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Coronavirus ‘excess deaths’: why England and Wales have been hardest hit in Europe – new study
Kevin McConway, Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics at The Open University, speaks on the numbers behind the global pandemic and explains why England and Wales have experienced ‘high excess deaths’ in comparison to other countries. To get through the COVID-19 pandemic, we need good information. One hugely important statistic is how many people have died […]
OU pays tribute to pioneering historian of crime and policing
Staff and colleagues around The Open University (OU) have been paying tribute to Emeritus Professor Clive Emsley, a founding member of the History Department at The Open University and one of the world’s foremost exponents of criminal justice history, who has died this month aged 76. Among his accolades Clive provided the first scholarly history […]
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Taxing financial winners from coronavirus to pay for the crisis – lessons from WW1
Janette Rutherford, Emeritus Professor of Finance and Financial History at The Open University, reflects on similarities made between the current UK Government’s actions during the current COVID-19 pandemic and those made by the Government at the time of the first world war. The enormous impact of COVID-19 on the world has drawn comparisons with the […]
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National roll out for successful OU and Jobcentre Plus scheme to upskill jobseekers
An initiative between The Open University (OU), the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and Jobcentre Plus (JCP) to tackle the common skills gaps among jobseekers is to be rolled out nationally following a successful pilot programme. Thanks to the pilots success the DWP have appointed the OU as a National Partner with a focus […]
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NASA mission to asteroid Bennu set to return with new space rock samples
Space rocks returning from near-Earth asteroid Bennu on the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will bring never-before-seen samples back to Earth. Open University (OU) researcher Dr Ben Rozitis, a collaborator on the OSIRIS-REx mission, asserts that the mission, if successful, will return with a large collection of space rocks not currently represented in existing collections on Earth. Launched […]
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OU’s partnership with Uber wins international education award
The Open University (OU) has won Public/Private Partnership of the year at the 2020 PIEoneer awards in recognition of its successful partnership with Uber. The winners were announced in a virtual awards ceremony on Friday 2 October and the OU was up against some very strong competition in its category. Accepting the award, Simon Tindall, […]
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Survey finds couples “avoid conversation on their relationship”
Research taken up among couples, conducted in collaboration with the OU shows nearly two thirds do not talk about their relationship – with anyone. The polling (*) was carried out in collaboration with the OU’s Professor Jacqui Gabb to coincide with the launch of Paired – an app for couples to engage in relationship matters. […]
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Black History Month: how the OU will be celebrating
This October, the nation will be recognising Black History Month (BHM) – an annual celebration of the history, achievements and contributions of black people across the world. The Open University will be marking the occasion by sharing inspirational stories and experiences of our black students, alumni and staff. In the coming weeks, we’ll be publishing […]
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Mars: mounting evidence for subglacial lakes, but could they really host life?
David Rothery, Professor of Planetary Geosciences at The Open University, discusses the discovery of subglacial lakes on Mars and if this could lead to finding out if there was, or is, life on the planet. Venus may harbour life some 50km above its surface, we learned a couple of weeks ago. Now a new paper, published in Nature Astronomy, […]
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Open University provides more free courses to boost UK Government’s skills push
The Open University is adding a dozen new free skills-based courses to The Skills Toolkit, the UK Government’s website dedicated to helping people build skills in the wake of the pandemic and aid vital recovery efforts among employees and employers. The new courses from the OU will appeal to a broad set of learners who […]
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