Previous Events
Next Generation: Arts & Social Sciences Lecture Series
Thursday, June 27, 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
Next Generation: Arts & Social Sciences Lecture Series
Thursday, June 20, 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
GCSJ seminar series: Toothless tigers? Regional organisations and democracy promotion
Friday, June 14, 2024 - 12:00 to 13:00
Online, via Microsoft Teams
Since the end of the Cold War, a growing number of regional organisations (ROs) around the world have formally adhered to democracy as common norm and have adopted institutionalised mechanisms to promote, protect and defend it.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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