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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

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 […]

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Five classic novels to read about Italy if you loved the BBC’s Rob and Rylan’s Grand Tour of the country

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 […]

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ExoMars TGO finds frost on the Solar System’s tallest volcanoes on Mars

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

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 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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The media’s key role in calling time on genocide – says academic expert on Rwanda

The media’s key role in calling time on genocide – says academic expert on Rwanda

With the recent 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, an Open University academic wants to drive home a reminder that genocide is planned and the media plays a vital role in helping stop it. Dr Georgina Holmes is a Lecturer in Politics and International Relations and specialises in research on how the UK, […]

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New OU / BBC series of Scam Interceptors returns to screens

New OU / BBC series of Scam Interceptors returns to screens

From Monday 10 June, a new ten-part OU/BBC series of Scam Interceptors starts on BBC One daytime and will run daily on weekdays at 10:45am. The new series will also be available on BBC iPlayer. In this season, presenters Rav Wilding, Nick Stapleton and the team return to hunt down the scammers plaguing the lives […]

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Actor and former OU student’s role in bringing to life the D-Day landings

Actor and former OU student’s role in bringing to life the D-Day landings

Actor and former Open University student Joshua Leese is reflecting on D-Day with a strong emotional appreciation of what the service personnel involved went through. Joshua, 31, who comes from Bedford, plays a central role in the BBC’s D-Day: The Unheard Tapes, a three-part Open University/BBC co-production documentary TV series to commemorate the 80th anniversary of […]

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