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Open University welcomes new commonwealth distance-learning scholarship students from Uganda

Image of Commonwealth scholars from 2016, with OU tutor Jackie Rockliffe-King

27 August 2017

Twelve Ugandan development workers will start studying The Open University’s MSc in Development Management in November this year. The twelve, selected in May from over 100 applicants, will be recipients of Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships which cover fees for the course and also fund face-to-face workshops conducted by Open University tutors in Kampala for each of the six modules making up the course.

Health and industry research contributes to changing ideas and policies in East Africa and internationally

24 August 2017

Work undertaken by The Open University, with a network of African and other experts, is contributing to policy change around industry and healthcare in East Africa and internationally.

GCRF: pre-announcement of Autumn calls worth £16m

18 August 2017

The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has made a pre-announcement of four new calls under the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).

Towards a Critical Research Agenda for Development Economics

Previous EAEPE-Myrdal Prize winners Erik Reinert & Smita Srinivas image

27 June 2017

EAEPE symposium investigates in what ways heterodox perspectives can best answer challenges to development economics from critics and proponents alike.

Healthcare Innovations and Sustainable Development in India

8 June 2017

Workshop highlights importance of cross-sectional discussions if pharmaceutical industry is to help India meet healthcare needs of all its people.

The Political Economy of Brexit

30 May 2017

New book offers an indispensable guide to the complex threats and challenges that Brexit poses to both the UK and the wider EU.

Innovation Caucus

24 April 2017

Professor David Wield invited to join group of 66 leading scholars helping to shape the development of sustainable innovation-led economic growth.

TESS-India Success at Guardian Awards

The Guardian University Awards 2017 image

12 April 2017

TESS-India's innovative approach and inspiring use of partnerships team sees off stiff competition to win the International Projects category.

Internet of Things: Smart Remote Solar PV Lab

20 March 2017

Seed funding from the Royal Academy of Engineering's GCRF Frontiers of Engineering for Development will help untap potential of solar energy in India.

Universal Goals, Devolved Powers: The Sustainable Development Goals and the UK’s Response

Universal Goals, Devolved Powers OU report image

17 March 2017

New report calls for a fundamental shift in how governments and citizens work together: from ‘doing to’ to ‘doing with’.

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Open University welcomes new commonwealth distance-learning scholarship students from Uganda

Health and industry research contributes to changing ideas and policies in East Africa and internationally

GCRF: pre-announcement of Autumn calls worth £16m

Towards a Critical Research Agenda for Development Economics

Healthcare Innovations and Sustainable Development in India

The Political Economy of Brexit

Innovation Caucus

TESS-India Success at Guardian Awards

Internet of Things: Smart Remote Solar PV Lab

Universal Goals, Devolved Powers: The Sustainable Development Goals and the UK’s Response

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