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Unknown heritage of military bases unveiled by groundbreaking project

Unknown military heritage of island of Ireland is unveiled by groundbreaking project.

20th March 2024

2nd Annual Research Festival on Global Challenges and Social Justice

We would like to invite you to join the GCSJ Research Festival on Global Challenges and Social Justice. The festival will bring together a variety of speakers and formats to showcase exciting OU research and give researchers a platform to exchange ideas and expand their networks.

19th March 2024
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Competition opens for academics and artists to address Social Challenges

Competition opens for academics and cartoonists to make research about social challenges accessible to a wider audience.

18th March 2024

Literature and Music Research Group Symposium on Words, Music and Silence

In partnership with University Music, Bournemouth, The Open University Literature and Music Research Group are organising a one-day symposium on the theme of Words, Music and Silence, which will take place on Friday 28th June, 2024 at Bournemouth University (BH12 5BB). The day will conclude with a lecture recital exploring words, music, silence and disability given by the concert pianist Duncan Honeybourne, whose career has been shaped by his autism. 

15th March 2024
The title of the series Forensics The Real CSI overlays a montage of a forensic scientist wearing full protective clothing and mask, a crime scene with barrier tape and marker cones, and a fingerprint

‘Forensics: The Real CSI’ returns for fourth series with Dr Jim Turner as academic consultant

The fourth series of OU/BBC co-production Forensics: The Real CSI returns with Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology Dr Jim Turner as academic consultant

14th March 2024

China/Europe and the Changing Global Order seminar series: Democracy, distributive politics, and development finance: evidence from Africa

Come along to our seminar and hear Dr Keyi Tang from the Boston University Global Development Policy Center, speak on: Democracy, Distributive Politics, and Development Finance: Evidence from Africa.

7th March 2024

Inaugural Lecture: Rose Capdevila, Professor of Psychology

In her inaugural lecture, Rose Capdevila, Professor of Psychology at the OU, will discuss research around the gendering of power in three contexts: activism, the history of psychology and social media.

28th February 2024

Economistic Thinking and Environmental Breakdown: The limitations of pricing nature loss and stress-testing climate disaster

This OU Economics Seminar, joint with IKD, will explore the direction economists are taking in with environmental breakdown. 

26th February 2024
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Hard-hitting series wins Best Documentary Award

OU/BBC co-production ‘Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland’ won Best Documentary at the Broadcast Awards 2024.

26th February 2024

OCA Board of Trustees welcomes Sir William

The Open College of the Arts (OCA), our partner institute dedicated to the Creative Arts, is delighted to welcome Sir William Atkinson to its board of Trustees. Sir William, who was knighted in 2008 for Services to Education and Community, served as a headmaster for more than 24 years and is an Honorary Doctor of The Open University. In recent years Sir William has also been a member of several UK government groups, focusing on education and youth crime reduction.

23rd February 2024

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