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Research and enterprise at The Open University is supported by the Research, Scholarship and Quality Unit.

For enquiries about research, scholarship and knowledge exchange at The Open University, please get in touch with:

Drs. Astrid Wissenburg
Director of Research, Scholarship and Quality

Tel: +44 (0)1908 653684
Email: astrid.wissenburg@open.ac.uk

Find out more about Drs. Astrid Wissenburg.

Anne Benka
Personal Assistant

+44(0)1908 655577
Email: anne.benka@open.ac.uk

For enquiries about research degrees, Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Research (MRes), the Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD) and the Affiliated Research Centre programme, contact:

Vivien Bacigalupo
Head of Research Degrees Office 

Tel: +44 (0)1908 654882
Email: research-degrees-team@open.ac.uk

If you have an enquiry about an undergraduate and taught postgraduate course, please contact the OU on:

Tel: +44 (0) 845 300 60 90 (Monday to Friday 08:00 to 20:00 and Saturday 09:00 to 17:00, UK time)

For enquiries about The Open University Research Career Development Programme and how we are implementing the UK Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, contact:

Dr Dorothy Faulkner
Head of Research Career Development

Tel: +44 (0)1908 653677
Email: research-training-development@open.ac.uk

If you would like to find out more about the OU’s research strategy or research policies contact:

Dr Helen Fisher
Head of Research Strategy, Information and Governance

Tel: +44 (0)1908 654858
Email: research-strategy@open.ac.uk

For information or advice on collaborating with our academics on research projects, or knowledge exchange and enterprise activities, contact:

Dr Hitesh Patel
Head of Research and Enterprise

Tel: +44 (0)1908 652033
Email: Innovation-Enterprise@open.ac.uk

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