpenLearn to help you on your way.
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Education & Development
Supporting climate action through digital education
Education has a vital role in tackling the catastrophic impact of the climate emergency. However, there's abundant evidence that educators, worldwide, lack the knowledge and skills to effectively address the climate crisis in their teaching. This free course will equip you for designing and delivering online, blended and technology-enhanced ...
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History & The Arts
Empires: power, resistance, legacies
Empires have existed throughout most of human history. They have spanned the globe. They have influenced the way we are governed, our systems of trade, how we use technology, our relationships with the natural world. They have shaped how we have seen, mapped and divided the world. They have profoundly affected how we have understood and ...
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Education & Development
History and hope: Education for girls in South Sudan
The Ibba Girls School in South Sudan is giving girls in that country better opportunities. This article and presentation explains more about education barriers in South Sudan and what's being done to overcome these.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Wild Weather Kitchen Experiments
Recreate an avalanche, dust storm, flood or tornado in the comfort of your own home by watching these short videos investigating extreme weather.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis
This free course introduces the emerging field of Climate Psychology. It is now widely accepted that facts about climate change, taken alone, do not promote change. There is growing recognition that deeper psychological perspectives, beyond traditional psychological approaches, could enrich environment movements. Additionally, evidence is ...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Slip Slide Collide
Want to learn more about the Earth's tectonic plates? Start your journey into the surface of the Earth with these three quick-fire challenges in our science game.
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Money & Business
Finding a mentor
A mentor can empower your personal development and help you to identify and achieve your career goals. This article looks at what qualities you should search for in a mentor.
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