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Celebrations as the OU wins ‘University of the Year for Teaching Excellence’ in Daily Mail awards
The Open University is celebrating its win in the Daily Mail’s second ever university guide for picking up the award for ‘University of the Year for Teaching Excellence’. The win comes barely two months after the National Student Survey (NSS) showed the OU received scores higher than the sector average for teaching, organisation and management, […]
OU to host The Business Agility Conference UK
This September, The Open University (OU) is to host an in-person event at its campus, Walton Hall in Milton Keynes, focusing on business agility and the theme of ‘Leading through Complexity’. The Business Agility Conference UK is a collaboration between the OU, The Business Agility Institute UK and The Cynefin Company. Pre-conference workshops are taking […]
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Zelensky: BBC programme charts his journey from comedian to president at war
A new OU/BBC three-part programme charting the journey of President Zelensky from young actor and entertainer to one of the most recognisable leaders on the planet airs on Wednesday 4 September. In the first episode of The Zelensky Story, being aired at 9pm on BBC Two, we see how the former comic actor went from […]
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The Open University unveils new research on post-conflict theatre in Northern Ireland: Advocacy Theatre: Activist as Authors in Northern Ireland
The Open University in Ireland is proud to announce the upcoming publication of Advocacy Theatre: Activists as Authors in northern Ireland, a significant research project that explores the emergence of theatre as a tool for activism in Northern Ireland during the post-conflict period. The research, conducted over several years, offers a deep dive into the […]
The Open University and Department for Education launch £3m AI initiative to improve educational tools
The Open University has been announced as the leading strategic partner in a new generative AI initiative being launched in partnership with the Department for Education. A new optimised content store will be made available, comprising teaching standards, guidelines and lesson plans that will ‘train’ generative AI to make these components more reliable for teachers […]
Saving Lives in Cardiff follows the doctors making life-changing decisions at the heart of the NHS
A new six-part OU/BBC co-production from the ‘Saving Lives’ series begins on 20 August at 9pm on BBC Two and BBC One Wales. Against the backdrop of rising waiting lists and overstretched staff, Saving Lives in Cardiff follows the clinicians who face the daily dilemma of deciding who gets treated first and the impact these […]
Olympic comedown’ is a common ailment after the games – here’s what it is and how athletes cope
Helen Owton is Lecturer in Sport and Fitness in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies. Here she explains why athletes experience a ‘comedown’ after the Olympics. “Comedown” is a term usually associated with withdrawal from stimulant drugs. But the feelings experienced by athletes are not so different. The high athletes get from their […]
How a person’s accent might influence court cases
An Open University academic has conducted an intriguing test for the BBC’s Morning Live programme on how the accents of people in a courtroom might influence judges and juries. Lara Frumkin is a Professor of Psychology at the OU and conducted the test in a short film, one of six OU/BBC films made in co-production […]
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Every-day extremism – the impact of small negative comments: academic opinion
An Open University academic who researches extremism ideologies plays a key role in a short film on the BBC’s Morning Live programme that features every-day extremism. It’s part of a series of six films made in partnership with The Open University and the BBC. Professor Kesi Mahendran (pictured) is a Professor of Social and Political Psychology at […]
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The Open University picks up two prestigious teaching awards
The Open University is celebrating after discovering it has won two prestigious teaching awards run by Advance HE – one being an individual award and the other a team success. Advance HE is a member-led charity that works in collaboration with partners across the globe to improve higher education for staff, students and society. It has […]
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