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Fossil Detectives
Science, Maths & Technology

Fossil Detectives

...Open University, which showcases Britain’s amazing wealth of fossils, what they reveal about the mysteries of life and worlds long gone... Fossil Detectives A short introduction to this album. Megalosaurus in the Oxford museum Hermonie Cockburn intorduces and explains the birth of the Fossil Detective series and discusses the Megalosaurus, which includes a clip from the...
Family summer learning hub
Education & Development

Family summer learning hub

The school holidays are here, but learning doesn't have to stop! Check out our range of fun FREE games, interactives, animations and courses - perfect for the whole family to enjoy together.
World Poetry Day
History & The Arts

World Poetry Day

21st March is World Poetry Day. Take a look at a range of powerful poems in our poetry prescription tool, view our videos and try a range of free courses...The videos
National Coding Week
Digital & Computing

National Coding Week

National Coding Week is here and this year's theme focuses on AI - so delve into our FREE courses, articles and video content on all things to do with coding and artificial intelligence.
The Bletchley Park connection
History & The Arts

The Bletchley Park connection

...Open University. I’m at the Bletchley Park museum, a few miles from the Open University’s headquarters in Milton Keynes. It was here, during the Second World War, that the Allies broke many crucial enemy codes, changing the course of twentieth-century history in the process. The Second World War was a radio war; and deciphering the enemy’s encrypted radio messages...
How the stove changed the kitchen
Society, Politics & Law

How the stove changed the kitchen

...open fire rather than on her stove well into the interwar period. Other families used the stove only in the summer months or for selective cooking. Winifred Renshaw’s family continued to use their range during the winter months even after they had their gas stove. In the same period, Joyce Skinner’s family used the range in their living room for boiling hot water and...
Remembering Gary Slapper
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Gary Slapper

...Open University and contributor to OpenLearn and Open2.net - has died...[Gary Slapper] Gary Slapper Carol Howells, senior lecturer in law with The OU Law School, writes: It is with great sadness that the death of Professor Gary Slapper is announced. Gary first joined the OU in 1997 and was instrumental in the founding of the OU Law School and the UK’s first taught...
What is child-led research and why is it important?
Education & Development

What is child-led research and why is it important?

...learn to their school lessons. You can read more about young people’s experiences of being a researcher. If you are interested in learning more about the lives of young people, then please see the Open University prospectus about the Bachelor of Arts degree in Childhood and Youth Studies. Also, you might like to look at the Open University’s Postgraduate Prospectus....