News

BBC Philharmonic concert to feature Music academic’s research
4th November 2022
Research carried out by an OU Music academic will be featured in the upcoming BBC Philharmonic: Rediscovered Composers concert.
Star Wars study puts film industry’s sustainability under the spotlight
6th September 2022
Landmark research project to trace life cycle of four Star Wars props, from the extraction of materials all the way through to disposal, examining the environmental impacts of this epic scale of production.
Brand new short courses launching
5th September 2022
Next month, the Faculty is launching brand new short courses, with no less than three coming from our Music discipline.
The OU offers Classical Studies scholarships to UK schoolteachers
6th July 2022
The OU is offering three fully funded bursaries for UK schoolteachers to study an undergraduate module in Latin or Classical Civilisation.
FASS Art History series about climate change to debut at Glasgow Science Festival
9th June 2022
A new FASS series using art history to examine climate change is set to launch at the Glasgow Science Festival.
Double Award win for OU Music academics
5th May 2022
OU Music academics celebrate a double win for their published work with the announcement of the CB Oldman Awards by the International Association of Music Libraries (UK & Ireland branch).
Students raise the roof at music residential school
4th May 2022
Students enjoy the return of the music residential school in Greenwich, part of the Faculty’s partnership with Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, for the first time since 2019.
History Lecturer joins an all-female detective crew for Lady Killers
25th April 2022
Dr Rosalind Crone, Head of History and Senior Lecturer, is Historical Consultant for new BBC production Lady Killers with Lucy Worsley, and appears throughout the series, which takes a contemporary feminist perspective to true-crime cases.
Giving audiences and performers a window into the past
13th April 2022
OU Music academics’ extensive research into George Frideric Handel's life, career and music is helping musicians perform and record the celebrated Baroque composer's works with a greater understanding of his intentions.
Art That Made Us; an exhilarating epic alternative journey through British history
8th April 2022
Ground-breaking new OU/BBC series Art That Made Us brings an alternative history of the British Isles through art, guided by the expertise of academic consultants from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.