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History & The Arts
The People on the Notes: Adam Smith
Adam Smith, author of Wealth of Nations, has been the face of the £20 note since 2007. But have we got the wrong idea about his impact on the history of ideas?
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Society, Politics & Law
More ‘salad bowl’ than ‘melting pot’
Madhavi Kapur watches an episode of Indian School, and celebrates the multicultural nature of Indian society.
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Nature & Environment
Environment and Sustainable Development - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special
The third Brexit Special video by Student Hub Live.
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Society, Politics & Law
How have the Conservatives overtaken Labour for the British Indian vote?
Traditionally, Labour has been able to count on support from British Indians - but not any more. Rakib Ehsan asks: what's changed?
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History & The Arts
Election days: 1868 - No vote, no verger
It wasn't just farmers coming under pressure to vote against their interests in 1868, as this letter from the Daily News suggests
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History & The Arts
Hound hub
Love labradors? Potty about poodles? Explore the Hound hub to find out more about our furry friends.
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History & The Arts
Heart of a heartless world, soul of soulless conditions
As the series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' turns 20 we look back at how, though she may have been a modern California girl, Buffy's relationships with creatures of the dark is a tale as old as Slayers themselves...
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History & The Arts
Protestivals - What are they?
Protest Festivals or ‘Protestivals’ as they are also known, might seem like a relatively new concept, but scholars say that the roots of this particular form of protest can be found in the alternative globalisation movements that started in the 1980s.
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History & The Arts
Stonehenge before the First World War
In this extract from Afoot In England, the naturalist and author William Henry Hudson despairs of a site already being turned into a tourist spectacle.
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History & The Arts
Nine days' wonder in York
William has much admiration for the Minster - but the joy of York is to be harshly curtailed...
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History & The Arts
Who was Mary Magdalene?
She appears in all the gospels, but we're still not entirely sure who Mary Magdalene was.
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Science, Maths & Technology
60 second adventures: Behind the scenes
Go behind the scenes with the 60-second adventures team to learn how OU academic content is transformed into informative and entertaining short animations.