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• Discover OpenLearn on Spotify

  OpenLearn now has its own channel on Spotify where you can watch and listen to our podcast - It’s All Academic - as well as discover more of our mini-documentaries, interviews and animations.

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• When words escape control: Tourette syndrome and slurs

  After the BBC broadcast a racial slur shouted by a guest with Tourette syndrome, the incident sparked outrage and an apology. But it also reveals a deeper linguistic question: when words cause harm, how much does intent matter?

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• Saint Patrick and modern narratives of Irish identity

  Dr James Mahon explores the complexities of Irish national identity and parallels with Saint Patrick's life.

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• Social Work Hub

  A collection of free courses and resources for personal and professional development for social work practitioners and students.

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• Exploring critical social work practice

  What does it mean to be a critical social worker and how can adopting a critical approach improve outcomes for people that use services? This free course, Exploring critical social work practice will support you to question assumptions and navigate complexity as a critical social worker. Through practice scenarios and reflective activities, you ...

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• Corporate fraud and criminal behaviour

  Corporate crime can cause financial losses to a business, damage its reputation, and may result in the loss of customers. This course explores how fraud, insider dealing, bribery, money laundering, and other types of corporate wrongdoing occur. It also outlines what legal measures exist to prevent and respond to them. You’ll learn about ...

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• Who gets to be a human? Religion in colonial histories and Indigenous resistance

  The global challenge of growing inequalities is intricately linked to the distinction made between those historically regarded as human and those who have not been. The division between ‘civilised’ and ‘non-civilised/primitive’ played a vital role in justifying the colonisation and enslavement of those who were deemed ‘lesser human’, ‘other ...

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• Introducing the Generation Study – Emily Darlington, MP

  Emily Darlington MP introduces the Generation Study, a groundbreaking research project aiming to help shape the future of healthcare.

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• South Asian young adult carers: Balancing their caring roles and planning for the future

  What does it mean to be a young adult when this involves caring for a parent or other family member? Via animations and short articles, South Asian young adult carers share their experiences of navigating education, culture and faith as they transition to adulthood, as part of the SATTA research at The Open University.

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