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Science, Maths & Technology
Out for the count: the mathematics of voting systems
Voters, voters, in the poll, which is the fairest system of all?
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History & The Arts
Eco-art, Sustainable Art, art as activism
From synthetic polymers to recycling and up-cycling.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Design in a nutshell
Get the lowdown on 6 key design movements and share your design alter-ego
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History & The Arts
My career goal: Creative and design
Bring out your creative flair to its full potential. Find some practical advice for advancing your career in a creative industry, whether that's using your keen visual eye, practical ingenuity, or rigorous technical skills.
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Society, Politics & Law
The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection
Find out more about the Women and Scottish Railway History Collection, a partnership between The Open University in Scotland, The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Scotland, and Scottish Union Learning.
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Education & Development
A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu died in Cape Town on Boxing Day. In this article, Anna Page reflects on meeting and being in the presence of the cleric and social activist at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town.
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Society, Politics & Law
Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022
Find out more about an exciting new project which is concerned to uncover a largely hidden past: women’s involvement in workplace struggles across Scotland since the early 1900s.
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History & The Arts
What is Religion - and the Growth of Religious Toleration
Professor Graham Harvey discusses the big questions in religious studies: How do people emphasise what is important to them? How do they choose to do religion in different ways? And how did these practices evolve throughout history?
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History & The Arts
10 incredible people whose stories you'll find on OpenLearn
We turned ten in 2016 - isn't that amazing? What's even more amazing is this list of ten extraordinary people and their incredible stories...
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Nature & Environment
TOTEM LATAMAT: an Indigenous reminder we are all part of the ecosystem
Why might it not be science that holds the key to combatting climate change?
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Science, Maths & Technology
Could you be a code breaker?
Test your problem-solving skills and try to crack our secret messages using clues.
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History & The Arts
Historical perspectives on race
Race is not biological. It is a social construction. Yet we know that in our contemporary world and in history, this construction has real consequences. From enslavement and colonisation to resistance and revolution, the stories of people of colour are often left untold in accounts of the past. This free course, Historical perspectives on race, ...