The Open University Courses

Exercise and mental health

133 ratings at OpenLearn

Each year thousands of pounds are spent on medications to treat conditions such as anxiety and depression. These medications often have negative side effects. Exercise is an alternative treatment ...

• OpenLearn
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Engineering: environmental fluids

3 ratings at OpenLearn

Explore atmospheric properties, wind patterns, ocean dynamics, and their impact on engineering fields like construction, aerospace, and marine design. Gain insights into weather systems and tidal phenomena.

• OpenLearn
• 7 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Earth in My Pocket: an Introduction to Geology

3 ratings

Get an introduction to geology. Discover where materials that make up everyday objects come from and how to use them sustainably.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course

21 ratings at OpenLearn

Learn about Mandarin Chinese as a tool for communication and gain insights into Chinese society and culture. This free course, Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course, provides a brief introduction to ...

• OpenLearn
• 4 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Ethics in science?

12 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Ethics in science? discusses how scientists have a moral and ethical responsibility to consider whether they should carry out an experiment. In this short course you will learn of...

• OpenLearn
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Particle physics

42 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Particle physics, will give you an overview of current concepts and theories in the field. You will learn about the fundamental components of matter – known as leptons and quarks ...

• OpenLearn
• 5 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Health and safety in the laboratory and field

63 ratings at OpenLearn

Health, safety and risk assessment are of paramount importance both in the laboratory and the field. This free course, Health and safety in the laboratory and field, will help make you more aware ...

• OpenLearn
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

An introduction to intercultural competence in the workplace

6 ratings at OpenLearn

You might think that knowing about country facts or differences between cultures is the key to being interculturally competent – but that is in fact only a small piece of the puzzle! Intercultural ...

• OpenLearn
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Italian for Beginners 1: Meeting, Greeting and Eating

2 ratings

Learn how to order food and drink, greet people, and introduce yourself, in this first Italian for Beginners course.

• FutureLearn
• 4 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Getting started with SPSS

74 ratings at OpenLearn

Handling statistical data is an essential part of psychological research. However, many people find the idea of using statistics, and especially statistical software packages, extremely daunting. ...

• OpenLearn
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Introducing computing and IT

35 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Introducing computing and IT, provides a general overview of how digital technologies have come to dominate virtually every aspect of the modern world and some guidance on how to ...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Learning from major cyber security incidents

16 ratings at OpenLearn

As a society, we are now almost always connected to the internet and rely on it for many different day-to-day activities. However, this dependency on the internet can make us vulnerable to ...

• OpenLearn
• 8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Manufacturing

20 ratings at OpenLearn

How are designs turned into products? What resources, materials and methods are used and what set of activities goes under the heading of 'manufacturing'? This free course will introduce ...

• OpenLearn
• 20 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

A tour of the cell

24 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, A tour of the cell, contains a blend of text and a multimedia interactive component to look at the uniformity and diversity within cells. Fundamental to understanding how cells ...

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Visualisation: visual representations of data and information

16 ratings at OpenLearn

Modern society is often referred to as 'the information society' - but how can we make sense of all the information we are bombarded with? In this free course, Visualisation: visual representations...

• OpenLearn
• 8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate