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Ed Balls lifts the lid on the care crisis in new BBC/OU co-production

8 November 2021

A new two-part programme, Inside the Care Crisis with Ed Balls airs on Monday 8 November on BBC Two at 9pm. Co-produced by the BBC and The Open University (OU), the series investigates the real-world impact of the care crisis, with presenter Ed Balls living and working from St Cecilia’s in Scarborough, a typical family-run […]

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How to be mindful of food allergies when trick or treating

29 October 2021

Halloween is a time when children look forward to putting on scary costumes, face paints and taking to the streets with their parents to shout ‘trick or treat’ at neighbours, in the hope of adding to their swag of sweets. But trick or treating can be a different kind of fright night for parents of […]

OU/BBC series sees from the perspective of those with dementia

4 October 2021

A new 2-part series co-produced by the BBC and The Open University will follow people with dementia and their families over two whole years, highlighting what it is truly like to live with the condition. Dementia & Us starts on BBC 2 on 5 October at 9pm, telling the story of dementia, by people living with […]

The OU is shortlisted for two awards in the “Oscars” of higher education

30 September 2021

The Open University has been shortlisted for two prestigious accolades in what is regarded as the “Oscars” of higher education – the Times Higher Education Awards (THE Awards) 2021. They include ‘University of the year’ and ‘Knowledge exchange/transfer initiative of the year’ which relates to one of the OU’s new free online continuing-professional-development courses. The […]

Flexible-learning route into nursing with OU and UWE Bristol

23 September 2021

Applications are open for the next cohort of The Open University’s (OU) BSc (Honours) degree in Nursing (Adult) in partnership with the University of West of England (UWE Bristol). The three-year long course delivers a balance of theory and practice-based development, with part of the course spent at local placements and on campus at UWE […]

OU academic shares secret to ageing well in series of free public lectures

17 September 2021

Academic, Dr Jitka Vseteckova, Senior Lecturer in Health, Wellbeing and Social Care at The Open University (OU) is giving a series of public talks about ‘Ageing Well’. The talks will discuss the theory and practice of what we can do to live longer and healthier lives. Each free to attend talk will explore the role […]

New flexible learning route to becoming a Nursing Associate with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

22 July 2021

London residents can now take advantage of a new route into healthcare thanks to a partnership between The Open University and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust – one of the country’s largest NHS Trusts. The London-based trust, together with the OU, is offering a Foundation Degree in Nursing Associate Practice, which is part-sponsored (the Trust […]

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International Nurses Day – Sian’s story

11 May 2021

To mark this year’s International Nurses Day, we spoke to a number of The Open University’s (OU) nursing students to hear first-hand about their experience working and studying on the COVID-19 frontline. Sian is in her second year of studying for the OU’s BSc (Honours) in Nursing. She lives in Denbigh, Wales and has worked […]

Has COVID-19 changed the public perception of nursing?

11 May 2021

During the midst of the pandemic, nurses and other frontline staff were the subject of praise from the government and public with the weekly NHS clap, dedicated shopping hours and shared gratitude for their lifesaving work. But, with restrictions beginning to ease and the public eager to return to normality, how long will nurses remain […]

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Truth about surrogacy explored in new series

17 March 2021

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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