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Updated Monday, 1st February 2021

Whether you're homeschooling or looking to brush up on your existing knowledge, keep on top of your learning with these free resources as collated by academics from the four faculties of The Open University. These collections have each been created with sixth form (or the equivalent - year 13 & 14 or S6) and college-age students in mind, with all content selected deemed suitable for those aged 16+

To browse our wide variety of content, from free short courses to video, audio, and interactives,
click on your subject area below.

 

 

 

A graphic icon of a book of languages Creative commons image Icon Icons made by Smashicons from www.flaticon.com under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 license Wellbeing, Education
and Language studies

 

A graphic icon of old fashioned scales Creative commons image Icon Icons made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 license Business and Law

 

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Engineering and Maths

 

Explore more with these fun interactive games

Copyrighted image Icon Copyright: The Open University Do you have a photographic memory?
Do you have a photographic memory?

Can you hold an image in your mind by just looking at it for a brief amount of time? Try our photographic memory test and see whether you have eidetic memory.

Take part now ❯Do you have a photographic memory?

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PhotoFit Me

Would you make a good eyewitness? Photofit Me explores how we remember faces and challenges you to construct the face of a culprit or to recreate the face of a celebrity or even a friend! Test yourself with our interactive and see how good your face recognition abilities are.

Take part now ❯PhotoFit Me

Creative commons image Icon The Open University under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0 license Crime Scene Officer
Crime Scene Officer

Put yourself in a crime scene officer's shoes and try to solve a suspected murder when time and resources are tight. Can you link the suspects to the forensic evidence? 

Take part now ❯Crime Scene Officer

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