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OU researchers launch new guide to support palliative and end of life care

OU researchers launch new guide to support palliative and end of life care

Researchers at The Open University have produced a new ‘Grab and Go Guide’ to help improve palliative and end of life care. The easy-to-follow guide draws from research into The Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: a national framework for local action (2021-2026) and will enable those working in the sector to better […]

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FIFA Safeguarding Diploma scores success

FIFA Safeguarding Diploma scores success

The FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Sport Diploma, which was developed with experts including academics from The Open University, to strengthen and professionalise safeguarding standards in football, is proving to be a soaring success with almost 90 learners from 70 countries attending the first ever in-person residential workshops. In a milestone moment for the programme, the […]

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New research aims to revolutionise care for older people

New research aims to revolutionise care for older people

New research on social care and older people resulted in a toolkit designed by The Open University aimed at transforming the well-being of older people and staff in the care sector. It is based on an emerging understanding of ‘relational care’ an approach which represents a shift to a more multidirectional flow of care where […]

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How to tackle diversity in social work courses in HEIs – academic comment

How to tackle diversity in social work courses in HEIs – academic comment

Paulette Johnson is a  social work academic and The Open University’s academic Lead for Access Participation and Success. Here she shares how the OU is tackling inclusivity within the sector from the inside out. As a former practising social worker, now academic helping to shape the lives of social-work students, I’ve spent 20 years gaining […]

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OU/BBC co-production goes behind the scenes of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

OU/BBC co-production goes behind the scenes of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Saving Lives in Leeds, a new BBC documentary, produced with the support of two OU academics, features the challenging work of doctors and surgeons at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHT Trust. The eight-part series airs on Wednesday 1st March, 9pm on BBC Two and shows the tough dilemmas that doctors face each day behind the scenes, […]

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OU academics’ guidance in poignant BBC programme on autistic adults

OU academics’ guidance in poignant BBC programme on autistic adults

A new two-part BBC series Inside Our Autistic Minds has started giving a revealing look at what goes on in the mind of autistic adults with the help of naturalist Chris Packham who was diagnosed with Asperger’s in 2005. With the contributions of two OU academics, Kieron Sheehy, Professor of education, and Fiona Henry senior […]

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‘A special school’ airs on BBC Two, BBC Cymru Wales and iPlayer

‘A special school’ airs on BBC Two, BBC Cymru Wales and iPlayer

Two academics from The Open University used their specialist skills to advise the BBC programme makers on a second series of A Special School, which airs on BBC Two on 20th February at 7pm. The three-part series goes behind the scenes in a compelling observational documentary that shows what is possible when boundaries are pushed. […]

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New framework for nursery practitioners shaped by OU research

New framework for nursery practitioners shaped by OU research

Research by Dr Natalie Canning, Senior Lecturer of Early Childhood and Co-Director of The Open University’s (OU) Children’s Research Centre has helped shape a new framework for early childhood practitioners. Created in partnership with the Interactive Learning Diary, the ‘Empowerment Framework’ can be used by practitioners to observe and analyse children’s play and activities to […]

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OU to offer £280k to help EdTech companies develop new products

OU to offer £280k to help EdTech companies develop new products

The Open University (OU) has launched a new online start-up incubator to support businesses that produce educational technology to enhance the learning experience. The EdTech Foundry will give small to medium sized businesses access to the expertise of academics from the OU’s renowned Institute of Educational Technology, as well as a proportion of a £280,000 […]

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OU degree is ‘on pointe’ for Scottish Ballet star

An acclaimed Scottish Ballet dancer shares how she achieved her first-class Open University degree alongside a full-time career as a professional ballerina. Constance Devernay-Laurence is used to wowing audiences as a Principal dancer in Scottish Ballet. She’s now added another achievement to her bright career by completing a degree in Sport, Fitness and Coaching. “It’s […]

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