This hub is a space of welcome for refugees, people in the asylum system and the wider community. It offers free courses covering a range of subjects.

Building on the experience developed since the launch of the Open Centre for Languages and Cultures, this free short course provides an introduction to Ukrainian languages and culture. This course is for everybody who is interested in finding out about Ukraine and its people and wants to get a first insight into its rich cultural heritage. ...

From free courses in the English language to articles on mental health and wellbeing, here are some free online resources from The Open University.

This year, The Open University has been recognised as a University of Sanctuary. Neil Graffin, Senior Lecturer in Law, Head of Department and Chair of the Sanctuary Advisory Network at The OU, explains what this means.

The UK Government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing has dominated the news in recent months. The main area of contention has centred on the question of whether Rwanda can be considered a safe country. This article considers how this question was decided by the UK’s Supreme Court and why that decision did not ultimately ...

Professor Natalia Szablewska explores the drivers that make people vulnerable to modern slavery, and why refugees and asylum seekers experience a heightened risk of exploitation.

Laura Guillaume looks at the important role universities have to play, both in changing the lives of refugees and in changing attitudes to them.

For a long time, international students were not included in most migration debates because they were seen as temporary sojourners. Did things change?

Cov19: Chronicles from the Margins investigates the pandemic crisis from the perspectives of asylum seekers and refugees using creative methods and celebrating artful acts of resistance to marginalisation.

Being a virtual prisoner in the house, frightened to go out? That’s what many refugees have gone through, often for years on end. First, in the war zones, they fled, for fear of state violence and armed gangs. Second, during the journey in search of safety, many are locked down for days or weeks or months. Third, in the UK, where some are locked...

Dr Sarah Crafter explores how child language brokers act as cultural mediators of identity and belonging.

At The Open University, one key aspect we train social workers in, is understanding the law. We train students to explore how they can act ethically as social workers, encouraging them to apply their power as practitioners to challenge social injustice within the law.

Abdul Rahman Haroun walked from France to the United Kingdom. On A Wing And A Prayer is a response to that journey.

From a Distance: A conversation on the ethics of representing the refugee crisis between Umut Erel and Behjat Omer Abdulla

How the Tate visitors got close to From A Distance.

Wherever there are protests, conflicts and wars, the smartphone camera has become instrumental. Protests captured on camera can spark public debate and help trigger political change – as was the case with the Arab Spring.

The words 'refugee' and 'asylum seeker' have a wide variety of connotations in Britain, many of them negative. This free course, Who counts as a refugee?, explores how changing social policy and terminology help to shape, and are shaped by, the experiences of people seeking asylum in the UK.

They're all people on the move, but their motivations for travel can differ. Jan Semmelroggen explains the differences.

Public Radio Internation tells the story of Thair Orfahli's journey from war-riddled Syria to Munich.

It is feared that thousands of refugees will remain in limbo in Lesvos indefinitely, and that the world is simply looking the other way.

Uneven Journeys offers a new way of exploring the routes migrants take to the UK - it takes patience when one false move can put you back where you started.

How should we respond to humanitarian crises in other countries? Steve Pile explores the geographies that underlay the 2016 “Convoy to Calais” protest.

'Why don't migrants learn English if they want to live here?' is one of those sentiments you'll have come across a lot if you've spent much time on Twitter. Maybe it's even flittered across your own mind from time to time. But, as Dr Ingrid Piller explains, just learning a language isn't as simple as that.

OU Associate Lecturer Catherine Pestano offers her reflections for Pride month, on her work within the wider LGBTQ+ community. 

Abdul Rahman Haroun walked from France to the United Kingdom. On A Wing And A Prayer is a response to that journey.