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Education & Development
Why do a project as part of your study?
Taking on a project can be one of the most memorable parts of studying. Tim Coughlan explains how they can help learners...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Blood and the respiratory system
‘Don’t hold your breath’ is an expression you’ve probably heard many times, but may not have thought too much about. In this free course, Blood and the respiratory system, you’ll study why respiration is so important for life, including how air enters and leaves the lungs, how oxygen is transported in the blood, the many dynamic factors that ...
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Society, Politics & Law
Voices from the Global South: confronting climate coloniality
Professor Farhana Sultana delivered a keynote to launch the ‘Voices from the Global South’ project, a collaboration between the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) (with the Institute of British Geographers), the International Geographical Union and The Open University. It was held at the RGS, London in June 2024. In her keynote Professor Sultana ...
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Education & Development
Explore the Realm of Pedagogy with Pedagodzilla!
Pop culture is turned into playful exploration of key learning theories in ‘Pedagodzilla: Exploring the Realm of Pedagogy’. Find out more about this open educational resource.
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Society, Politics & Law
Learning from the Global South
Voices from the Global South is a series of six short films made to stimulate thinking about and reflection on the difference that geography makes to understanding the climate crisis and its impact.
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Education & Development
Introducing Union Black
This free course, Introducing Union Black, aims to build your confidence as a change agent for equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)
This free course will develop and improve your essential maths skills for work, study and everyday life. The course has four sessions, which cover the following topics: numbers, measurement, shapes and space, and handling data. There will be plenty of examples to help you progress, together with opportunities to practise your understanding.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Navigating Black Irish identity in the music of Phil Lynott
Lauren O’Hagan explores the music of Phil Lynott and how his lyrics helped him make sense of his dual identity as Black and Irish.
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Education & Development
Elective Home Education Hub
A collection of free resources from The Open University - articles, videos, audio and courses tailored to support home educators, home-educated young people, and other stakeholders.
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Education & Development
Get in touch
All the content in this hub has been selected by academics across The Open University, specifically for home educators, home-educated young people, practitioners and others interested in home education.
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Society, Politics & Law
Should we read John Locke today?
These days, political parties of all persuasions can agree on at least one thing: they are all in favour of freedom. Of course, freedom is a highly slippery term. Freedom for who, and to what extent? And how do we recognise and manage the boundaries where one person’s ‘freedom’ might harm another person?
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Education & Development
Approaching language, literature and childhood
This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course L301 Language, literature and childhood.