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Driver awareness campaigning gains researcher top impact award

OU academic Dr Gemma Briggs has won a prestigious research impact award for her studies advising the national campaign to warn drivers of the dangers of hands-free phone use while on the road. The senior lecturer and head of Discipline in the School of the School of Psychology & Counselling has won an O²RB Excellence […]

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Liz Truss: three areas where the new foreign secretary will have the most influence

Liz Truss: three areas where the new foreign secretary will have the most influence

Written by Jamie Gaskarth, Professor of Foreign Policy and International Relations at The Open University. In naming her as the new foreign secretary, Boris Johnson has handed Liz Truss a bewildering array of global problems and relationships to manage. Foreign secretary is a difficult role, quite distinct from other posts in government. Many occupants are […]

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Russia’s state broadcaster RT going all-out to boost legitimacy of rigged Duma election

Russia’s state broadcaster RT going all-out to boost legitimacy of rigged Duma election

Written by Precious Chatterje-Doody, Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at The Open University and Ilya Yablokov, Lecturer in Journalism and Digital Media, University of Sheffield. Russia goes to the polls on September 19 to elect a new Duma – the country’s legislature. Russian elections are not known for their unpredictability – United Russia, the […]

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OU and BFI announce new partnership with a programme of short film courses

The Open University and the British Film Institute (BFI) are delighted to announce a new partnership, with the first offering being three stand-alone short courses aimed at those with a keen interest in film and the media. Reading the screen: an introduction to the art of film and Media, Politics and Society launch in October this […]

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Domestic homicides remain stable during lockdown but still an enduring problem says new report commissioned by police

Domestic homicides remain stable during lockdown but still an enduring problem says new report commissioned by police

Domestic homicides remain an ‘entrenched and enduring problem’ despite figures remaining relatively stable during lockdown, a new report drawing on research by an OU academic and commissioned by police has found. ‘Domestic Homicides and Suspected Victim Suicides During the Covid-19 Pandemic 2020-2021’ is the first report of the Domestic Homicide Project, established by the National […]

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Amazons and warrior princesses on screen – the legacy of Xena 20 years on

Amazons and warrior princesses on screen – the legacy of Xena 20 years on

Written by Dr Amanda Potter, Visiting Research Fellow,  at The Open University . Xena the warrior princess, played by Lucy Lawless, captivated audiences around the world for six series with her high kicks, sword skills and distinctive war cry. The series followed her as she fought her way through armies, monsters and gods, alongside her […]

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Flexibility in the office post Covid: More or less?

As we emerge from restrictions of the pandemic, many organisations with high levels of office-based staff are considering the extent to which they want to maintain flexibility while also bringing employees back into the workplace. The OU’s Dr Volker Patent, a chartered psychologist and lecturer, specialises in business psychology and coaching. His research focuses on […]

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OU alumna and published author, Eva Verde

OU creative writing student to published author

Eva Verde has always enjoyed writing but kept her dream of being an author a secret, until studying Creative Writing at The Open University (OU) made her dreams a reality. Eva tells us about her journey from OU student to published author.   I’ve been writing since I can remember, but it wasn’t until I […]

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An elderly Rohingya Refugee man looks out upon the devastation caused by the fires that burned down the homes of thousands in April 2021 Photo by Mohamned Zobair

Refugee Week – COVID19: Chronicles from the Margins

The Open University’s (OU) research project, COVID19: Chronicles from the Margins began as the pandemic engulfed the world in March 2020. It aimed to investigate how diverse migrant groups like, asylum-seekers, refugees, migrant workers and undocumented people have responded to COVID-19, and invited these groups to share their experiences through poems, songs, music, photos, short […]

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Littlecote House, pic copyright Oliver Crick

“How I found potential lost works of the great British painter William Hogarth”

Written by Dr M. A. Katritzky, Senior Research Fellow and Historian, The Open University   On the banks of River Kennett, Wiltshire, sits an Elizabethan country house. You might know Littlecote if you enjoy fly fishing or, if you’re interested in civil war re-enactments – it possesses a unique Cromwellian Chapel and an outstanding Roundhead […]

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