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Disabled veteran’s life-changing journey and his bid to help others

Dan Richards is a disabled veteran whose life was turned around thanks to an Open University (OU) scholarship. Dan, 38 living in Lancashire, lost his right arm and shoulder in a motorbike accident in 2009 ending his military career in the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery. It was back in the UK, two years after […]

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OU Alum Sir David Harrison, one of Universities UK’s 100 faces campaign

Sir David Harrison, MBA alumnus and Honorary Graduate of The Open University has been named as part of a new campaign led by Universities UK, that promotes 100 faces who were the first in their family to attend higher education. UUK’s ‘100 Faces campaign’ aims to champion and celebrate the positive impact of ‘first-in-the-family’ (FitF) […]

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Open University and BBC co-production nominated for a TV BAFTA award

Open University and BBC co-production nominated for a TV BAFTA award

The Open University/BBC award-winning documentary “Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland” has been nominated for another accolade, this time a prestigious TV BAFTA. Twenty-five years on from a peace agreement being reached, Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland shares intimate, unheard testimonies from all sides of the conflict. It combined archive footage with […]

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Largest-ever UK report into online violence against women launched at Westminster event, urging for action

Largest-ever UK report into online violence against women launched at Westminster event, urging for action

The Open University launches major new report unveiling trends around Online Violence Against Women and Girls in the UK at Houses of Parliament event on Tuesday 19th March Online violence against women and girls is most rife on X/Twitter, followed by Facebook and Instagram Public sentiment supports the criminalisation of online violence against women (OVAW) […]

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Scores of disadvantaged students to benefit from free Open University study worth £2.2m

The Open University continues to offer scholarships to people who face barriers to accessing Higher Education via a new package of funding this year worth £2.2 million. The scholarships are aimed at disabled veterans, carers, people seeking refuge in the UK, Black students and young people who have experienced care. The generosity of donors will […]

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City innovation is centre stage thanks to OU and City Council partnership

Milton Keynes City Council and The Open University (OU) are once again teaming up to promote Milton Keynes as one of the world’s leading smart cities through the hugely successful MK:Smart initiative. Led by the OU and involving more than 20 organisations, MK:Smart began ten years ago to introduce large scale technology trials to Milton […]

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Open University launches ‘Challenge Us!’ competition to tackle most pressing societal challenges

The Open University (OU) is inviting UK charities to join them in addressing society’s most pressing challenges. The Challenge Us! competition aims to bridge the gap between OU researchers and local businesses and charities, encouraging collaboration that will tackle real-world problems. The competition opens today, Friday 15 March, and runs until Wednesday 15 May 2024. […]

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On World Book Day find out how the OU’s Reading Schools Programme is helping more children to read for pleasure

Today is World Book Day and as children around the world excitedly mark the occasion by dressing up as their favourite literary character, or join in with special events at their school, it is important to remember that behind the buzz and excitement of the day there is an important message – to encourage more […]

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Body in the freezer – The Real CSI is back!

Body in the freezer – The Real CSI is back!

A new episode of Forensics: The Real CSI – an Open University/BBC co-production macabrely called Body in the freezer – begins this week. Find out on Sunday 10 March at 9pm on BBC Two how a decomposing body found in a freezer at a waste disposal site triggers the alarm and sees the West Midlands […]

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Brand new OU/BBC series takes an unflinching look at the UK’s public services

A new three-part series co-produced by The Open University (OU) and BBC will follow writer and rapper Darren McGarvey as he takes an unflinching look at the UK’s public services. Each episode of Darren McGarvey: The State We’re In will follow Darren as he explores the UK’s justice system through the eyes of the people […]

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