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Head of OU lab wins prestigious international award for excellence
The Head of the OU’s Laboratory Facilities, Julia Barkans, has won an international award in ‘Excellence in Lab Leadership’. Lab Manager’s Leadership Excellence Awards serve to recognise individuals who demonstrate exceptional leadership and management skills within their scientific organisations. The Leadership Excellence Awards programme was launched by Lab Manager in 2022. The competition invited industry […]
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The rise and rise of independent wedding celebrants
Research conducted by Dr Stephanie Pywell, a Senior Lecturer in Law at The Open University, found that more and more couples are seeking the expertise of independent wedding celebrants for unique ceremonies. Most engaged couples in England and Wales have to choose between a religious wedding and a secular ceremony conducted in the presence of […]
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‘My first OU module inspired a video game’
When Faye isn’t studying for her English Language degree with The Open University, she’s creating video games that celebrate her love of words. Faye shares how her first OU module material gave her the creative spark and confidence to take the plunge into the world of gaming. “I’m definitely a gamer girl,” said Faye, who […]
The OU academic breaking down barriers for visually impaired people in the creative industry
Inclusivity driven OU academic, Dr Lisa Bowers, has discussed her collaboration MakeActive, an exploration into using touch in creative industries to aid blind or visually impaired people. As part of British Science Week, Dr Bowers and Dr Alastair Barrow, CEO and co-founder of Generic Robotics Ltd. will be presenting their project in an online discussion […]
The original climate crisis – how the little ice age devastated early modern Europe
By Ariel Hessayon, Reader in Early Modern History, Goldsmiths, University of London and Dan Taylor, Lecturer in Social and Political Thought, The Open University Just as the UK was recovering from storms Eunice and Franklin, scientists of UN’s the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a landmark report warning of a future with spiralling […]
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OU student launches website to improve understanding and detection of online misogyny towards Black women
An Open University (OU) PhD student has launched the first-ever research platform to capture the particular intersection of misogyny and racial oppression experienced by Black women online. Joseph Kwarteng, a second-year PhD student in the OU’s Knowledge Media Institute (KMI), has launched Misogynoir Online, a website that invites Black women to share their stories of […]
Worldwide access for gender transformative education programme materials
Launching on International Women’s Day, educational materials produced by The Open University (OU) for out-of-school Zimbabwean adolescent girls are being made freely available to educators worldwide. The learning programme, developed by a team from the School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport at the OU, is helping over 12,000 girls and young women get back […]
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Confronting food poverty, one meal at a time
When 39-year-old Rachel Bresnahan from Stockport isn’t studying towards her Open University BA (Hons) Degree in Youth Work, she’s out tackling food poverty in her local community. Here, she takes a brief pause to share her story. “I love my community,” says Rachel. “I grew up here in Cherry Tree, Romiley. As the council estate […]
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Ukraine: as cyber security risks grow – how can we protect ourselves?
In an increasingly digital society, both individuals and businesses rely quite heavily on digital technologies. The increasing number of cyber security threats and attacks are potentially devastating both to individuals and businesses. This threat has worsened since the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Here, Dr Chitra Balakrishna, Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security at the […]
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Invasion of Ukraine: four key insights
Jamie Gaskarth, Professor of Foreign Policy and International Relations at The Open University, gives a brief overview of the attack on Ukraine and the global response, including the sanctions imposed so far, and where the future may lead. Prof Gaskarth is a frequent commentator and contributor to both media and government on foreign policy and […]
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