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Model-turned-activist Lily Cole spearheads mini docuseries showcasing The Open University’s pioneering social impact research

Model-turned-activist Lily Cole spearheads mini docuseries showcasing The Open University’s pioneering social impact research

In a bid to tackle some of today’s biggest societal challenges, The Open University (OU) has committed to focusing all of its research around three core pillars: sustainability, inequality and living well. To launch the new focus areas, which align with young people’s key concerns[1], the OU selected four current cutting-edge research projects to put […]

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Presenter of the programme, Tommy Jessop

Tonight’s Panorama investigates deaths of people with a learning disability

Tonight, a new OU/BBC programme, Panorama: Will the NHS Care for Me? airs on BBC1 at 20:00* and is available on BBC iPlayer. In this programme, co-produced by the BBC and the OU’s Broadcast and Partnerships team, Line of Duty actor and campaigner, Tommy Jessop investigates why people with a learning disability are more than […]

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Black History Month: the OU’s ‘Race and Ethnicity Hub’ shows past and present ideas of race and racism

Black History Month: the OU’s ‘Race and Ethnicity Hub’ shows past and present ideas of race and racism

The Open University’s OpenLearn is drawing people’s attention to Black History Month (BHM) through its ‘race and ethnicity hub’ to  help people understand historic and contemporary ideas of race and racism. It was developed after the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 and draws together a collection of existing and new free resources including articles, […]

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Cost-of-living boost for OU students with chance to win £500 from Santander Universities

Cost-of-living boost for OU students with chance to win £500 from Santander Universities

Back for a second year running, the OU is teaming up with Santander Universities to offer 20 lucky students the chance to win £500 cash in a free draw. To enter, students need to be currently enrolled, be based in the UK, and then sign up via Santander’s Becas platform here.  Enrolment is open now […]

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The rise and fall of Topshop. OU/BBC series lifts the lid on iconic brand’s fall from grace

The rise and fall of Topshop. OU/BBC series lifts the lid on iconic brand’s fall from grace

The story of how a huge fashion brand fell dramatically to earth is the subject of a new two-part OU/BBC co–production. Through the testimony of insiders as well as fashion and investigative journalists, Trouble at Topshop explores how the brand is transformed by a group of young, talented, and creative women, into a mecca for […]

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Her Majesty The Queen, 1926 – 2022

Her Majesty The Queen, 1926 – 2022

First published Thursday 8 September   The Open University is saddened to learn of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen and joins people across the world in expressing our condolences to the Royal Family.    Her Majesty granted The Open University its Royal Charter in 1969 and visited its Milton Keynes campus with the […]

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Journey through our breath-taking, icy world in BBC/OU series, Frozen Planet II

Journey through our breath-taking, icy world in BBC/OU series, Frozen Planet II

Legendary nature historian, Sir David Attenborough, narrates the highly anticipated Frozen Planet II in a stunning new series co-produced by the BBC and The Open University (OU). Following on from Frozen Planet released in 2011, the series began on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 8.00pm on Sunday 11th September. We’re invited to observe life […]

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New BBC Bitesize series lifts the lid on lesser-known healthcare careers

New BBC Bitesize series lifts the lid on lesser-known healthcare careers

A new digital series on healthcare careers launches today (1 September) on BBC Bitesize and OU Connect. Co-produced by the BBC and The Open University (OU), the series of ten informative short films delves into the lesser-known roles in the healthcare sector through the eyes of those starting out in their careers and the people […]

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OU/BBC co-productions to look out for this Autumn

OU/BBC co-productions to look out for this Autumn

2022 has already been a bumper year for OU/BBC co-productions with a variety of content hitting our channels and platforms, such as The Green Planet, The Decade the Rich Won, Freeze, We Are Black and British and Long Live My Happy Head for TV and iPlayer; whilst on Radio and BBC Sounds there has been […]

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Choosing an alternative path to a degree through the OU

Choosing an alternative path to a degree through the OU

Today (18 August) is A-level results day, bringing with it a wave of emotions across the UK and the beginning of the university clearing process. The Open University’s (OU) mission of being open to all perhaps never feels more applicable than when students across the UK receive their A-Level results. The OU continues to provide […]

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