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Nature & Environment
My career goal: Environment
Interested in veterinary or agricultural work, or more industrial work like food farming and sustainable energy? Find out how you can gather skills and carry out work that will have a real impact on our relationship with the environment.
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Society, Politics & Law
Martin Luther King Day
The third Monday of January each year is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Look into his life, the American Civil Right movement and the art of speech-making with our related content.
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Nature & Environment
A Letter to Earth
This is a wonderful Earth anthem that I came across as an environmentally conscious teenager growing up in India in the 1990s.
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Society, Politics & Law
The Women and Scottish Railway History Collection
Find out more about the Women and Scottish Railway History Collection, a partnership between The Open University in Scotland, The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Scotland, and Scottish Union Learning.
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Society, Politics & Law
Women in the Railway in Scotland During both World Wars
How did the employment of women during the First World War affect the railway industry? How did the railways impact women's lives during both wars? This article explores...
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Society, Politics & Law
Living History: Life as a Railway Worker During the 2020–21 COVID-19 Global Pandemic
How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect employees working on the railways? Mary Jane Herbison explains...
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Society, Politics & Law
Life as a Railway Worker: An Oral History Testimony by Nan Zaimaitas nee Lamont
Nan Zaimaitas started working on the railways in 1977. In this interview by Angela MacGregor, she speaks about her time as a union rep.
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Education & Development
A tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu died in Cape Town on Boxing Day. In this article, Anna Page reflects on meeting and being in the presence of the cleric and social activist at St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town.
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Society, Politics & Law
Misha Hebel On Using Systems Thinking In Practice
Misha Hebel speaks with Prof. Simon Bell about emergent properties, rich pictures, environmental challenges and the pandemic from a systems perspective.
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Society, Politics & Law
Women and Workplace Struggles: Scotland 1900-2022
Find out more about an exciting new project which is concerned to uncover a largely hidden past: women’s involvement in workplace struggles across Scotland since the early 1900s.
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History & The Arts
What is Religion - and the Growth of Religious Toleration
Professor Graham Harvey discusses the big questions in religious studies: How do people emphasise what is important to them? How do they choose to do religion in different ways? And how did these practices evolve throughout history?
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Society, Politics & Law
The Struggle For Pay Equality in Scotland’s Colleges
In May 2021 Educational Institute of Scotland – Further Education Lecturers’ Association (EIS-FELA) were victorious over their strike against the fire and re-hire attempts by college management. Penny Gower explains what happened...