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  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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  Spiritualism, stigma and prejudice: what is everyone so scared of?

  Sara MacKian reflects on the myths and fears encountered while researching Spiritualism. Starting with a conversation during a taxi ride…

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  Being human: spirit, consciousness and being (or not being) in bodies

  Dr Sara MacKian asks what it means to be a conscious human in (and sometimes outside!) a body…

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  What’s wrong with how nurses are portrayed in the media?

  How nurses are portrayed in the media does not reflect what is involved in the profession. Improving this can potentially improve recruitment to nursing programmes.

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  How to be a great trans ally

  Just like being trans, being a great trans ally is different for everyone. Learn about the importance of allyship and how you can ensure you are a trans ally in this interactive.

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  Promoting the effective management of children’s pain – part 2

  This is the second of two OpenLearn courses focusing on the effective management of children’s pain. The focus of the first course was on why pain matters and how a pain management framework can be used to deliver the effective management of children’s pain. This second free course further develops how to improve children’s pain management in ...

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  Climate change and renewable energy

  Human-induced climate change and resulting extreme weather events are an increasing and serious threat to the Earth’s ecosystems. This free course, Climate Change and Renewable Energy, describes the basic science of the greenhouse effect and how it has been modified by human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels. It describes the ...

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  Unsolved problems in cosmology

  The science of cosmology has been very successful in explaining a wide range of observational evidence about the Universe, from the detailed properties of the cosmic microwave background radiation to the distributions of galaxies, and the elemental abundances in astrophysical environments. However, there are several major unknowns in ...

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  Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

  This free course, featuring interviews with famous crime fiction authors, explores psychological theory and research on the relationships we form with fictional characters.

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