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MK LitFest Moderator Training event at Walton Hall
16th April 2025MK LitFest and the OU welcomed journalist Julia Wheeler to Walton Hall for a session of training in moderation skills.
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The other Pompeii: British Academy Summer Showcase exhibition
9th April 2025Open University Classical Studies academic Dr Jessica Hughes has curated an exhibition, ‘The Other Pompeii: religion and archaelogy in the nineteenth century’, as part of this year’s British Academy Summer Showcase (20-21 June 2025)
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Bandleader Mrs Mary Hamer and Her Boys
8th April 2025Dr Laura Hamer has published a new CUP Women in Music Element, "Bandleader Mrs Mary Hamer and Her Boys".
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‘Art and Ecology’ connects people and climate
17th March 2025OU art historians work with local people in Perthshire to reflect on climate change in new ways.
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New chapter publication: ‘Beyond Nostalgia: Hearing Anachronism in Westworld and Television’s New Golden Age’
14th March 2025Kolassa’s chapter in The Palgrave Handbook of Music and Sound in Peak TV explains the cutting-edge ‘Peak’ TV soundtrack for Westworld and its complex depiction of history.
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In Defence of History
17th February 2025Research event on the 18th February 2025 convened by OU Classical Studies academic brings global community together around the protection of Palestinian heritage from historicide by Israel.
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The Polyphonic Cornett album released
29th January 2025A collaboration between James Dooley (The Open University) and Jamie Savan (Birmingham City University), The Polyphonic Cornett (album released November 2024) presents music exploring the intersection of ‘old’ musical instruments with ‘new’ music technology.
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Building bibliotherapy project awarded £29,657 by the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy
27th January 2025Open University researchers Francesca Benatti, Siobhan Campbell and Alessio Antonini awarded £29,657 for 'Immersive Online Reading for Mental Wellbeing' project
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From Okinawa to Cornwall: the music of Kikuko Kanai introduced by Maiko Kawabata
21st January 2025The Open University is proud to support the Truro Sinfonia in bringing Japanese composer Kikuko Kanai's music to life in Cornwall. Collaborating with OU researcher Dr. Maiko Kawabata, the orchestra performed Kanai’s symphonic poem Ryūkyū where the Deigo Flowers Blossom on 9 November 2024, marking a rare UK appearance for the composer’s work.
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Art History secures PhD partnership with Transport for London
21st January 2025Art History have secured a funded PhD studentship, ‘Art on the Underground’ with the Open-Oxford-Cambridge Doctoral Training Partnership.
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