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Sociology launches Stuart Hall Dissertation Prize

Sociology announces the Professor Stuart Hall Dissertation Prize, awarded annually to three outstanding Sociology dissertations that contribute to discussions on issues relevant to the field of sociology, with a particular focus on social justice and equality. 

18th June 2025
The battlefield of Edgcote in Northamptonshire, fought on 24 July 1469 between forces loyal to the Yorkist king Edward IV and northern rebels allied to the earl of Warwick.

Historic England Blog on the Register of Historic Battlefields

A Historic England Blog post by OU historian David Grummitt celebrates the 30th anniversary of Historic England’s Register of Historic Battlefields

13th June 2025
OpenARC logo, dome with sunlight coming through the roof, with text OpenARC on the top left corner

OpenARC holds the first Festival of the Arts and Humanities

OpenARC held its first ever Festival, celebrating the research, broadcast work, public engagement and impact in the School of the Arts and Humanities.

23rd May 2025

Sociology Open Day Event 25 June

This Open Day is an exciting opportunity to explore the study of Sociology at The Open University (OU). Sociology is a dynamic and relevant field of study that enables students to critically examine social issues, inequalities, human behaviour, and societal structures.

23rd May 2025

The other Pompeii: British Academy Summer Showcase exhibition

Open University Classical Studies academic Dr Jessica Hughes has curated an exhibition, ‘The Other Pompeii: religion and archaelogy in the nineteenth century’, as part of this year’s British Academy Summer Showcase (20-21 June 2025)

9th April 2025

Open Research Week 2025

Join The Open University (OU) from Monday 24th March to celebrate and promote open research, showcasing examples of our open practices across many disciplines. Throughout the week, you’ll hear about the real world applications and engagement of our openly available data, outputs and citizen science platforms. 

14th March 2025
Dr David Scott and rescued dog Flossy

Criminologist secures funding to unravel a dark part of Lancashire’s history

Criminologist Dr David Scott secured funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to commemorate the bicentennial of the Chatterton Massacre.

11th March 2025
A woman standing in front of a graffiti-covered wall

OU Psychology academic secures funding for arts-based education to support disadvantaged children

Psychology academic has won EU funding for a research project which aims to enhance the lives of disadvantaged children through the active participation in art in education.

3rd March 2025
President Zelensky wearing an army green t-shirt with the words I'M UKRAINIAN, stares down the camera lens

The Zelensky Story triumphs at Broadcast Awards 2025

OU/BBC co-production 'The Zelensky Story' wins Best Specialist Factual Programme at the Broadcast Awards 2025.

12th February 2025

5th GOTH Annual Symposium

The Annual Gender and Otherness (GOTH) Symposium welcomes scholars from within and outside The Open University for two days of productive interdisciplinary discussion and debate, with a  focus on aspects of gender and/or otherness in creative writing or pre-modern drama, literature and visual culture.

10th February 2025

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