Get stargazing
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Stargazing on a budget
You don't need to invest in your own radio telescope to explore the night sky - you can get great results with really simple kit
Read nowStargazing on a budgetLevel: 1 Introductory
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Sky notes: January
A guide to the what's happening in the night sky in January.
Read nowSky notes: JanuaryLevel: 1 Introductory
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Extreme Astronomy
Dr. Robin Barnard reveals the way that astronomers hunt for black holes, exploding stars and other extremes of astronomy
Read nowExtreme AstronomyLevel: 1 Introductory
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Virtual planisphere
Use our virtual planisphere to track the night skies throughout the year - and to get a close-up view of stars and planets.
Take part nowVirtual planisphereLevel: 1 Introductory
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In the night sky: Orion - More free resources from The Open University
Journey through the constellation of Orion to discover how stars formed and find out about exoplanets.
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Write that novel
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Ten top tips for writing a novel
Got a novel bursting to get out? These tips from novelist and lecturer Sally O'Reilly may surprise you...
Read nowTen top tips for writing a novelLevel: 1 Introductory
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Writing tips series
Break the back of that novel you're writing with these top tips from the author of Start writing: A practical introduction to creative writing.
Read nowWriting tips seriesLevel: 1 Introductory
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So you've written your novel, what now?
Literary agent Joanna Swainson shares her top five tips for hooking an agent.
Read nowSo you've written your novel, what now?Level: 1 Introductory
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Start writing fiction
Have you always wanted to write, but never quite had the courage to start? Try this unit to get you started.
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FutureLearn: Start writing fiction MOOC
Sign up for this free eight-week course which started on 27 October just in time for NaNoWriMo!
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Creative Writing
The tracks on this album offer an invaluable insight into a wide range of techniques and practices surrounding Creative Writing. Writers as diverse as Alan Ayckbourn, Ian McMillan and Tanika Gupta talk openly about their approaches and attitudes to all aspects of writing from original concept to final drafts and productions. Writing for stage, print, television and radio is discussed in engaging and articulate detail. This material forms part of The Open University course A363 Advanced creative writing.
Listen nowCreative WritingLevel: 1 Introductory
Trace your family history
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Tracing your family history
These days, everyone seems to want to know about the origins of their family. Nick Barratt tells you how to start finding out.
Read nowTracing your family historyLevel: 1 Introductory
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Writing family history
This album contains extracts from interviews with a wide range of people talking about family history. Some history is recalled in oral form, some in photographic and some in written form, as biographical or autobiographical evidence. Many aspects of this approach to writing are discussed in illuminating and perceptive depth, giving wide-ranging yet informative coverage of the topic. This material forms part of the course A173 Start writing family history.
Listen nowWriting family historyLevel: 1 Introductory
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Deathly clues to family history
The traces people leave as they end their life can provide family historians with the perfect starting place.
Read nowDeathly clues to family historyLevel: 1 Introductory
Learn a language
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Croeso: Beginners' Welsh
This free course, Croeso: Beginners' Welsh, is taken from Croeso, a beginners' language module that concentrates on Welsh as a tool for communication, but it also provides some insights into Welsh societies and cultures through printed and audio materials. It will be of interest to all those who want to improve their language skills in order to communicate more easily and effectively in Welsh. The course focuses on basic greetings and introductions, numbers and days of the week. By the end of the course you will have gained confidence in communicating in Welsh, and you will be able to understand language used by speakers from different areas of Wales. You will develop the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Welsh.
Learn moreCroeso: Beginners' WelshLevel: 1 Introductory
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Portales: beginners' Spanish
This series of clips covers a variety of issues about Spanish culture and society. Material is taken from The Open University Course L194 Portales: beginners' Spanish.
Listen nowPortales: beginners' SpanishLevel: 1 Introductory
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Rundblick: beginners' German
This series of clips looks at speaking, pronunciation and listening practice on the theme of Food and Drink. Material is taken from The Open University Course L193 Rundblick: beginners' German.
Listen nowRundblick: beginners' GermanLevel: 1 Introductory
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Andante: beginners' Italian
Do you want to learn the basics in Italian? The audio tracks in this collection are devised for learning simple Italian, including expressions for greetings, ordering food and drinks, booking into a hotel and talking about a recent holiday. The tracks contain sample recordings with suggestions for how to pronounce Italian sounds, along with some activities to help improve your listening and speaking skills. This material forms part of The Open University course L195 Andante: beginners' Italian."
Listen nowAndante: beginners' ItalianLevel: 1 Introductory
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Bon départ: beginners' French
Want to learn the basics in French? The 18 audios in the album are devised for beginner learners of French and include a series of short conversations in which you will hear people greeting each other, asking how to get somewhere, asking who someone is, buying things, ordering breakfast in a café and talking about what they eat for breakfast, booking a hotel room, and using numbers and letters. There is also a track to help with pronunciation. This material forms part of The Open University course L192 Bon départ: beginners' French.
Listen nowBon départ: beginners' FrenchLevel: 1 Introductory
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