A new series co-produced between the BBC and The Open University offers viewers a fascinating insight into the dark and brutal world of organised crime. The…
For almost 40 years, it has been known that there is gold in the hills just outside the village of Tyndrum in the Scottish Highlands. Now…
Rishi Sunak has unveiled his second budget as UK chancellor a year into the coronavirus pandemic and during the worst economic collapse in centuries. Our panel…
Dr Alan Shipman, senior lecturer in economics at The Open University, writes about the risk surrounding another extension of the UK furlough scheme. Finance ministers usually…
Dr Lee Raye, associate lecturer in arts and humanities, at The Open University, has written a piece which is based on their new report on wild…
Looking at aspects of safety, fairness and inclusivity, senior lecturer in philosophy Dr Jon Pike at The Open University discusses World Rugby’s guidelines on participation in…
New research published this week shows support from the legal profession in Scotland to reforming elements of the Scottish jury system. The research, from The Open…
A look back at the incredible history of Donald Trump’s international relations is the basis for a new and richly-observed three-part documentary, co-produced by the BBC,…
A very different US presidential inauguration happened in Washington on Wednesday January 20th 2021, as Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States. Historian…
Dan Taylor, Lecturer in Social and Political Thought at The Open University writes for The Conversation about how literature can provide us with guidance about living through…
