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Keith Murrell, lead organiser of Cardiff’s iconic Butetown Carnival, explores its intricate past and bright future as a celebration of Butetown’s multicultural community, and addresses the misconceptions and injustices faced along the way.

The Open University in Wales has been announced as the winner of the Fair Play employer award at Womenspire 2020.

Today marks the start of Black History Month, an international annual commemoration which celebrates recognising and valuing the inspirational individuals and events from within the Black community. The OU has produced a new Black History Month hub on OpenLearn featuring some inspirational people and events. In Wales, the OU will be sharing articles and resources on the OU in Wales website and social media channels on black history from a Welsh perspective.

Welsh universities have played a key role in supporting the nation in the fight against COVID-19, reveals a new report by Universities Wales.

The Open University in Wales has announced a new a Research Wales Innovation Fund Strategy for 2020/21-2022/23

Ceri Doyle, Chief Executive of Newport City Homes (NCH), is the latest appointment to The Open University’s Council, it was announced this week

Welsh organisations have spent over £51 million on temporary staffing to bridge skills gaps over the last year, despite one in four (25%) making redundancies to cut costs in the wake of COVID-19.

The Education Minister Kirsty Williams MS has today appointed Louise Casella, Director of The Open University in Wales, to lead the review into this year’s GCSEs and A Levels.

Louise Wilford is an OU law student from Tonyrefail in her 3rd year. She’s taken part in internships through the OU and GO Wales, and also has a popular YouTube channel where she talks about her studies and gives advice to other students.

Apprenticeship Programme Delivery Manager Rhys Daniels take a look at how the coronavirus has changed how we're delivering degree apprenticeships in Wales.