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Whose Borderline is it anyway? A special Edition of the Journal of Psychosocial Studies

Dr David Jones has led a critical exploration of ‘Borderline Personality Disorder’ (BPD) in a Special Edition of The Journal of Psychosocial Studies as part of his work in the Critical and Psychosocial Mental Health Group in the School of Psychology at The Open University.  

Powerful textile art inspired by psychology research now on display

A piece of textile art inspired by a Psychology research project has gone on display at Northern Ireland’s Linen Biennale. ‘The Belfast Quilt’ was the brainchild of Heather Richardson, Staff Tutor in English and Creative Writing. 

Former FASS Grad gains top US scholarship award

A former FASS graduate is named as one of a select few researchers to gain a Kennedy Scholarship in the United States to pursue her studies into autism. Heather Annan’s research focuses on philosophy of mind, perception, and attention.

“I knew the OU was the right place for me to study” says Kathryn

Inspiration can come at the most unlikely times. As the world faced the pandemic in 2020, Psychology student Kathryn discovered her passion.

OU/BBC series ‘Forensics: The Real CSI’ returns for third series

OU/BBC co-production ‘Forensics: The Real CSI’ returns to BBC2 with 4 new episodes, with Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology Dr Jim Turner as one of the academic consultants.

New publication on Terrorism studies reflects on future of research

A new publication co-edited by Dr Lara Frumkin, The Open University, considers a range of issues faced by those researching terrorism and counter terrorism, asking vital questions about the future of terrorism research.

Open Psychology Research Centre publishes second annual review

New training for working with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children encourages ‘practising with care in mind’

A new online course, jointly developed by experts at The Open University and the University of Northampton, is now available for social care professionals who work with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) and separated or lone migrant young people.

Psychology talk covers neurodiversity and experiences of living with ADHD

A new OU Psychology talk, ‘Neurodiversity, ADHD and Identity – an introduction to some qualitative research’ describes the neurodiversity movement as providing powerful new ways of understanding and improving the lives of many people.

Psychology talk covers the visual bias we probably see every day

A recent talk by OU Professor Peter Hegarty, Co-Director of the Open Psychology Research Centre (OPRC), uses the newly minted King Charles III coins as an introduction to left-to-right asymmetries in the arts, written word, and sciences – and the significance of the ‘spatial agency bias’.