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20 years in… What’s changed?
Miscellaneous

20 years in… What’s changed?

...a range of Open University academics to write about the last 20 years in their chosen field - the challenges, the advances, the achievements and their experiences. We'll be adding to the collection until the end of 2026, and have many exciting and interesting subject areas covered, so bookmark the page or look out for news of new articles via our social media channels....
The ethics and politics of the migration and refugee crisis
Society, Politics & Law

The ethics and politics of the migration and refugee crisis

...Open University Below you can also access an example of a prior collaboration among academics from The Open University, Oxford University and the Migration Museum Project, International Organization for Migration (IOM) and ACTREAL who together worked on the ethics and politics of the refugee crisis. We ran an exhibition with the Migration Museum, a theatre project with...
Now live: Could we control our climate?
Science, Maths & Technology

Now live: Could we control our climate?

...course tells the story of climate science in a new way, aiming to find a fresh perspective for thinking about the future...[Photograph of Moraine lake, Alberta. The photo shows a blue-green expanse of lake water, with dense forest on the left, and rocky mountainous terrain to the right of the lake.] Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face as a society,...
Universities, empires and refugees
Society, Politics & Law

Universities, empires and refugees

...open to other ways of representing experience. This place of safety is what the contemporary university needs to be for refugee learners and academics. When we try to decolonise the university, maybe we should start by opening the door, so that those who have been excluded can make, and be, the change. The openness of The Open University could be the guide. Refugees could...
Brains, bots and better learning? What OU students really think about generative AI
Education & Development

Brains, bots and better learning? What OU students really think about generative AI

...Open University students, that moment arrives after a busy day at work, caring responsibilities, family commitments or community activities. Unlike the stereotypical full-time campus student, OU learners often study alongside the realities of adult life. So when generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini appeared, an important...
Scotland and The Battle for Britain: Key places
Society, Politics & Law

Scotland and The Battle for Britain: Key places

...large cities to uninhabited islands. Below we map some of the locations from the programme and from our timeline of key moments in Scottish political history. Select a map marker to reveal the name and some information. If you'd like to explore in more detail, you can open the map in a new tab. Place information taken from Wikipedia under a Creative Commons licence....
PodMag October 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag October 2016

...Open University...This edition of the PodMag focuses on some exciting new modules currently in development. We hear from Paul Lawrence about the innovative new Level 2 History module on the birth of modern Britain, Helen Kaye talks about the new 3rd level Psychology module where students can undertake their own research, and Catriona Havard tells us about the exciting 3rd...
Religion, Faith, Spirituality and Worldviews?
History & The Arts

Religion, Faith, Spirituality and Worldviews?

...at four frequently used terms: religion, faith, spirituality, and worldviews. We see that while they will sometimes overlap, they are often used for specific reasons. One of the issues which the Open University’s Religion, Belief and Worldviews Hub addresses is why the language we choose matters, and why it can change markedly according to time and place? Transcript...