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Celebrating Women in STEM
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Science, Maths & Technology
Margaret Hamilton: Spaceship Programmer and Software Pioneer
Margaret Hamilton (1936–2026) was a pioneering software engineer whose groundbreaking work helped make the Apollo 11 Moon landing possible and laid the foundations of modern software engineering.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Returning to STEM
This course offers useful skills and solutions to help you get back into a career in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM).
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Science, Maths & Technology
Ada Lovelace Day
Marking the day celebrating Ada Lovelace, discover the intriguing story of her life, Charles Babbage, and their role in the 19th century development of the computer.
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Education & Development
Exploring stereotypes in STEM
Who belongs to STEM? This collection of videos explores stereoptypes in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.
World Space Week: Rocket Revolution 🚀
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Science, Maths & Technology
World Space Week
World Space Week is held every year between 4th-10th October - it is a celebration of science and technology. We've put together some fantastic free resources to mark this occasion.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Introduction to Planetary Protection
As we explore the Solar System, it is important that we do not accidentally contaminate untouched and unspoilt extraterrestrial environments in any way. In this free course you will learn about ‘Planetary Protection’ and why it is critical for our future exploration and use of space. This course has been developed with support from the ...
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Science, Maths & Technology
15 minutes on Mars
Have you ever looked up into the night sky at the red planet and wanted to know more? Now here’s your chance to explore Mars.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Living on the Moon
Members of The Open University contribute to a video by the Royal Society, explaining how to survive on the Moon for more than a couple of days.
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