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Society, Politics & Law
Managing complexity: a systems approach
Do you need to change the way you think when faced with a complex situation? Managing complexity: a systems approach, is a free course that examines how systemic thinking and practice enables you to cope with the connections between things, events and ideas. By taking a broader perspective complexity becomes manageable and it is easier to accept...
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Society, Politics & Law
PodMag May 2016
PodMag is the monthly update of news, views and interviews from the Faculty of Social Sciences at The Open University.
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Society, Politics & Law
Occupying Turin: refugees breathe life into abandoned buildings of Olympic village, but authorities want them out
A mutual tolerance of shared spaces has made it possible for refugees in Turin’s Olympic village to find some modicum of stability in their daily lives.
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History & The Arts
The winding garden path: Radicalism amongst the flower beds
How did the Levellers help shape the early internet? And are allotments and organic gardens radicalism in the earth?
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Digital & Computing
Systems diagramming
Please note: This course contains a Flash activity which is no longer playable. It is being updated. This course can still be studied, but you may like to postpone your study for now if you would rather have the full experience.
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Nature & Environment
Sir David Attenborough and The Open University
Sir David Attenborough and The Open University have had a long-standing relationship since the university's birth. David explains how that relationship came about and how it has developed over the years.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Is norovirus an economic threat?
Is the loss to the global economy of the "winter vomiting virus" hard to swallow?
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Society, Politics & Law
Immigration detention: what's the problem with privatisation?
Who's profitting from the misery of the detainees? This article questions the issue of privatisation in Immigration Removal Centres.
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Society, Politics & Law
Is the UK media failing Welsh voters?
With elections for the welsh Assembly taking place in a fortnight, are voters getting a clear picture?
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Society, Politics & Law
How the stove changed the kitchen
The introduction of the gas stove more than a hundred years ago completely changed the way we use the kitchen—and the rest of our homes.
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Society, Politics & Law
Scotland Votes 2016: Campaign snapshots
On May 5th, Scotland votes in a parliamentary election. Here's a quick round-up of what's happening on the campaign.
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Society, Politics & Law
New York Minutes: What do the NY primaries tell us about the 2016 Presidential election?
Last night [19th April] the voters of New York took their turn to choose candidates for the 2016 Presidential Election. What did their activity tell us?