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Nature & Environment
Trees: local heroes in the fight against global climate change
Raising awareness of local trees.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Improve your everyday maths for free
The Open University has teamed up with charity National Numeracy to enable everyone to boost their confidence with numbers using the National Numeracy Challenge.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Olympic and Paralympic Games, Paris 2024
Paris is the host of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Explore our related free resources.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Building the first Thames sewer system
The original Thames sewer system became a pressing need following the clean-up of London streets. But even the stench of the river overpowering the Houses of Parliament couldn't persuade the Board of Works to speed up the building process. This editorial from The Morning Chronicle of 20th July, 1859 explores why the fight against cholera had ...
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Education & Development
Supporting children's mental health and wellbeing
Do you have a professional or personal interest in the mental health issues affecting young children? Are you working with children or are you a parent or carer? This free course, Supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing, is designed to give insight into the factors that are contributing to our youngest citizens’ poor mental health; ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Ambiguous loss: what it is and why is it important?
Maybe you’ve felt a profound sadness and hope about something at the same time, but unsure if that is grief. Explore this further with Neil Thompson’s examples about ambiguous loss and what it means.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Understanding depression and anxiety
This free course, Understanding depression and anxiety, explores the causes of these mental health issues, with a particular focus on stress. You will consider some risk and causal factors for some depression and anxiety disorders, and learn about the biology and psychology behind them.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Does Inside Out accurately capture the mind of an 11-year-old girl? A child psychologist weighs in
Is it enough to use Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust and Anger to portray a pre-pubescent child's behaviour?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Can I become fitter by doing short bursts of exercise?
Some studies suggest that health goals might be within your grasp - or at least a short walk away. Richard Metcalfe adds some caveats.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
One minute methods - experiments
Discover what natural experiments, like the Dutch famine, and controlled experiments can teach us about child development.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Why is childbirth a medical procedure?
Sarah Earle examines the developing degree of medical intervention in birth
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Harry Potter and death and bereavement
What does the Harry Potter series have in common with our Muggle world when it comes to death and bereavement? Dr Sam Murphy explores.