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Spring statement: defence spending boosted as further disability benefit cuts announced
Not even six months on from Labour’s first budget, and the world is a much-changed place. Geopolitical tensions and uncertainties, already high last year, have risen further, and with them the cost of the UK’s debt, while economic growth has stalled. As such, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confronted an array of unpalatable choices – notably […]
New OU films for BBC Morning Live explore Dementia
Two short films co-produced by The Open University and the BBC will feature on BBC One’s Morning Live programme as part of their Memories and Dementia season. Young Onset Dementia is expected to air on Wednesday 26th March, between 9:30am and 10:45am followed by Dementia Training on 28th March. In Young Onset Dementia, we hear […]
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‘I never considered university was an option until my son encouraged me to take the leap’, says mum of OU graduate
When George, 28, from Kent, earned his BSc in Computing and IT from The Open University (OU) last year, he never imagined his success would inspire his mum to follow in his footsteps. Thanks to his degree, George has already secured multiple promotions and even an award nomination. Now, his mum, Maria, 52, has embarked […]
OU researchers use specialised method to map ices across a molecular cloud with JWST
Research led by academics at the The Open University (OU) has used a specialised observing mode of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to map interstellar ices containing water (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and carbon monoxide (CO) simultaneously across a molecular cloud with an unprecedented level of resolution. The study, published today in Nature Astronomy, […]
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From hempseed gruel to CBD: the curious history of cannabis as a health product
The cannabis-derived product CBD has been hailed “the wonder drug of our age”, offering potential health benefits without the high, says Dr Lauren Alex O’Hagan, Research Fellow from the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics at The Open University. Writing in The Conversation she says: From juices and coffee to truffles and ice cream, CBD […]
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Why the social pain of welfare reform overshadows any economic gain
The UK government is calling it the “biggest shakeup to the welfare system in a generation” – prompted by what the Prime Minister described as the “devastating” cost of sickness and disability benefits. Alan Shipman, Senior Lecturer in Economics, writing in The Conversation, says planned reforms to cut those costs are designed to save £5 […]
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Five things you need to know about: releasing trapped pension surpluses
In a bid to fuel-inject the economy and provide opportunity for growth, the UK Government is intending to announce plans to make it easier to tap into the surplus funds lying in corporate pension schemes. Following an earlier heads-up about this intention, we can expect the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to reveal more in the coming […]
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Euclid mission reveals spectacular new space discoveries
New data from a satellite one million miles from Earth has helped UK scientists, including those from The Open University (OU), shed light on how mysterious forces shaped the evolution of the Universe. The release of the first survey data from the European Space Agency’s pioneering Euclid satellite – made public today – has led […]
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Join the OU for its first Open Research Week
The OU is set to host its first Open Research Week from 24th to 28th March. The week is an opportunity for anyone, anywhere, to learn about our ‘real world’ applications of our openly available data, outputs and citizen science platforms and to help others in the research community to do research better. Communicated through webinars, videos […]
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OU celebrates neurodiversity week
To mark neurodiversity week, 17th -23rd March, The Open University has created a hub of resources on its free online learning platform, OpenLearn, designed to educate and inspire neurodivergent learners, allies, educators, and employers. The OU has a long history of teaching neurodivergent learners, such as those with ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, autism, dyspraxia, Tourette’s syndrome, […]
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