Previous Events
Economics seminar series: Privatisation and its Discontents
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - 12:00 to 13:30
Online via MS Teams
Privatisation policies have been heavily promoted worldwide by governments and international agencies using the claim that markets will do better at allocating resources and improve inefficient and under-invested public sector systems.
Education Pathways (Refugee Week 2023)
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - 12:00 to 13:00
Online
Join us in a discussion on ‘Education Pathways’, hosted by the Open University’s Sanctuary Advisory Network, as part of our Refugee Week 2023 series.
Creative Interactions Summer Showcase
Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 10:00 to 17:00
Study Studio at The Foundling Museum, Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ
Join the Creative Interactions research group for our summer showcase event. We’ll come together to hear about some exciting projects currently being carried out at the intersection of academic research and creative practice, to take part in mini workshops and explore our own creativity across media and modes of expression.
Next Generation: Social Sciences (Series)
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 - 19:00 to Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - 20:00
Online via MS Teams
The Open University invites you to a new series of free online talks showcasing the ground-breaking research being carried out by PhD students in Psychology and Social Sciences as part of the Next Generation series.
Research Festival Engaging Research on Global Challenges and Social Justice
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 - 14:00 to Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - 16:00
Face to Face and Online
We would like to invite you to join the GCSJ Research Festival ‘Engaging Research on Global Challenges and Social Justice’ between 14 and 21 June 2023. The festival will include both in person and online elements and will bring together a variety of speakers and formats to showcase exciting OU research and give researchers a platform to exchange tips and tricks, and expand their networks.
Inaugural Lecture: Music, politics and the importance of understanding the text
Tuesday, May 16, 2023 - 16:30 to 17:30
Berrill Lecture Theatre, Walton Hall, Open University, MK6 7AA
Music, politics and the importance of understanding the text is a joint inaugural lecture delivered by Elaine Moohan, Professor of Musicology, and Byron Dueck, Professor of Music, who will present their research into religious music from Scotland, England and Cameroon.
GCSJ seminar series: What is the potential of creative practice for building community resilience in flood-prone coastal communities in the UK?
Friday, April 28, 2023 - 12:00 to 13:00
Online
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.
Next Generation: Arts (Series)
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 - 13:00 to Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - 20:00
Online via MS Teams, weekly on Wednesdays
The Open University invites you to a new series of free online talks showcasing the ground-breaking research being carried out by PhD students in the School of Arts and Humanities as part of the Next Generation series by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
OU Economics & the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation: Book Launch: Imperialism and the Political Economy of Global South’s Debt
Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - 13:00 to 16:15
Online via Zoom. Simultaneous translation English/Spanish/French at local time 13.00 - 16:15 (London) | 12:00 - 15:15 (Dakar) | 9:00 - 12:15 (Buenos Aires)
The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation and OU Economics are delighted to host the Book Launch of Imperialism and the Political Economy of Global South's Debt, where experts connect the history of this issue with a range of factors including class dynamics, the changing landscape of sovereign debt markets, the global liquidity cycle, the enduring constraints of commodity dependence, ecological sustainability and the limitations of the current ad hoc sovereign debt restructuring procedures.
IKD one-day webinar: Health and care at the crossroads
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 - 10:30 to 15:00
Online via MS Teams
Colleagues and students from across The Open University are invited to this IKD Gender and Social Policy one-day webinar coinciding with International Women’s Day.
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