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A more varied diet would help the world’s economy as well as its health
More than 75% of the food consumed in the world today comes from just 12 plant and five animal species, says Professor of Environment and Development at The Open University Shonil Bhagwat, and Emmanuel Junior Zuza from the Royal Agricultural University. The over-dependence on this small selection, which includes rice, maize and wheat, damages the […]
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Reeves’ predicted fiscal caution is actually the start of a more radical strategy
Alan Shipman is an Open University Senior Lecturer in Economics, with a macroeconomic accounting focus. Here he points out how challenging it will be for the Chancellor to produce a Budget that will please two different camps in her own party… but it’s all part of a bigger plan. Rachel Reeves is seeking to re-embed […]
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The Queen’s death provoked revealing study about crowd behaviour and ‘Britishness’
Research on the public mourning after the Queen’s death offers new insights on how groups or crowds of people with a shared identity – in this case ‘Britishness’ – navigate periods of change and uncertainty. Psychologists from multiple universities across the UK including Keele University and The Open University probed how those who queued to […]
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Tax system could be reformed to increase revenue says OU academic expert in advance of the Budget
The Chancellor has made it plain that we can expect to receive tax increases in the Budget but what will they be? Jonquil Lowe, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance, speculates on where we can expect the squeeze and says tax reform may be a driver. We have been primed to expect tax increases […]
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivors’ group for its efforts to free the world of nuclear weapons
Open University academic Dr Luc-Andre Brunet, a Senior Lecturer in Contemporary International History and Eirini Karamouzi, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary History from the University of Sheffield tell us more about Nobel-Prize-winning Nihon Hidankyo. The 2024 Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese grassroots organisation created by survivors of the two US […]
Five spooky stories that will have you dropping your paperback in horror
If you’re looking for something to send a shiver down your spine this spooky season check out the five book choices of The Open University’s Jennie Owen, Lecturer in Creative Writing. These tales include ghosts, ghouls, monsters and horror, and are guaranteed to have you checking under your bed as the nights draw in. 1. […]
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Economists have urged Rachel Reeves to loosen the purse strings – here’s why it’s not that easy
Alan Shipman, Senior Lecturer in Economics at The Open University points out that Chancellor Rachel Reeves may struggle to change her stance on spending – as argued by economist. Here’s why: A group of economists has publicly urged chancellor Rachel Reeves to reverse her stance on public investment, and relax the Treasury rules that constrain […]
OU interactive educational show about composer Mozart supports a new three-part BBC series
If you’ve ever wondered why composer Mozart became so well known a team at The Open University has created an interactive educational ‘show’ that demonstrates his brilliance. It coincides with the airing of a new three-part Open University/BBC co-production called Mozart: Rise of a Genius beginning on Monday, 16 September, at 9pm on BBC Two […]
Grenfell was not a state ‘failure’ – it was institutional violence
Following the findings of the Grenfell Tower fire inquiry Victoria Cooper, Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Criminology at The Open University and David Whyte, Professor of Climate Justice from Queen Mary University of London, examine how ‘institutional violence’ played a part. People are not used to thinking of decisions made in boardrooms or by […]
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Five disinformation tactics Russia is using to try to influence the US election
Russia is using more disinformation tactics to influence the US election, says Open University academic Dr Precious Chatterje-Doody, a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Studies. Here she lists the five methods she has researched that show this. The White House’s recent exposure of Russian attempts to influence this year’s US presidential election will come […]
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