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History & The Arts
Star Wars: May the Course be with you
You don't have to be in a galaxy far, far away to learn more about Star Wars. Let the force awaken your curiosity and explore now...
Science, Maths & Technology
Introduction to complex analysis
This free course, Introduction to complex analysis, is an extract from the third level Open University course M337 Complex Analysis, which develops the theory of functions of a complex variable, emphasising their geometric properties and indicating some applications.
Science, Maths & Technology
Between humanity and space
Dr Natalie Trevino recently joined AstrobiologyOU at the Open University as a post-doctoral researcher in space ethics. Her research considers the future of space exploration and the relationship of humans and space. She reflected on how she came to AstrobiologyOU and her plans for future work, in conversation with Ann Grand, a fellow member of ...
Nature & Environment
Why is snow so hard to predict?
New York famously faced a snowmageddon in 2015 which didn't appear. Just why do forecasters struggle to predict snow?
Science, Maths & Technology
How our brain changes as we grow old: the Blood Brain Barrier breakdown
What's the Blood Brain Barrier and how does studying this help us to find out more about diseases associated with ageing such as Alzheimer’s? OU research student, Eduardo Frias-Anaya explains:
Science, Maths & Technology
Mythbusting moons
Would we have tides if we had no Moon? Is a ‘supermoon’ an important event? Can moons have moons? Enjoy this short animation.
Science, Maths & Technology
A school reaches for the stars with an online astronomy course
Pupils from a Scottish school use a remote telescope to take images of distant galaxies.
Science, Maths & Technology
Explore Moon rocks collected from the first Moon landing
Use our Virtual Microscope to examine a selection of Moon rocks collected by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, from the Apollo 11 mission in 1969.
Science, Maths & Technology
Moons
Explore our collection of courses, articles, videos, audios and interactive features on Moons.
Science, Maths & Technology
Discover Moon minerals
View the Moon Minerals book published by Professor Mahesh Anand and Dr Andy Tindle.
Health, Sports & Psychology
Blue Monday: An OpenLearn reading list
Blue chat for a blue day: collecting some thoughts on the marketing wheeze that is Blue Monday.
Digital & Computing
Ministry of Sharing: Are you a safe sharer?
Are you a model citizen or a menace to society when it comes to divulging personal details? Take the test from the Ministry of Sharing and find out whether you share too much information.