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The Open University recognised as a University of Sanctuary
The Open University (OU) has been awarded the status of University of Sanctuary, an accreditation to highlight efforts in supporting forced migrants in accessing education, creating a spirit of inclusivity, teaching themes of migration and sanctuary, and in improving a culture of sanctuary in higher education. In becoming a University of Sanctuary, the OU joins […]
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The Open University is to host screening event for a powerful new film about art and activism in Ireland
The Open University (OU) is hosting a special online screening and panel discussion on 20th June to celebrate the release of a new documentary film ‘Wholly Trinity: Abortion, Art and Activism in Ireland.’ The film, made in collaboration with the 2021 Turner Prize winners the Array Collective and the charity Alliance for Choice, explores the […]
OU academics to feature on the BBC’s Morning Live programme
Two Open University academics are to feature this week in the BBC’s Morning Live programme on Wednesday and Thursday 19 and 20 June to explore the psychology of climate change and distracted driving. Dr Trudi Macagnino and Professor Gemma Briggs are the OU consultants involved in two short informative films due to air during the […]
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‘I can now pursue a career, not just a job’ says OU Law graduate, Gary
As a young carer with considerable responsibilities at home, Gary’s secondary education was cut short. Entering the job market at the age of 14, Gary never imagined a career in Law was within reach, until he discovered The Open University. Unlocked potential Gary always assumed that leaving school before he had the chance to gain […]
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The Open University to host AI in Education Conference
The Open University (OU) is set to host the annual AI in Education conference at its Milton Keynes campus on Monday, 24 June. The event will bring together leading experts in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to discuss the current challenges in education and explore how AI can drive positive changes in the sector. […]
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John Lewis Partnership and Open University’s support for people who have been in care
A single mother who was in foster care as a teenager has been able to study for a degree thanks to an Open University scholarship funded by the John Lewis Partnership (JLP). Althea is in her first year of an English literature and creative writing degree with The Open University after she was chosen as […]
Five classic novels to read about Italy if you loved the BBC’s Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour of the country
If you were thinking of jetting off to Italy this summer and laughed at the antics of this duo in the BBC programme Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour, Antonia Saunders, a research student at The Open University, has a book list you might want to explore. Since this pair traced the footsteps of romantic poet […]
ExoMars TGO finds frost on the Solar System’s tallest volcanoes on Mars
Water-based frost has been detected at the top of the Olympus Mons volcanoes on Mars – the largest volcanoes in the Solar System. The water frost was detected by the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) camera and the Nadir and Occultation for Mars Discovery (NOMAD) spectrometer instruments aboard the European Space Agency’s ExoMars […]
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Open University academics visit Westminster to share research
A team of academics from The Open University visited the Houses of Parliament recently to showcase their research to decisionmakers and fellow academics to help inform policy development. On the guest list included Members of Parliament, Members of the House of Lords, as well as others in academic institutions to hear about the research projects […]
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A million digital ‘tourists’ descend on ancient Pompeii
A digital team at The Open University are celebrating after learning their interactive online tour of Pompeii before Mount Vesuvius erupted has notched up more than a million online clicks. Designers within the OU’s Broadcast and Partnerships team were delighted when they learned of the interactive figures, just a month after the airing of the […]
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