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Art competition launched to highlight the plight of the nation’s floodplain meadows

Budding artists of all ages are being asked to take part in a national arts and crafts competition to help raise awareness of the UK’s diminishing floodplain meadows. The OU and the Floodplain Meadows Partnership have launched the competition encouraging people to visit a local floodplain and create a piece of art that represents the […]

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Greta Thunberg: A Year To Change The World

Greta Thunberg: A Year To Change The World

“I don’t want you to listen to me, I want you to listen to the science,” says Greta Thunberg in the first episode of a new three-part documentary, co-produced by The Open University (OU) and the BBC. The series, set to air from Monday 12 April 2021 at 9pm on BBC One, follows climate activist […]

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OU success at the 2020 Learning on Screen Awards

The Open University has won five awards at this week’s Learning on Screen Awards, which for the past 15 years has showcased the best educational film and television. Three of the OU’s BBC co-productions, David Harewood: Psychosis & Me; BBC Ideas: OU Playlist; and 8 Days: To the Moon and Back celebrated wins, with the latter also […]

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Award success for OU’s Open Justice Centre

Award success for OU’s Open Justice Centre

The Education for Justice initiative (E4J) of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in which The Open University has played a pivotal role, has won the United Nations Secretary-General 2020 Innovation award. The prestigious global award recognises the vital work that E4J does to directly engage children, youth, teachers and academics to […]

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Funding award supports OU partnership to protect climate and restore floodplain meadows

Funding award supports OU partnership to protect climate and restore floodplain meadows

The OU’s Floodplain Meadows Partnership has won a substantial grant from Ecover to help restore and protect 50 hectares of floodplain meadows along the banks of the River Thames in Oxfordshire. The team, which includes scientists from the OU and partners; Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust and Long Mead Local Wildlife Site, will work […]

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OU/BBC co-production The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime returns for a new series

OU/BBC co-production The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime returns for a new series

A new series co-produced between the BBC and The Open University offers viewers a fascinating insight into the dark and brutal world of organised crime.  The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime begins on Tuesday 23rd March at 9pm on BBC Two.  The two-part series was filmed over two years with fly on the wall access to […]

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The Disabled Veterans Scholarship Fund opens for applications

The Disabled Veterans Scholarship Fund opens for applications

Now in its fourth year, The Disabled Veterans’ Scholarships Fund is once again open for applications offering 50 free study places at The Open University to individuals injured whilst in military service. So far the OU has given 160 scholarships helping veterans from a variety of service backgrounds who have a range of complex health […]

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Scholarship and bursary support for Carers

The Open University’s Carers Scholarships Fund, which offers 10 successful applicants with funding to complete a full undergraduate qualification* of their choice, opens for applications from today. This year also sees the introduction of the Carers Bursary – a £250 award to support registered students with study costs. Carers Scholarships Fund The pandemic has seen […]

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BBC/OU Co-Pro unveils the undiscovered life in sewage

BBC/OU Co-Pro unveils the undiscovered life in sewage

A fascinating look into the world of sewage and how scientists are searching for ways to upcycle human waste comes to our television screens this week. The Secret Science of Sewage a BBC/Open University co-production, explores the biology, chemistry, and history of feces – looking inside the tanks of one of the UK’s largest and […]

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Truth about surrogacy explored in new series

The first episode of a new series exploring the reality of surrogacy starts tonight (17 March) on BBC One at 10:45pm. Co-produced by the BBC and The Open University’s (OU) Broadcast and Partnerships team, Surrogates is a three-part documentary, which follows the experiences of five young British women, all embarking on a complex journey to […]

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