News

Politics lecturer awarded prestigious teaching prize
20th April 2022
Dr Donna Smith, Senior Lecturer in Politics, has been awarded the Jennie Lee Prize for Outstanding Teaching by the Political Studies Association (PSA).
FASS expert shares insights on appeasement in the Ukraine crisis
22nd February 2022
Professor of Foreign Policy and International Relations, Jamie Gaskarth, comments on growing tensions between Ukraine and Russia and the history of appeasement in European conflict in this opinion piece for UK in a Changing Europe.
FASS launches Open Politics seminar series in partnership with UK Parliament
26th January 2022
An exciting programme of free online events organised by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences kick-starts in February, featuring external speakers from BBC Cumbria and UK Parliament.
OU Politics academic appointed to fellowship
16th December 2021
Dr Donna Smith, Senior Lecturer and Staff Tutor in Politics and International Studies (POLIS) within the School of Social Sciences and Global Studies, has been made a Fellow of the Centre for Distance Education.
OU Politics launches Changemakers guide for UK Parliament Week 2021
15th October 2021
As part of this year’s UK Parliament Week, The Open University is working in collaboration with the UK Parliament and the Political Studies Association to launch a Changemakers guide – a step-by-step guide to making political and social change, from the initial stages of planning and research, to getting your MP on board, and other ways of having an impact, such as through social media.
The Spectre of Trump Haunts Biden’s Inauguration
20th January 2021
Sinead McEneaney, Historian, on the day of Joseph R. Biden’s inauguration as 46^th President of the United States, and inauguration like no other.
Has US politics reached crisis point?
7th January 2021
As we continue to watch events unfolding at the Capitol, Dr Sinead McEneaney, Lecturer in History, and David Galbraith, Lecturer in Politics, share their thoughts and consider what might come next.
The new SSGS magazine
4th November 2020
We're pleased to announce the publication of SSGS Magazine, which offers insight into the breadth of work across the School's eight disciplines.
POLIS has launched ‘Open Politics’
4th May 2020
Open Politics aims to be student-led, with OU POLIS academics and students working in partnership to further the ambitions and interests of students, promote the study of and interest people have in politics, and create better links between the OU and UK political institutions
Sino-Pakistani relations in the time of COVID-19
2nd May 2020
The Open University's Dr Filippo Boni writes for the London School of Economics detailing the recent history of Sino-Pakistan relations, and how COVID-19 has impacted them over the last few months