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GCSJ seminar series: What is the potential of creative practice for building community resilience in flood-prone coastal communities in the UK?

In this GCSJ seminar, George Revill (OU) and Liza Griffin (UCL) will discuss their recent paper on the potential of creative practices for achieving community resilience in relation to efforts to address flooding in coastal regions of the UK.

18th January 2023
A black and white, brown and black cow standing near barbed wire

Does Veganism as a ‘lifestyle’ detract from the original intention?

With increasing focus on the environmental benefits of a vegan diet, is the movement at risk of losing sight of its core values? This Veganuary, we asked Dr Matthew Cole, to cast new light on an often controversial subject.

17th January 2023

Book launch: Global Youth Unemployment: History, Governance and Policy

Join authors Prof. Nicola Yeates and Prof. Ross Fergusson from the Department of Social Policy and Criminology at the Open University for the launch of their new book, Global Youth Unemployment: History, Governance and Policy. They will be joined by a distinguished panel of academics to discuss some of the key questions and issues the book tackles.

4th January 2023
Police woman inputting information into a ticket machine standing next to a car

We need to talk about handsfree – OU psychology research delves into roads policing

The Open University, in collaboration with Staffordshire and Keele Universities, has been awarded £24k from the Road Safety Trust for research on the policing of distracted driving, and officer understanding of the dangers of handsfree mobile phone use behind the wheel.

21st December 2022
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Celebrating student achievement and performance

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) presents its Awards to outstanding and inspirational students from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic student community.

5th December 2022

Criminology seminar: ‘In conversation’ with Dr Faith Gordon

We discuss some of Dr Gordon's most important work, exploring what motivates her to conduct her research and what she has sought to achieve. Dr. Faith Gordon is the Deputy Associate Dean for Research, and Associate Professor of Criminology with the Australian National University, ANU College of Law.

24th November 2022
Emeritus Professor Donald Burrows

Emeritus Professor of Music honoured

Emeritus Professor of Music Donald Burrows has been honoured by the publication of a festschrift by those he has inspired throughout his career which celebrates his work.

23rd November 2022

Online migration seminar with Professor Janine Dahinden

Professor Janine Dahinden will be critically reflecting on the notion of migration drawing on her work on de-migranticization technologies. The online seminar is organised by OU MigrationCentre for Global Challenges and Social Justice (GCSJ) and Open Psychology Research Centre. The seminar will be chaired by Professor Umut Erel, Director of the Centre for Global Challenges and Social Justice.

18th November 2022

GCSJ seminar series: The Political Economy of Patriarchy in the Global South

This GCSJ seminar will explore Ece Kocabicak’s new book on ‘The Political Economy of Patriarchy in the Global South’.

18th November 2022

GCSJ seminar series: French revolutionary politics in Frankenstein

This GCSJ seminar, by Dr Alex Barber, will explore French revolutionary politics in Frankenstein.

18th November 2022

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