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Board games: how playing them online can bring grandparents and grandchildren closer together
Professor Rose Capdevila, Associate Dean (Research, Scholarship and Enterprise) and Dr Lisa Lazard, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, both from The Open University, write for The Conversation about how online board games can bring grandparents closer to their grandchildren. We’re all familiar with the blissful image of grandma or grandpa playing snakes and ladders with their grandchild […]
The last two recessions hit young people hardest, here’s how you can protect yourself for the next one
By Jonquil Lowe, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance, The Open University After the pandemic and now a cost of living crisis, it seems unthinkable that the economic situation could get worse. But experts are pretty certain that the UK economy will flatline in 2023, and some are even murmuring that a recession could […]
OU academic among next generation of research leaders awarded funds to address global issues
The OU’s Dr Tracie Farrell has been announced among 84 promising future leaders as part of a sweep of research and innovation awarded fellowships given funding totalling £98 million. These 84 most promising science and research leaders will benefit from £97.8m to tackle major global issues and to commercialise their innovations in the UK, Science […]
Academic receives accolade for her work
A retired Cumbrian-based academic has received an honorary degree from The Open University for four decades of teaching and learning in the sciences, as well as her work in promoting the local landscape in the Lake District. Dr Audrey Brown, from Ulverston, (pictured above) was an associate lecturer with the OU, tutoring hundreds of science […]
Times Education Commission “demonstrates need for flexible lifelong learning” says The Open University
The Open University has welcomed the publication today of the Times Education Commission’s final report. Commenting on the report, Professor Tim Blackman, Vice-Chancellor of The Open University, said: “This is a vital piece of work that highlights the challenges faced across the education system and the importance of bringing forward solutions to tackle these systemic […]
Gaia mission: five insights astronomers could glean from its latest data
Adam McMaster, PhD Candidate, Astronomy and Andrew Norton, Professor of Astrophysics Education, both from The Open University have written a piece for The Conversation about the new data from the Gaia mission. The European Space Agency’s (Esa) Gaia mission has just released new data. The Gaia satellite was launched in 2013, with the aim of […]
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From the Navy to a new career in law
For veteran Brian Playfair, life hasn’t always been easy. After 13 years of saving lives in the Royal Navy, Brian was medically discharged and faced a series of devastating blows – including the stillbirth of his son, and his other son being diagnosed with leukaemia. Despite going through the toughest of times, Brian can now […]
‘I’m unlocking a better future for me and my family’
“It has been a lifelong dream to have a higher education degree,” says Ferny Suhandi, who is part-way through achieving her BSc (Hons) Social Psychology degree with The Open University. After believing higher education would never be accessible, Ferny, who now lives and studies in Cambodia, is determined to show the world what she can […]
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Universities Minister visits OU campus in Milton Keynes
Michelle Donelan, Universities Minister, came to The Open University to learn how it designs and produces its high quality distance learning curriculum and to hear the needs of its learners. Joined by Ben Everitt, MP for Milton Keynes North she was welcomed to the University by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tim Blackman. Meeting students from across England, […]
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Ground-breaking number of brown dwarf stars discovered
An international team led by researchers from The Open University and the University of Bern have directly imaged a remarkable four new brown dwarfs thanks to a new innovative search method. Brown dwarfs are mysterious astronomical objects straddling the line between stars and planets and are essential to our understanding of both stellar and planetary […]
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