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Three steps to talking to a loved one at risk of being radicalised into rioting

Three steps to talking to a loved one at risk of being radicalised into rioting

Psychologist and Post-Doctorial Researcher Dr Anthony English says there are ways you can identify if someone is at risk of being radicalised into rioting and three steps you can take that may help them think again. For some, the shocking scenes of violence which have erupted across dozens of locations in England and Northern Ireland […]

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How a person’s accent might influence court cases

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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Worried about someone you know becoming extreme in their political views? Academic research is here to help

Worried about someone you know becoming extreme in their political views? Academic research is here to help

In the wake of rioting far-right activists causing mayhem throughout the UK, The Open University is sharing research that could help someone worried about a family member or loved one participating in similar future events. The findings can help assess if someone has extreme views and is the result of an OU psychology team currently […]

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The Open University picks up two prestigious teaching awards

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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OU historian provides timely expertise to Channel 4’s Britain Behind Bars

OU historian provides timely expertise to Channel 4’s Britain Behind Bars

The Open University’s Head of History Rosalind Crone recently shared her many years of research into prison history to help make Channel 4’s Britain Behind Bars: A Secret History. The series airing on Sunday evenings at 9pm on Channel 4, and available to watch in full on My4, follows barrister and TV personality Rob Rinder’s […]

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Ten ways to master your money

Ten ways to master your money

Open University economist and Senior Lecturer Jonquil Lowe is something of a financial guru. She specialises in personal finance and is one of the authors behind the free OpenLearn course Managing My Money. Here she gives the young and old tips on how to master your money. [This story was updated on 1 August 2024 […]

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Thirteen brain-health ‘hacks’ to increase happiness

Thirteen brain-health ‘hacks’ to increase happiness

An Open University academic has provided 13 brain-health hacks to help us improve our happiness and has revealed all in a short film from a series of specials produced in partnership with the BBC for the This Morning Live show on BBC One. Dr Sinead Eccles is a Staff Tutor in Psychology at the OU […]

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Chido on filming set for OU gameshow, facing the camera and smiling.

‘The OU has given me the opportunity to pursue my dream career’

At the age of 17, Chido left school to start a family, putting her academic goals to one side. After years of feeling she’d missed out on the degree she yearned for, Chido is chasing her ambition of becoming a professor. Now 39, busy mum and mental health support worker, Chido, shares how she manages […]

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How the economics of oil could sway the US presidential election

How the economics of oil could sway the US presidential election

Emily Rutledge is a Senior Lecturer in Economics  at The Open University. Here she gives her view on the importance of oil in the upcoming UK election.  Oil continues to influence global economics and politics like no other finite natural resource. In the 2024 US presidential election, the strategic commodity will be an important domestic […]

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OU academics to feature on the BBC’s Morning Live programme

OU academics to feature on the BBC’s Morning Live programme

Two Open University academics are to feature this week in the BBC’s Morning Live programme on Wednesday and Thursday 19 and 20 June to explore the psychology of climate change and  distracted driving. Dr Trudi Macagnino and Professor Gemma Briggs are the OU consultants involved in two short informative films due to air during the […]

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