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History & The Arts
Witches in popular culture
Western culture can't seem to shake off portraying women as witches. Dr Chloé Germaine Buckley wonders why.
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History & The Arts
A timeline between The OU and the royal family
Take a look at this extensive timeline, detailing the relationship between The OU and the Queen and royal family over the years.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Light: Wave-particle duality
One of the most confusing concepts in physics, wave-particle duality is unlike anything we see in the ordinary world.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Centre for Open Thanatology Hub
The Open University’s interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to the study and education of death, dying, loss, and grief across the life course and in diverse contexts.
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History & The Arts
African Caribbean religions and the problem of representation
Hilde Capparella explores the negative narrative created around Africa and African cultures by the West and how this lead to the demonisation of African Caribbean religions.
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History & The Arts
Different cultures, different childhoods
A 'normal' childhood depends on where you live and when you're born. Heather Montgomery wonders how some common British practices might look to other cultures.
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History & The Arts
Legacy of the Romantics
Who were the Romantics and what did they stand for? Stephanie Forward explains.
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Languages
How emoji are changing the shape of everyday English
What influence are emoji having on the way we communicate? Is the common use of the eggplant or facepalm emoji something to worry about? Philip Seargeant explores this online visual language...
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History & The Arts
St David’s Day and the role of the crowd in perceptions of Welsh musical identity
St David’s Day is always an occasion when ideas about Welsh musicality get repeated. Dr Martin V Clarke talks about the sporting crowd and the supporting role it plays in positioning Wales as the ‘land of song’.
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History & The Arts
How women changed the world
Who wrote the first novel over 1000 years ago? Who disguised herself as a man to explore the new world? Take this interactive world tour to discover the stories the history books left out.
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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.