History & The Arts
Contemporary accounts of the 19th Century
Drawn from a range of sources - including diaries, newspaper reports, biography and more - a range of voices from the 19th Century.
Miscellaneous
Northern Ireland Science Festival 2022: Tackling BAME Disparities in STEM Education
...Open University's Science courses and qualifications. The BAME community is drastically unrepresented in the STEM industry within Northern Ireland. Higher education institutions have a responsibility to encourage more BAME students into STEM subjects and shift this industry wide disparity. Representatives from The Open University, Queen’s University and Ulster...
Health, Sports & Psychology
Crime fiction: past, present and future – a discussion between Bill Alder and Simon Brett OBE
...Open University’s Bill Alder and distinguished crime fiction author Simon Brett OBE on the past, present and future of crime fiction...Find out about The Open University’s Languages, cultures and communication courses. In April 2024, The Open University (OU) held an online meeting attended by over 150 participants to launch the new Open Centre for Languages and...
Miscellaneous
OpenMinds-Talk: What does Brexit tell us about Britain?
...Open University, in the Berrill Theatre and online as we host an enlightening talk exploring the question: What does Brexit tell us about Britain?...Join us at the Open University, in the Berrill Theatre and online as we host an enlightening Talk exploring the question: What does Brexit tell us about Britain? Transcript Date: Tuesday 28 March Time: 6:30-7:30pm Venue:...
Education & Development
Try distance learning for FREE with the OU
...Open University, is a free online learning resource that’s open to everyone. It’s a great way to see if distance learning is right for you and prepare you for university...There are over 1,000 courses to choose from with no start-dates, so you can begin right away or at a time that suits you. Some courses are based on The Open University degree materials and others...
Society, Politics & Law
The Funny Thing About...
...Open University's Richard Heffernan discusses civil servants, spin doctors and politics, using clips from "Yes, Minister" and "The Thick of It". The Funny Thing About…Scientists Are scientists all geeky, bearded men in white lab coats? Featuring clips from "The Fast Show" and "A Bit of Fry and Laurie", The Open University's Professor Hazel Rymer dispels the stereotype....
Education & Development
EPQs: help and tips
...Open University’s Open degree qualification. This series of articles includes help and tips from members of AstrobiologyOU, a research group at The Open University, UK. They are all researchers, and the advice they offer comes from their different experiences. They focus on the process of undertaking a dissertation/research review EPQ. If you are doing one of the other...
Society, Politics & Law
Goal-setting for a better world: Millennium Development Goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda
...Source: International Institute for Sustainable Development What about post 2015? To date as we proceed from the MDG’s to the Post-2015 Development agenda, it is worth reviewing the achievements as well as rethinking the goals. There are already a number of activities being undertaken by the global community feeding towards this, not least led by the UN (e.g. MDG...