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Education & Development
Students’ experiences of online tutorials in health and social care
Many university students now attend tutorials in online rooms, rather than face-to-face. What does this feel like from the student perspective? Do students experience the same sense of belonging to the university community and feel that they are learning together as part of the group? EdD student Kathy Chandler explains how her research is ...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Asteroids
From robotic telescopes to an asteroid pretending to be a moon on Mars, here are four articles about asteroids.
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Nature & Environment
Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care
We all need to be reducing our carbon emissions, both individually and as a society, to help prevent worsening climate change. The science suggests that time is running out. PhD student Freya wise is investigating the impact of embodied carbon for reducing carbon from heritage buildings.
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Science, Maths & Technology
The secrets of the brain
Despite us all having one, the brain is a mystery. Here Ester Pascual-Baixauli tells us some fascinating facts about this organ...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Multiple Moonlets Maketh Mystery
How did the moon form? Forget a single giant impact – relentless bombardment could explain the Moon’s formation, says Open University research student Zoe Morland.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Talking about weight in therapy – Top tips for size affirmative practice
Should we talk about size in therapy? Does your weight impact on your wellbeing? Psychotherapist and OU PhD student, Michelle Oldale, tells us what the research shows...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere
The new discipline of astrobiology that is, the science of searching for extraterrestrial life, is not only rapidly growing, but has also captured the public imagination. This free course, Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere, examines the emergence of icy satellites of distant planets as potential sites of extraterrestrial life, looks at the ...
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Education & Development
Learning through spoken interaction
How do people learn via spoken interaction? What tips are there for those learning English as a foreign language?
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Education & Development
Dr Fernando Rosell-Aguilar on distance learning
The Open University's Dr Fernando Rosell-Aguilar explains what distance learning is in this extended interview from 'Go the Distance'.