Dr Eleni Dimou, a Lecturer in Criminology at the OU, looks at how we have lost our relationality to nature and considers alternative indigenous perspectives that view human beings in connection and complementarity with Mother Earth

Dr Alan Shipman, a Lecturer in Economics at the OU, analyses the government's plans to boost the country's economic recovery in an article written for The Conversation, 'Summer statement: Rishi Sunak goes all out for jobs, leaving public finances for another day'

A new paper by Dr Rajiv Prabhakar, Senior Lecturer in Personal Finance at the OU, reflects on the 'digital exclusion' faced by many as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. What does it mean for consumers who can only use cash?

Jeni Williams is Chair of Swansea Women’s Asylum and Refugee Support Group and co-researcher on the COVID-19 Chronicles project. She shares the chilling findings of a report outlining the experiences of refugee and asylum-seeking women during the pandemic

Dr Vicky Johnson explores the environmental implications of the Prime Minister's New Deal and its clear prioritisation of economic growth, using Keynesian economic theory, over and above environmental and social opportunities

One idea for protecting citizens from the economic effects of COVID-19 is to implement a universal basic income. This idea is explored in a new paper written by Dr Rajiv Prabhakar, Senior Lecturer in Personal Finance at The Open University

In this article, Dr Victoria Cooper, a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at The Open University, reflects on the deaths of care home residents and social care workers in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic

In a recent Open University webinar, a panel of researchers and practitioners explored the numerous issues faced by those conducting research with mobile populations in a time of lockdown and social distancing. Now available to watch again

How can monks help us to cope with COVID-19? Richard Irvine, Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Religious Studies at The Open University explores this question in a blog written for the OU's Religious Studies blog series

In 2020, after 50 years of Glastonbury, festival fields will be silent. An online conference has been organised, hosted by The Open University, to reflect on the impact COVID-19 has had on festivals, protestivals, activism and spirituality