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The Open University welcomes six Entrepreneurs in Residence to help aspiring business owners

20 November 2023

The Open University (OU) is thrilled to announce the addition of six dynamic Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs) who will be working with the university to help aspiring business owners. The six business professionals bring a wealth of experience and expertise to support the OU’s Open Business Creators project, a ground-breaking entrepreneurship initiative that provides support […]

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What does the King’s speech mean for four-nation collaboration?

6 November 2023

Catherine May is the Senior External Affairs and Communications Manager at PolicyWISE – the Open University’s initiative to improve how governments and academics work together across nations. Here, Catherine shares her thoughts on the upcoming King’s speech: “There is always keen interest ahead of major government legislative announcements, and this year’s Kings Speech is being […]

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North Yorkshire Police’s first cohort of apprentice police officers graduate

26 October 2023

North Yorkshire is set to benefit from 29 newly qualified police constables thanks to a partnership between The Open University (OU) and North Yorkshire Police (NYP) . The recent graduation ceremony for the first two groups of Police Constable Degree Apprentices was held at the Harrogate Convention Centre. All the graduates completed their studies with […]

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OU/BBC Series ‘The Met’ Returns for a fourth series

24 October 2023

A captivating fourth series of The Met, co-produced by The Open University (OU) and the BBC, is set to air on BBC One tonight (Tuesday 24 October) at 9pm. The six-episode series provides insight into the Metropolitan Police in the face of complex cases. Filmed over ten months, the series offers an unfiltered look into […]

Britain’s Housing Crisis Unveiled in New OU BBC Series

20 October 2023

A pivotal new series co-produced by The Open University (OU) and the BBC premiered on BBC Two this week. ‘Britain’s Housing Crisis: What Went Wrong?’ provides an in-depth exploration of the UK’s housing market and sheds light on the various barriers to homeownership. The first episode can now be viewed on BBC iPlayer. The first […]

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How smaller businesses can become net-zero influencers and enablers

16 October 2023

Richard K. Blundel, Professor of Enterprise and Organisation and Director of the Centre for Social and Sustainable Enterprise (CSSE) at The Open University writes for The Conversation about how smaller businesses can become net-zero influencers and enablers. What if all of the UK’s 48,000 hairdressing salons and barbershops started sharing water and energy-saving advice with […]

OU research reveals inequalities in employment leave for Early Pregnancy Endings

9 October 2023

At the start of Baby Loss Awareness Week, Open University (OU) researchers are calling for scrutiny of employment leave for early pregnancy endings. They have found that parents facing an early end to pregnancy can be entitled to differing degrees of paid leave depending on where they live. OU researchers also say that workplace policies […]

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Graduates in China celebrate as the first to be awarded a new bilingual MBA course validated by The Open University

26 September 2023

Fifty Master of Business Administration (MBA) students in China are looking forward to a promising future after being the first people to graduate from a new bilingual MBA course, validated by The Open University (OU). The course began in 2020 on the XuetangX platform, the first platform of its kind to offer Massive Open Online […]

Five star review: first ever Uber-funded graduates celebrate Open University degrees

22 September 2023

The first ever students to complete Open University (OU) degrees fully-funded by Uber are set to graduate – with the first ceremony taking place in London today Eleven students have received their results including first-class honours in law and business, with drivers completing their studies whilst working on Uber More than 1,500 drivers have enrolled […]

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How to design menopause leave policies that really support women in the workplace

15 September 2023

Jo Brewis, Professor of People and Organisations at The Open University writes for The Conversation about how to design menopause leave policies that really support women in the workplace. More than 15 million women are in employment in the UK right now, which means menopause is undoubtedly a workplace issue. And while there has been enormous progress […]

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