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Introducing environment
Nature & Environment

Introducing environment

...Open University Course Y161 Introducing environment... Introducing environment A short introduction to the album. Unseen impacts Find out more about the consequences of the way you shop. Shopping by car Short car journeys are the most environmentally damaging, yet a quarter of journeys are less than 2 miles. Shopping by bus The more people replace car journeys with buses,...
Cynicism: Philosophy for dogs?
History & The Arts

Cynicism: Philosophy for dogs?

...open, without shame or embarrassment. When someone asked him where he was from, he replied ‘I am a citizen of the world’. He was constantly striving for greater simplicity: when he saw a boy mopping up lentils with a piece of bread, it’s said he threw away his spoon. For Diogenes, being truly human means living like a dog. Cynics were like dogs in another way too:...
What is the EU? - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special
Society, Politics & Law

What is the EU? - Student Hub Live's Brexit Special

...opening video of the Student Hub Live Brexit special...After 60 years of widening and deepening into a union of 28 member states, the EU is about to lose the UK, despite offering several opt-outs and a special-status deal to keep it in. Brexit is viewed by some as the start of an unravelling, while others view the UK as unique in believing it can gain more sovereignty and...
Enterprising Times
Money & Business

Enterprising Times

...Open University Business School suggests that innovative enterprises have performed best among Britain's five million small businesses throughout the economic downturn. Young entrepreneurs and students in the West Midlands are recorded attending their first ever business networking event. We also hear how business innovation is sprouting on the site of Europe's largest...
Patrick Andrews on academic talk
Education & Development

Patrick Andrews on academic talk

The Open University's Patrick Andrews gives you tips on academic talk in this extended interview from 'Go the Distance'.
Tim Coughlan on projects
Education & Development

Tim Coughlan on projects

The Open University's Tim Coughlan explains the benefits of doing a project in this extended interview from 'Go the Distance'...Transcript
LGBTQ Hub
Education & Development

LGBTQ Hub

Collection of free resources exploring sexuality and LGBTQ+ history across the core faculty areas within The Open University.
The Black History Month Talks
Education & Development

The Black History Month Talks

Explore the recorded presentations from The Open University's BME network's Black History Month event in October 2020.