News from The Open University

Education, languages and health

BBC series School: your questions answered

November 12, 2018

Why can teachers no longer just be teachers? What are the human impacts of budget cuts on today’s school children? Is pastoral care an important part of a student journey…

On the death of a baby: Parents experience of grief and loss
October 15, 2018
How to manage the digital-related stress of technology
October 9, 2018
New Research Study into Coupledom in Later Life
October 2, 2018
Three things today’s teachers need to consider for tomorrow’s students
September 19, 2018

Science, maths and technology

Hyperspectral images taken by Teledyne e2v CCD55-20 sensor.

OU renews partnership for space detector technologies

October 29, 2018

A new five-year partnership has been agreed between The Open University (OU)’s Centre for Electronic Imaging (CEI) and innovative technology company Teledyne e2v. Together the collaboration will advance imaging detector…

Some like it hot – OU scientist explains the mission to Mercury
October 19, 2018
Europe’s set to blast off to Mercury – here’s the rocket science
October 19, 2018
Mount Etna: volcano is sliding towards the sea and now we know why
October 11, 2018
Exomoons: astronomers report first ever discovery
October 8, 2018

Arts and social sciences

Goop: a classicist’s take on the ‘power’ of ancient remedies

October 31, 2018

Lifestyle company Goop – founded and run by actor and businessperson Gwyneth Paltrow – was fined US$145,000 (£112,000) for making unscientific claims about products on its website: specifically, that its…

Budget Commentary: Jam tomorrow for the poor
October 30, 2018
Game of Thrones: imagined world combines romantic and grotesque visions of Middle Ages
October 17, 2018
New research explores how migration fosters growth in Africa
September 25, 2018
Grenfell Tower research film shortlisted for National award
September 24, 2018

Business and Law

Open University free law clinic shortlisted for pro bono legal awards

October 31, 2018

The Open Justice Centre’s Law Clinic, which offers free online legal advice led by OU students supervised by qualified solicitors, has been shortlisted in the LawWorks Annual Pro Bono Awards. Named…