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How Spanish sounded across its history
Languages

How Spanish sounded across its history

...language has evolved...All of the texts except for one are works of literature written by authors from different eras and origins. More information about them and the corresponding transcripts can be found below. The middle ages - Glosa emilianense One of the earliest written examples of a form of Romance similar to Spanish can be found in the notes that a monk wrote in...
Dr Matt Balme on modelling the landscape of Mars
Science, Maths & Technology

Dr Matt Balme on modelling the landscape of Mars

...like ancient flood plains. “Since studying Aram Dorsum, our group has found many more of these “fossilised rivers” around this area, which suggest that ancient Mars was warmer and wetter than it is today; this makes Aram Dorsum a great site to visit to look for evidence of past life on Mars.” Dig deeper into the red planet Try a free course on astronomy or geology...
Studying Social Work at The Open University
Health, Sports & Psychology

Studying Social Work at The Open University

...knowledges, social work engages people and structures to address life challenges and enhance wellbeing...” (IFSW, July 2014). Check out the animation below which summarises the real-life experiences and motivations of Open University social work students and graduates. Plus explore more with our free courses related to social work, which are listed below. Transcript...
Questions in science
Science, Maths & Technology

Questions in science

...more about each taster block you need to choose for yourself which science discipline you would like to study first. We hope you enjoy them all equally, but expect to be surprised, you may enjoy the one you expect to least the most, so do make sure you study all three! These free courses are adapted extracts from the Open University course S111 Questions in science....
Poetry prescription
History & The Arts

Poetry prescription

...Shoes' by Nedra under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0 licence. 'Yoho Road' by James Wheeler under CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0 licence 'Bunratty Castle Jacobean Bed' by B y Fredi under CC-BY-2.0 licence. 'White Corset Closeup' by Photowitch | Dreamstime.com 'Snowscape Over Scottish Loch' by Bred2k8 | Dreamstime.com 'Haze Hills Landscape' by Andriy Markov | Dreamstime.com Study a free poetry course...
AI Hub: an introduction
Digital & Computing

AI Hub: an introduction

...free course content on the subject of AI, looking at different aspects of the subject including a general introduction – AI fluency – to content discussing the human skills required for the AI era. Alongside the course content, you'll find lots of thought-provoking articles and videos to enhance and expand your studies. Use the left-hand navigation on the hub to...
An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to European crime fiction since 1945

...Languages, cultures and communication courses. [An image of a top hat and phrase by Hercule Poirot]In 2020, crime fiction overtook general and children’s fiction to become the best-selling literary genre in Britain (The Guardian, 2020). In 2021, two novels from Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series occupied first and fourth place in the UK’s best-seller list...
The future of emojis
Languages

The future of emojis

...Language Studies qualification. Emojis are a product of the digital communications revolution. They were designed specifically to help with mobile and online communication, and are also generated by this new technology themselves. So will they adapt to new forms of communication technology on the horizon? Or will we soon be looking back at them as a nostalgic fad tied to...