Science, Maths & Technology
Learn maths in Northern Ireland
Improve your numeracy skills and grow confidence in using maths in your everyday life.
OpenLearn Ireland
A Peace of Us - The Good Friday Agreement Podcast
This Open University podcast discusses the ways in which The Good Friday Agreement changed our communities, arts, sports, and lives.
OpenLearn Ireland
Ceasefire anniversary in Northern Ireland: 30 years of an impossible peace
A story of change, drawing on the thoughts of some of those who made the ceasefires and the political agreement in Northern Ireland possible.
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A hug for the brain: what does it mean to have a happy, healthy brain?
Dr Sinead Eccles explores the function of a healthy brain in regulating our health.
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Supporting Mental Health Through Online Music Fandoms
What are online fandoms? What are the benefits of joining one – and how to make it happen? Read and watch this personal exploration of online music fandoms by Dr. Lauren O'Hagan.
OpenLearn Ireland
Wholly Trinity: Abortion, Art and Activism in Ireland
"…art can assist people to learn not only about the objective forces at work in the society in which they live, but also about the intensely social character of their interior lives. Ultimately, it can propel people toward social emancipation." (Angela Davis).This short film, produced collaboratively by The Open University, Alliance for Choice ...
OpenLearn Ireland
Change in the West of Ireland
Introducing a collection of articles asking 'How can unique and distinctive regions, like the West of Ireland, retain the qualities that make them unique while continuing to modernise and interact with the wider world?'
OpenLearn Ireland
Libraries NI learning hub
This OpenLearn hub, prepared in collaboration with Libraries NI, features a collection of free online resources designed to support mental health, wellbeing and learning and development.
OpenLearn Ireland
The Irish Gothic collection on OpenLearn
What is it about Gothic stories that captures our imagination? And why do so many of its tropes and motifs lead to Ireland?
OpenLearn Ireland
The Irish Gothic in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
How does the tradition of Irish Gothic unfold in creative writing in the twentieth century - and beyond?
OpenLearn Ireland
Spectres, Monsters, Fairies and Vampires: An introduction to the Irish Gothic
What are the defining features of Irish Gothic - and how can you use them in your creative writing?
OpenLearn Ireland
Department for Infrastructure Hub
A collection of free learning materials designed to support the development of key skills within the Department for Infrastructure, built in collaboration with the department.