The UK Government’s Spending Review on Wednesday October 27 will set out Parliament’s public spending on its priority areas over the next three years. It will…
Author Christine Drabwell
Climate change study needs to be embedded in higher education at all levels to prepare learners for their roles in work and wider society, says a…
A giant totem, bringing messages all the way from Mexico about climate change has been stopping off at sites en route, thanks to a collaboration with…
Broadcaster Patrick Kielty won plaudits for his reflections on the future for Northern Ireland in a recent BBC/OU co-production. Broadcast last month, Patrick Kielty: One Hundred…
The Open University partners with Santander Universities and FutureLearn to launch Union Black: Britain’s Black Cultures and Steps to Anti-Racism The free online course will be…
OU academic Dr Gemma Briggs has won a prestigious research impact award for her studies advising the national campaign to warn drivers of the dangers of…
From lessons in cyber security to secrets of the night sky, 93-year-old pensioner Roy Palmer has enjoyed more than 60 free courses online to keep up…
The Open University and the British Film Institute (BFI) are delighted to announce a new partnership, with the first offering being three stand-alone short courses aimed at…
Whilst many say young people have been hugely affected by the pandemic, latest polling reveals a new wave of optimism when it comes to the study…
Tantalising evidence has been uncovered for a mysterious population of “free-floating” planets, planets that may be alone in deep space, unbound to any host star. The…