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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
Citizen science and the data avalanche
What crowdsourcing projects can people get involved in? Professor Stephen Serjeant digs into some incredible astronomy and particle physics citizen science.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Technology in sport since 1969
Ben Langdown looks at the impact technology has had on the sporting World in the past 50 years. From drug cheats to how we watch sport - it's all covered.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Spark it up!
How many eels to power a laptop? Discover how much energy it takes to start up a variety of objects in this game developed to complement the series Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity.
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Science, Maths & Technology
How Do Batteries Work?
Batteries are devices that convert chemical energy into electricity, heres an explainer on how a battery works...
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Education & Development
Teaching mathematics
This free course, Teaching mathematics, has been designed for non-specialist mathematics teachers of 8 to 14 year olds, teaching assistants, home schoolers and parents and draws on the established provision of mathematics education at the Open University. It can also be used as Continuing Professional Development by individuals or groups ...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Improve your everyday maths for free
The Open University has teamed up with charity National Numeracy to enable everyone to boost their confidence with numbers using the National Numeracy Challenge.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Frequently asked questions about COVID-19 relating to cancer
Discover how COVID-19 will impact new cancer treatments and ongoing clinical trials, access to drugs and smokers.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Does cancer treatment increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and why?
Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy and surgery can weaken a patient's immune system, so what happens if patient undergoing treatment comes into contact with COVID-19?
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Science, Maths & Technology
How might COVID-19 affect cancer patients at different stages of their disease?
Will Covid-19 delay cancer treatment? What should you do if you think you have cancer symptoms in these strange times? This articles explains...
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Science, Maths & Technology
How does COVID-19 affect cancer treatment?
Cancer researchers working at The Open University answer cancer-related questions about the new coronavirus in this series of articles...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Fire ecology
This course explores the role of fire as a natural disturbance in ecosystems. It introduces the concept of a fire regime and its influence on the type and distribution of organisms that occur in fire prone ecosystems. It also looks at some of the adaptations of plants that have evolved in these ecosystems and how animals either avoid or exploit ...