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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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History & The Arts
Christmas at war: 1915 - A wish deferred
The Financial Times struggles to see a brighter future, but hopes that at least city traders will no longer be seen as driven purely by greed.
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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, ...
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History & The Arts
What's creative about creative writing?
Can creativity be taught? How far can you be creative when translating other people's work? Listen to translators, authors and creative writing teachers as they explore these and other questions of creativity.
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History & The Arts
What makes a great Christmas number one?
What will be Christmas Number One this year? Explore the musical components that make up a great festive chart-topper here...
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History & The Arts
Heaven: What might it be like?
What might heaven look like, sound like, feel like?
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History & The Arts
Learning from the past with historic buildings
How can we work with our building traditions to create designs that will last?
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History & The Arts
The Life of Saint Andrew
This extract from Alban Butler's 18th Century work on the lives of the saints tells the story of Scotland's patron saint.
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History & The Arts
Getting started on ancient Greek
This free course, Getting started on ancient Greek, offers a taster of the ancient Greek world through the study of one of its most distinctive and enduring features: its language.The course approaches the language methodically, starting with the alphabet and effective ways to memorise it, before building up to complete Greek words and sentences...
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Nature & Environment
Literature and the Environment
Can reading encourage us to appreciate the environment and make sustainable changes to our lives?