Previous Events

Jun 13

Next Generation: Arts & Social Sciences Lecture Series

Thursday, June 13, 2024 - 13:00 to 20:00

Online

From nineteenth century literature to nuclear activism in 1980s Wales, from English Literature to Criminology, join us for fascinating talks by PhD students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences every Thursday at 1pm and 7pm, from 13 June – 4 July

Jun 10

OpenARC launch event

Monday, June 10, 2024 - 10:30 to 16:00

The Hub Theatre, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA and Online, Microsoft Teams

We’re delighted to invite you to the launch of OpenARC, the new school-wide research centre in Arts and Humanities at The Open University, on the 10th June 2024. With the theme of ‘Arts and Humanities research for the 21st century’, the event showcases and explores new directions in Arts and Humanities research, through an exciting mix of talks, stalls and an afternoon panel of high-profile external speakers.

May 15

2nd Annual Research Festival on Global Challenges and Social Justice

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 - 11:00 to Friday, May 17, 2024 - 15:00

Online and in-person, Library seminar rooms 1&2

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.

Apr 23

Open Politics webinar series: Can we make migration reporting better? If so, how?

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 18:00 to 19:00

Online via MS Teams

Rob McNeil will explore how migration is reported, the challenges around doing so, and whether it can be improved.

Mar 21

Inaugural Lecture: Rose Capdevila, Professor of Psychology

Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 17:30 to 18:30

Berrill Lecture Theatre, and Online via Teams

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.

Mar 14

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

Thursday, March 14, 2024 - 13:00 to 14:30

Online via MS Teams

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.

Mar 13

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

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 - 13:00 to 14:30

Online via MS Teams

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

Mar 4

The Long and the Short of it: MK Lit Fest

Monday, March 4, 2024 - 19:30 to Saturday, April 6, 2024 - 12:00

Online, via Zoom

"The Long and the Short of it” is an OU series of discussions online in-person as part of MK Lit Fest.

Feb 28

GCSJ seminar series: Making sense of global China

Wednesday, February 28, 2024 - 12:00 to 14:00

Online via MS Teams

The roundtable presents ongoing work of the REDEFINE project based in SSGS. Our take on the political economy of global China moves beyond the grand geopolitical narratives to explore the often long-standing and hidden processes of connection.

Feb 23

GCSJ Seminar series: Irreversible enlightenments

Friday, February 23, 2024 - 12:00 to 13:00

Online, via Eventbrite

At least from Hegel on, indeed perhaps since Plato and Aristotle, philosophers have cherished the idea of a form of rational progress that is rationally irreversible

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