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Health, Sports & Psychology
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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History & The Arts
Hedd Wyn: y modd y cafodd bywyd un o feirdd mwyaf addawol Cymru ei dorri’n fyr gan y rhyfel byd cyntaf
Ar ddiwrnod cyntaf Brwydr Passchendaele, collodd Cymru un o’i beirdd mwyaf dawnus, sef Hedd Wyn.
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History & The Arts
Hedd Wyn: how the life of one of Wales’ most promising poets was cut short by the first world war
Wales lost one of its most gifted poets, Hedd Wyn, on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
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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Health, Sports & Psychology
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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History & The Arts
Stoke-on-Trent, where they’re loving angels instead...
Dr Sara MacKian explores the hidden history of Spiritualism in the heart of England.
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History & The Arts
Nos Galan Gaeaf: y dathliad Cymreig traddodiadol sy’n cael ei fwrw i’r cysgod gan ddathliadau Halloween modern
O goelcerthi i ddowcio am afalau, archwiliwch sut y mae’r Cymry wedi dathlu Nos Galan Gaeaf drwy’r cenedlaethau, a’r modd y mae wedi’i gysylltu â Halloween.
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History & The Arts
Nos Galan Gaeaf: the traditional Welsh celebration being eclipsed by modern Halloween
From bonfires to bobbing apples, explore how Welsh people have celebrated Nos Galan Gaeaf through the centuries and how it is linked to Halloween.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Navigating Black Irish identity in the music of Phil Lynott
Lauren O’Hagan explores the music of Phil Lynott and how his lyrics helped him make sense of his dual identity as Black and Irish.
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History & The Arts
Introduction to music theory 2: pitch and notation
In this free course, you will explore the concept of musical pitch by working with examples of folk, popular, and classical music from several world traditions. You will learn how pitch is represented using staff notation and other forms of illustration. You will also practise reading and writing pitch using staff notation, and learn to perform ...
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History & The Arts
Banning the bomb: a global history of activism against nuclear weapons
In this free course you will learn about the global anti-nuclear movement that has worked for decades to prevent the use of nuclear weapons, with the ultimate aim of abolishing them altogether. You will see how opposition to nuclear weapons has been an important cause on every continent. Beginning in 1945, this course will equip you with ...
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Education & Development
Approaching language, literature and childhood
This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course L301 Language, literature and childhood.