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‘I’m here to lift up my community so nobody feels alone’
After experiencing homelessness and challenges growing up, Lea Gibson is determined to create real change in her community. She combined her life experiences with her Open University qualifications to launch a business that provides support and wellbeing services for those in need. “I want to make sure that people never feel alone and they have […]
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“I failed a module, but came back stronger”
Aqua Koroma first started her university journey in 2000 but pressed pause on her studies when she became mum to two boys. After her marriage broke down years later, Aqua was inspired to return to study Law with The Open University and pursue her dream of becoming a solicitor. Her journey to graduation wasn’t without […]
Haiti has suffered hugely over centuries but its revolution was stunningly innovative
Anna Plassart, The Open University Since the New York Times published its recent series of bombshell articles about the crippling reparations that France imposed on Haiti after it won independence in 1804, much has been written about how this 150 million franc “indemnity” had virtually doomed the fledgling country before it had a chance to […]
“I’m studying so I can set up my own environmental consultancy”
Proud Open University student Kevin Odhiambo Onyango lives in Kenya and is studying for his MSc in Environmental Management – in preparation for setting up his own environmental consultancy firm. He shares how OU study has changed his life so far. “I am finding my experience of being an international OU student very exciting because […]
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Welsh poet and former Wales Education Minister receive accolades from the OU
Two women were awarded honorary degrees by The Open University in Wales at a graduation ceremony that featured more than 400 students plus their families and friends. The honorary degrees of Doctor of the University were awarded to former Wales Education Minister Kirsty Williams and former National Poet Gillian Clarke at the International Convention Centre […]
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Rishi Sunak’s £15 billion cost-of-living package and windfall tax: four experts respond
Jonquil Lowe, The Open University; Adi Imsirovic, University of Surrey; Alan Shipman, The Open University, and Keith Baker, Glasgow Caledonian University Rishi Sunak, the UK chancellor of the exchequer, has unveiled a £15 billion package of measures to help households with the cost of living, after energy watchdog Ofgem announced it would probably be increasing […]
Prehistoric Planet: TV show asked us to explore what weather the dinosaurs lived through
Robert Spicer from The Open University; Alex Farnsworth from University of Bristol and Paul Valdes from University of Bristol write for The Conversation about the new TV series, Prehistoric Planet. When conjuring up images of when dinosaurs ruled the planet we often think of hot and humid landscapes in a world very different from our own. However, the new […]
Researchers reveal who will face the financial brunt of net zero transition
International researchers – including experts from The Open University – have mapped the distribution of over $1 trillion losses from potentially worthless oil and gas assets to the individuals, pension funds and governments who will be impacted, as nations rush to reach their pledges of achieving ‘net-zero’. Driven by technological, societal, and political change, renewable […]
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Sustainability in the built environment: OU academics call for change in building regulations
OU experts have called for greater sustainability in the construction of new buildings, which are globally responsible for 10% of all carbon emissions.[1] Dr Alice Moncaster and PhD student Jane Anderson, international experts in reducing carbon emissions in construction, have provided evidence towards a Select Committee report (published 26 May 2022) that they have hailed as […]
Pioneer receives OU accolade for her work making like easier for menopausal women
A pioneer who is blazing a trail to raise the profile of women experiencing menopause symptoms while at work has been awarded an honorary degree by The Open University. Deborah Garlick is the founder of the Henpicked website, an online community for women over 40 living with the menopause, and its sister organisation Menopause in […]
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