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GCSJ seminar series: Legislating against political lying: risks and feasibility

In this seminar, Alex Barber (Philosophy) and Sean Cordell (Philosophy) identify four core challenges for the Senedd proposal in its latest iteration. More positively, we identify some potential workarounds and some alternative approaches to the problem of political lying in a democracy.

17th September 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky smiles at the camera

Politics lecturer consults for new OU/BBC series “The Zelensky Story”

Open University’s Dr Precious Chatterje-Doody consults for OU/BBC co-production The Zelensky Story

2nd September 2024
A woman wearing a hijab, looking at a painting in the National Gallery, Indonesia

New paper shows the value of arts and humanities degrees

A new paper has challenged misconceptions of arts and humanities (A&H) degrees, showing the value they bring to the economy and society.

15th August 2024
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Challenging the narrative on climate crisis

FASS academic insight and expertise has been used to help create new learning resources to challenge the narrative around the climate crisis.

30th July 2024
Gemma Allen and Adrienne Scullion facing forwards smiling, standing in front of a OpenARC pull-up banner

Togas, truncheons, and terrific panellists – OpenARC Research Centre launches

The new research centre for the School of Arts and Humanities, OpenARC, launched on 10 June with a lively on-campus and online event. 

11th July 2024
BBC Morning Live presenters Helen Skelton, Gethin Jones, and Michelle Ackerley

FASS academics feature on the BBC’s Morning Live programme

Two Psychology academics from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) feature in the BBC’s Morning Live programme.

21st June 2024

Next Generation: Arts & Social Sciences Lecture Series

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

31st May 2024
Explosion scenes on "Sword Beach", soldiers under fire as they run from the landing craft onto the beach through Czech hedgehog anti-tank obstacles

History academic consults for 80th Anniversary series D-Day: The Unheard Tapes

History Lecturer Dr Frances Houghton consults for OU/BBC co-production 80th Anniversary series D-Day: The Unheard Tapes.

31st May 2024

Literature Matters: Call for Papers

This FREE 3-day online international conference, Literature Matters, encourages participants to interrogate the importance (or not) of literature and writing in the 21st century.

29th May 2024

OpenARC launch event

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.

9th May 2024

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