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International Relations students attend Model NATO negotiations
13th March 2024
Eariler this month, three OU students – all studying DD313: International Relations – took part in the British International Studies Association (BISA) Model NATO, run jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
Hard-hitting series wins Best Documentary Award
26th February 2024
OU/BBC co-production ‘Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland’ won Best Documentary at the Broadcast Awards 2024.
Politics academics partner with UK Parliament for public seminar series
1st February 2024
Academics from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FASS) are partnering with UK Parliament and the University of Oxford for a series of free interactive workshops open to students and the public.
Economics academic advises on OU/BBC’s Inside the Factory
20th December 2023
Dr Emilie Rutledge, Senior Lecturer in Economics, was academic consultant for new OU/BBC co-production series 8 of Inside the Factory
Sociology & Criminology academic consults on OU/BBC co-production ‘Drugs Map of Britain’
30th November 2023
Dr Stuart Taylor consults on OU/BBC co-production Drugs Map of Britain, cutting through the headlines, and exploring the real world of drug users and dealers in the UK today.
This UK Parliament Week find out how anyone can make change
7th November 2023
UK Parliament Week (UKPW) 2023 is the annual event that aims to remind people what the UK Parliament is.
Economics Senior Lecturer advises on hard-hitting Britain’s Housing Crisis: What went wrong?
25th October 2023
Economics Senior Lecturer Martin Higginson consulted on hard-hitting series OU/BBC co-production Britain’s Housing Crisis: What went wrong? which interviewed key decision makers and influencers.
OU/BBC’s The Met returns for series 4, advised by Head of Social Policy and Criminology Professor Louise Westmarland
24th October 2023
OU/BBC co-production ‘The Met’ returns for series four, advised by Head of Social Policy and Criminology Professor Louise Westmarland
Fresh thinking brought to the fore in new look SSGS Magazine: Local & Global
29th September 2023
Introducing Local & Global, the digital magazine for new debates and fresh ways of thinking from experts in the School of Social Sciences and Global Studies.
"I went from being totally lost and feeling trapped to gaining purpose" says Kyle
31st August 2023
Kyle Andrews realised he no longer wanted to pursue his longstanding dream and sought a new purpose. After graduating with a Combined Social Sciences degree from The Open University (OU), Kyle knew he could achieve anything he wanted and is now in a career he loves.