
Digital & Computing
Blockchain in Education
Blockchain technologies brought new solutions to the world of finance. Will education see similar changes? Read this article by Professor John Domingue and Doctor Alexander Mikroyannidis to start exploring the possibilities of blockchain in education.

Digital & Computing
Supporting Lifelong Learning with Blockchain
Can blockchain technologies help lifelong learners? Read this article by Professor John Domingue and Doctor Alexander Mikroyannidis to discover the answers and solutions which blockchain can bring to education.

Digital & Computing
How Bitcoin works
Everything you need to know to get started with Bitcoin.

Science, Maths & Technology
Do Christmas lights interfere with your wifi signal?
Beware: Britain's communication regulator warns that your twinkling festive lights might be blocking your wifi signal. Really? Andrew Smith explains why it shouldn't keep you awake worrying...

Science, Maths & Technology
Beachbrains
Ever tried to picture how many neurons we have inside our brain but can't envisage it? Use this busy beach analogy to help you understand the brain:

Health, Sports & Psychology
Stress and anxiety in the digital age: the dark side of technology
What is it about new technology that is making many of us anxious and stressed? Dr Gini Harrison and Dr Mathijs Lucassen explore the top five stressors:

Nature & Environment
Reduce e-waste through donating old computer devices
Reduce, reuse, recycle. Reduce means reducing your use of items that lead to waste. Since 2000, amounts of e-waste have grown from 20 million to 50 million tonnes per year.

Digital & Computing
How can we stop science, engineering and technology losing talented women?
There's still a massive gender imbalance in university STEM subjects. What can be done to address this? Clem Herman has some ideas...

Digital & Computing
60 Second Adventures in Artificial Intelligence
How does Artificial Intelligence (AI) work? How is AI used in science? All is explained these short animations narrated by David Mitchell.

Digital & Computing
An introduction to computers and computer systems
This free course, An introduction to computers and computer systems, challenges how we view computers through the examples of processors in kitchen scales and digital cameras, as well as examining the work of art that, at heart, is a computer. You will also explore how computers are connected together to achieve even more than when working alone.

Digital & Computing
Boost your Business, Computing and IT Skills
Having the right skills will improve your career options. These FREE business and management, computing and IT courses from The Open University address the UK’s skills shortage and will open doors to better opportunities.

Digital & Computing
Decolonising computing?
What might it mean to decolonise computing? Mustafa Ali explores in this article.