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• The Men’s World Cup 2026

  The men’s World Cup tournament starts on 11 June 2026 and is being held in Canada, Mexico and the United States. Take a look at our dedicated content for the tournament.

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• Life in a bubble: the training camp experience at a World Cup

  In the context of the men’s World Cup 2026, explore the effects of being in a training camp and at a tournament for a sustained period of time.

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• World Cup 2026: it looks like a lucky dip tournament!

  With the men’s World Cup starting in June 2026, Simon Rea and Alex Twitchen explore some key facts about the tournament and discuss some of the key players to look out for.

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• Alternative pathways into higher education

  This podcast explores how home-educated learners built confidence and study skills through OpenLearn and The Open University, showing how higher education can be flexible, accessible and empowering.

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• Ageism and age discrimination

  This course will focus on the ageism targeted at older people, looking at the stereotypes, prejudices and discrimination they experience and the impact they can have.

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• STEM postgraduate research

  This content hub highlights the diverse range of topics explored by postgraduate research students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) at The Open University.

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• You and your world: Introducing the social sciences

  How can the social sciences help you think about the world around you? This free course introduces you to skills and knowledge that can help you question, understand and contribute to society. This course starts by acknowledging the ever-changing nature of society and social relationships and then asks you to think about your own place in ...

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• Bioinformatics: a new asset in the Disease Detectives toolkit

  Bioinformatics is transforming modern medicine. Discover how DNA sequencing and metagenomics are helping scientists identify hidden pathogens, solve medical mysteries and improve disease diagnosis faster than ever before.

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• Understanding the realities of invisible disabilities

  There are 16 million disabled people in the United Kingdom, which is around 25% of the total population (Steibahl et al., 2025). Of those 16 million, around 80% have invisible disabilities (Kelly & Mutebi, 2023). Despite this, invisible disabilities are often overlooked or misunderstood because they don’t align with the stereotype of what a ...

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