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Update on REDEFINE: Samuel Rogers

12 October 2021

REDEFINE is a €2.5 million project funded by the European Research Council to examine the rationale behind Chinese investments in Europe. We profile one of the new post-doctoral researchers who has just joined the project.

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Research takes on ‘one of the most significant barriers’ facing refugees

7 September 2021

Open University researchers are working with English language teachers in Jordan to understand how to better support them in teaching refugees.

ESRC post-doc fellowship to boost teacher professional collaboration in Bangladesh

9 August 2021

A post-doctoral fellowship worth £118k has been awarded to Dr Md Shajedur Rahman to continue his work to develop a framework for school-based professional collaboration for teachers and the head teachers in Bangladesh.

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New book sets out agenda for a sustainable future

13 July 2021

ICT is the critical component which will empower us to build a sustainable society, argues Professor Raphael Kaplinsky in Sustainable Futures: an Agenda for Action.

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Study of how China and Pakistan negotiate ‘offers important lessons’

11 July 2021

A new study of one of China’s key overseas infrastructure projects suggests Beijing exercises less control than often assumed.  

 

Reaching out to the young victims of a war on education

2 May 2021

In a region where schoolchildren are targets for abduction by terrorists, an Open University International Development researcher is seeking to keep the flame of learning alight. 

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Flagship international project closes early in solidarity with the people of Myanmar

2 May 2021

The £4.5 million Transformation by Innovation in Distance Education programme to improve the quality, relevance and reputation of university-level distance education in Myanmar is ending. 

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Mourning the loss of treasured OU colleague, Dr Paula Tibandebage

28 April 2021

Dr Paula Tibandebage, a much-valued research collaborator, colleague, Visiting Research Fellow in Economics and friend of many OU colleagues, has died.

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OU development expert chosen for G20 'ideas bank' on health and COVID-19

6 April 2021

Open University economist and development expert Professor Smita Srinivas is appointed to a key taskforce which will shape global policy and strategies on health and pandemic response.

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Book on urban water makes a splash

6 April 2021

In the wake of World Water Day, Open University Professor Sophie Watson reflects on the unforeseen success of her book exploring how water brings people together.

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