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‘I started as a GP’s receptionist, now I’m an award-winning nurse’
Before he was an award-winning nurse, Kombe Mwarandu was working as a receptionist at his local GP surgery. He shares how achieving his Adult Nursing degree from The Open University in Scotland has enabled him to achieve his career dreams and give back to his community. “Before joining The Open University I didn’t have a […]
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Looks really can be deceiving, OU research finds
A new hairstyle can make all the difference they say, and newly published psychology research shows that our hair could make even more of an impact than we realise. A study among nearly 400 people in the UK and China found they struggled to match faces in pictures if they were from a different race […]
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Killer in the Car Park – Forensics: The Real CSI returns
The programme that gives viewers unique access to the work of forensic scientists is making a return to our screens. Forensics: The Real CSI is co-produced by The Open University and the BBC and the series continues with series 2 (episode 7) Killer in the Car Park, which airs Monday December 6 at 9pm on […]
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Reducing the stigma of HIV this World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day on 1 December is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV. Established in 1988, ‘rocking the red ribbon’ shows support for people living with HIV and commemorates those who have died from an AIDS-related illness. Dr Tom Witney recently carried out research for The Open University to […]
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‘My OU degree is giving disabled veterans like me a new future’
Veteran John Owens was at the top of his military career when a stroke left him hospitalised and facing an uncertain future. With support of The Open University’s Disabled Veterans’ Scholarships Fund, he’s now working towards a new chapter in his ongoing recovery. After facing his own challenges, John, from Kilmarnock is determined to show […]
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‘I’m giving back to other disabled veterans thanks to an OU scholarship’
Veteran Roger Lees spent his military career literally putting his life on the line to protect others. So when the constant strain of combat missions left him unable to serve, he was left feeling lost and unsure what his future would hold. With the support of an Open University scholarship, Roger originally from Birmingham, now […]
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Paddy and Christine McGuinness explore autism in new BBC/OU programme
On Wednesday 1 December, a new programme, Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism, co-produced by the BBC and The Open University (OU) starts on BBC1 at 9pm. In this one-off documentary, Paddy and his wife, who have three children that have been diagnosed with autism, meet other parents, experts and people on the autism spectrum to discover […]
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Social care cap: how the new system will work and why it’s unfair – an expert explains
Janette Rutterford, Emeritus Professor of Finance and Financial History at The Open University writes for The Conversation about why means-tested support will impact those who are less well-off, as they will end up losing more of their assets to pay for their care. Boris Johnson’s proposed new cap on social care has moved a step […]
Politicians join cross-party discussion on how to tackle gender-based violence
Key politicians including Labour’s Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding, Jess Phillips MP, will join a cross-party panel at a free webinar hosted by The Open University to discuss what more should be done to prevent gender-based violence. One woman dies every three days at the hands of a man in the UK, and […]
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Misinformation about COVID-19 spreads faster on social media than fact-checking content
New research has found that the amount of misinformation related to COVID-19 is disproportionately higher than content produced by fact-checkers on Twitter. COVID misinformation also maintains attention and engagement for longer online than fact-based content. The research, led by Open University academics, aimed to examine misinformation about COVID-19 online as a means of improving the […]
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