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A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter
Science, Maths & Technology

A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter

...Open University's Science courses and qualifications. Rachael Hamp and Grace Richards are members of AstrobiologyOU. Their research focusses on another icy moon orbiting a gas giant planet – Enceladus, a moon of Saturn. They discussed their work and what they hope might come from the JUICE mission with Ann Grand, a fellow member of AstrobiologyOU. Tell me something...
Vitality Netball World Cup 2023 – what’s it all about and who is going to win?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Vitality Netball World Cup 2023 – what’s it all about and who is going to win?

...Open University's Sport and Fitness courses and qualifications. The Vitality Netball World Cup will be held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 28th July to 6th August 2023 and it will be the first time it has been held in Africa. This will be the 16th World Cup tournament, although prior to 2015 it was called the World Netball Championships. The first tournament was held in...
The origins of the First World War
History & The Arts

The origins of the First World War

...Read about Franz Ferdinand's assassination, discover the diplomatic crisis that engulfed Europe in July, explore Germany's strategic war plans, and lots more. We've suggested an order for you to read, but feel free to dip in and out wherever you like. Has this whetted your appetite about studying history? Find out more about The Open University's BA (Hons) in History....
Free Activity Cards
Education & Development

Free Activity Cards

...Storytelling card (146 KB) Who am I? Understanding Children Learn with the Open University [PDF File] Download Who Am I? card (105KB) [PDF File] Download Understanding Children card (107KB) [PDF File] Download Learn With The OU (30KB) If you don't have Acrobat Reader you can download it by following this link: [get Acrobat Reader] download the free plug-in Acrobat Reader...
Wholly Trinity: Abortion, Art and Activism in Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

Wholly Trinity: Abortion, Art and Activism in Ireland

...Open University, Alliance for Choice and The Array Collective explores the role that artists and creatives played in campaigning for abortion rights in Ireland...About the project Art has always been a powerful vehicle for social justice and the struggle for abortion rights throughout the island of Ireland was no exception. This beautiful short film depicts the...
Arwen Bailey On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Nature & Environment

Arwen Bailey On Using Systems Thinking In Practice

...situations. Arwen states “Sharing knowledge is a vital part of applied systems thinking. Sharing knowledge is about sharing different constituencies’ experiences of a problematic situation, their aspirations and their preferred ways of improving the situation and about creating space for dialogue in order to generate new knowledge and open space for new options”...
Publishing The Origin of Species
Science, Maths & Technology

Publishing The Origin of Species

...Open University in collaboration with the British Council. They form part of Darwin Now, a global initiative celebrating the life and work of Charles Darwin and the impact his ideas about evolution continue to have on today’s world. © British Council 2009... Publishing The Origin of Species A brief introduction to this album. John Murray and Darwin The current John...