History & The Arts
Women in the arts: a collection of free resources
Explore our collection of free resources focusing on women’s participation in various areas of the world of the arts.
Nature & Environment
El Niño and war drive aid agencies to the brink
...world waits to respond to emerging crises in southern Africa and Latin America, we will not be able to cope.” The UN says the number of people forced to flee their homes by conflict has reached 60 million, a level unknown since World War II. In some regions the crisis is close. Food shortages are expected to peak in southern Africa in February. South Africa has already...
Education & Development
Introduction to child psychology
...world, or what role is played by biological changes within the individual? Because child psychology is so vast and tries to answer so many questions, researchers and practitioners often separate development into specific areas. Broadly, these tend to map onto children’s physical, cognitive (thinking, learning, memory, etc.) and social/emotional development. Child...
Science, Maths & Technology
Women in engineering - interview with Robyn Moates
...world, as proved by the Women's Engineering Society, who will celebrate their centenary in 2019. They formed after World War I, as pioneering women who worked in engineering and technical roles during the conflict campaigned to retain their roles when the war ended. Robyn Moates works for Green Energy Options (geo), and talked to us about her life as an engineer. You may...
History & The Arts
Buildings of ancient Rome
...world. This material forms part of The Open University course A219 Exploring the Classical World... Buildings of ancient Rome An introduction to this album’s contents. Temples of republican Rome An introduction to the remains of some of the most significant Roman temples in the Campus Martius. The Porticus of Octavia The grand gateway to the temple precinct. The Circus...
History & The Arts
At home with ghosts and werewolves
Toby Litt explains his approach to chronicling his non-realistic worlds...[Toby Litt] Transcript
Health, Sports & Psychology
The impact of walking and socialising through 5 Ways Café on people living with dementia and their carers: A volunteer’s perspective
...heritage of the park immediately outside the church led him to begin leading guided walks from the Café, an idea that has now become a mainstay. The walk is gentle and suited to all who wish to take part on the day. It encourages reminiscence for those familiar with the local area or promotes new learning in those who aren’t. It is this walking element that the OU have...
Society, Politics & Law
Looking at population data
...World Population Prospects webpage. If you want to download copies of the data, from the Online Database area in the navigation bar on the left-hand side of the page, select Detailed Indicators then from the form that is displayed choose Population by five-year age group and sex to get the data. The data can be downloaded as a simple text file in the CSV format that you...