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Social Scientific Research in the Time of COVID-19

How does COVID-19 change our society and social, economic and political worlds, now and for the future? How can we adapt, and are there things we can learn and take with us when we come out the other side? In this brand new series of informed blogs, academics in The Open University’s School of Social Sciences and Global Studies will be probing the pandemic from multiple angles.

The Demand of Justice in the Diffusion of the Vaccine for COVID-19

Theo Papaioannou, Professor of Politics, Innovation and Development, highlights the inequities faced by millions in regards to access to the COVID-19 vaccine. While the US, UK and Europe rush to procure vaccines, Theo urges us to consider those in poor and marginalised countries

17th November 2020
Looking Backward to Look Forward: reading Edward Bellamy

Dr Rajiv Prabhakar is a Senior Lecturer in Personal Finance at the OU. Following his recent reading of the novel Looking Backward 2000-1887, Rajiv explores the novel's link with income and wellbeing, tying it with his own research into universal basic income

19th October 2020
Customizing national strategy for COVID-19 testing

A new paper by Professor Smita Srinivas from The Open University, Ramakrishna Prasad and Pritika Rao, explores 'The clinical foreground and industrial background: Customizing national strategy for COVID-19 testing'

16th October 2020
Letter by Professor Paul Anand published in The Guardian

Paul Anand, Professor of Economics at The Open University, has had a letter published in The Guardian. Paul responds to the government's 'disappointing' new three-tier system with reference to a recent study he was involved in

15th October 2020
Taxing financial winners from coronavirus to pay for the crisis

Janette Rutterford, Emeritus Professor of Finance and Financial History at The Open University, urges the government to consider targeting those organisations that have profited from the pandemic to help those that are struggling

15th October 2020
The Global Financial Safety Net, COVID-19 & Developing Countries

Christina Laskaridis, Lecturer in Economics at The Open University, presents the findings of a recent paper which explores plans to fill a $2.5 trillion financing gap to combat COVID-19 and the subsequent financial crises

9th September 2020
Work-related and Personal Predictors of COVID-19 Transmission

A new paper co-written by Paul Anand, Professor of Economics at The Open University, provides new evidence from a survey of 2000 individuals in the US and UK related to predictors of COVID-19 transmission

7th September 2020
Stimulating OECD economies post-COVID by investing in care

A new paper by Jerome De Henau, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Susan Himmelweit, Emeritus Professor, argues for a care-led recovery with public investment in high-quality care services and better conditions for care workers

2nd September 2020
Five top tips for managing your personal finances

Jonquil Lowe, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance at The Open University, offers advice on how to manage your money through the coronavirus pandemic. This article was originally published in The Conversation

24th August 2020
Designing Courses for the Transition to Online Teaching

Dr Cristina Santos, a Lecturer in Economics at The Open University, recently presented in a University College London webinar. Cristina draws on her vast experience in order to share advice, tips and guidance for educators forced to move their courses online

17th August 2020