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Money & Business
Corporate fraud and criminal behaviour
Corporate crime can cause financial losses to a business, damage its reputation, and may result in the loss of customers. This course explores how fraud, insider dealing, bribery, money laundering, and other types of corporate wrongdoing occur. It also outlines what legal measures exist to prevent and respond to them. You’ll learn about ...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Geology toolkit
Discover the unique landscape of Great Britain and Ireland with our interactive Geology Toolkit, featuring a geology timeline, rock analyser, rock cycle, landscape features and safety tips.
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Society, Politics & Law
The secret life of T-shirts
Explore the secret life of T-shirts as we look deeper into how they are made, how the value is created and who benefits from this value.
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Society, Politics & Law
International Women's Day
International Women's Day celebrates the achievements of women to raise awareness about gender equality, so we've put together some of our top FREE resources about women's history and gender equality. This year the theme is 'Give to Gain'.
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Society, Politics & Law
Developing a research question in International Relations
This free course, taken from the MA in International Relations (Part 2), explores why research questions matter and what makes a good research question. Research questions are vital for any academic inquiry, yet writing a good one is not easy. A well-designed question enables you to clearly define and communicate a focused area of research in a ...
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Society, Politics & Law
The shops that make us buy
What tricks of the trade do shops employ to make us dig deep into our pockets and spend our hard-earned cash?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Veganuary: can it make a positive difference?
This article explores how Veganuary’s growth has sparked a global shift toward veganism, changing consumption habits and raising awareness about animal rights.
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Society, Politics & Law
Voices from the Global South: confronting climate coloniality
Professor Farhana Sultana delivered a keynote to launch the ‘Voices from the Global South’ project, a collaboration between the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) (with the Institute of British Geographers), the International Geographical Union and The Open University. It was held at the RGS, London in June 2024. In her keynote Professor Sultana ...
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Society, Politics & Law
Changemakers
Do you have issues you care about, affect you or your community or family? Small actions can lead to big changes.
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Society, Politics & Law
Ysgogwyr Newid
Oes materion yn bwysig i chi, yn effeithio arnoch chi, ar eich cymuned neu ar eich teulu? Mae camau bach yn arwain at newidiadau mawr.
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History & The Arts
Armistice Day
The armistice which marked the end of the First World War took effect at 11am on 11th November 1918. Here's a collection of resources for Armistice Day, to commemorate and remember these events.
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Society, Politics & Law
How do you become US President?
Americans have been voting for their next president in the US elections, but how do you become US president? Dr Richard Heffernan has some advice on the mechanics of the system.