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Understanding today’s Teenagers: Child of Our Time returns to BBC One
Child of Our Time: BBC ONE, 9pm, 3rd & 4th April Since the year 2000, The Open University and the BBC have followed the lives of 25 children born across the UK, to find out what makes us who we are. Now, the hugely popular series Child of Our Time returns to the BBC on […]
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Free education for prisoners in three-year pilot scheme
Ex-offender James “Jimmy” Harris knows first-hand how life changing education can be. When he was first jailed at the age of 23, he decided to turn his life around and dedicated his time to learning new skills. He began studying for an Open University degree and is continuing this on his release, determined to complete […]
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Mothers: their leading role behind the camera
Mother’s Day could witness lots of pictures being taken of mums, but research by the OU reveals they may be happier on the other side of the camera. Qualitative research by the OU’s Gillian Rose, Professor of Human Geography, revealed there is more to mums taking and displaying photos than meets the eye. The study, among […]
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Higher inflation’s hidden, but hazardous, boost to Britain’s economic recovery plans
Inflation in the UK has surged, with the consumer price index jumping to 2.3% in the year to February – up from 1.8% in January. This is far better news for the government than it likes to admit. The early-year price rise can largely be traced to a passing-through of higher import costs following the […]
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Crumbling comet? The great debate about whether Rosetta rock 67P is breaking apart
It is almost six months since the Rosetta spacecraft completed its operations in a controlled dive onto the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimanko. The landing, after which Rosetta could no longer communicate with Earth, may have marked the end of data collection from the comet – but not the end of news about 67P. The archive […]
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OU PhD student names a crater on Mercury after Irish poet
OU PhD student, Jack Wright has been given the honour of naming a 120km diameter crater on Mercury which he identified through his mapping of a section of the planet. Named ‘Heaney’ after the late Irish poet, author and Nobel Prize winner for literature, Seamus Heaney, the official announcement was made today (21 March) by […]
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OU responds to workforce development challenges with new Postgraduate Diploma in Social Work
The OU is celebrating World Social Work Day (#WSWD2017) with the launch of a new Post-graduate Diploma and MA in Social Work. The OU has been training social workers for more than 18 years with 300 people graduating in the field each year. Speaking after a recent Parliamentary Reception Mick McCormick, Programme Director, Head of Department […]
Open University scholarship fund for disabled Veterans
The OU is launching a fundraising drive to offer free undergraduate degree courses to disabled veterans of the armed forces. It aims to raise an initial sum of £2.5 million from private and public donors to establish a Disabled Veterans Scholarship Fund to help tap a huge untapped pool of talent by helping former service […]
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OU students invited to represent young scientists across the UK at Parliament
Three PhD students from the Faculty of STEM have been invited to participate in a Science Question Time with Members of the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee. Voice of the Future 2017, which is being hosted by the Royal Society of Biology on behalf of the science and engineering community, will provide young […]
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Explainer: What is national insurance?
A tax called national insurance has become the centre of a row within Britain’s ruling Conservative Party. The recent budget announced a rise in the tax for the self-employed (from 9% to 11% on profits above £8,060 – still less than the 12% paid by employees). But a number of Conservative MPs have strongly criticised […]
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