University Mental Health Day and Open Learn resources

Thursday is University Mental Health Day and we hope that all PGRs and those who support them at the OU will take a moment to prioritise their wellbeing.

Take a look at this University Mental Health Day 2025 Intranet story for some ideas of how to celebrate, including the following sessions:

MHFAiders, Student Welfare team members and People Services will be in the Hub in Milton Keynes campus on Thursday 13 March between 11am – 2pm.
There will be two online activities on the 13 March 2025 at either 12.00–13.00 or 13.00–14.00:
- University Mental Health Day Online Event 1
- University Mental Health Day Online Event 2.

Learn something new in a few minutes on OpenLearn!

One of the nice wellbeing suggestions on the Intranet story was to do some micro-learning. We have our own wonderful platform for this: OpenLearn!

You can see the most popular articles and short courses here: Explore your world with free learning from The Open University | OpenLearn - Open University.

Some of the following articles caught my eye:

15 minutes on Mars | OpenLearn - Open University (15 minutes)
60 Second Adventures in Artificial Intelligence | OpenLearn - Open University (10 minutes)
12 famous Confucius quotes on education and learning | OpenLearn - Open University (10 minutes)
To lie or not to lie? | OpenLearn - Open University (5 minutes)
Why an autistic meltdown or shutdown is not a ‘tantrum’ | OpenLearn - Open University (5 minutes).

You may consider writing something based on your research for OpenLearn in the future! Take a look at Communication and engagement opportunities | Graduate School Network.