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The Open University’s future trends predictor reveals list of most in-demand jobs anticipated for major growth over next five years
July 13, 2021

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July 9, 2021

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July 6, 2021

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OU Professor appointed co-chair of Global Education Advisory Panel

June 18, 2021

The Open University’s Professor of International Education and Development, Kwame Akyeampong has been appointed co-chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP). Hosted by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development…

OU partners with YSS to research the impact on children when a parent is in prison
June 2, 2021
‘Take your training online’ with new OU resource aimed at trainers in the NGO and charity sectors
June 2, 2021
International Nurses Day – Sian’s story
May 11, 2021
Has COVID-19 changed the public perception of nursing?
May 11, 2021

Science, maths and technology

UK scientists join NASA’s first steps back to the Moon – and onward to Mars

July 6, 2021

A team of scientists from The Open University (OU) and RAL Space are collaborating with ESA and NASA to investigate the occurrence and behaviour of water on the Moon. Led…

Arts and social sciences

Amazons and warrior princesses on screen – the legacy of Xena 20 years on

June 18, 2021

Written by Dr Amanda Potter, Visiting Research Fellow, at The Open University . Xena the warrior princess, played by Lucy Lawless, captivated audiences around the world for six series with…

Flexibility in the office post Covid: More or less?
June 16, 2021
OU Creative Writing student to published author
June 14, 2021
Refugee Week – COVID19: Chronicles from the Margins
June 14, 2021
“How I found potential lost works of the great British painter William Hogarth”
May 7, 2021

Business and Law

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Reforming Scotland’s unique jury system: why we need to listen to lawyers

May 25, 2021

Lee John Curley, James Munro, Jim Turner and Lara Frumkin, all from The Open University discuss reforming Scotland’s unique jury system. Rape Crisis Scotland has once again called for the country’s not…

Around the University

Opera star Laura Wright backs the Disabled Veterans’ Scholarships Fund as application deadline looms

June 28, 2021

Applications for this year’s Disabled Veterans’ Scholarships Fund (DVSF) are due to close on July…

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Gender Critical Research Network – A message from the Vice-Chancellor

June 24, 2021

Our University is not only a place of open debate but should be an exemplar…

OU position statement: advertising on GB News
June 17, 2021
77% of SME leaders lack skills to successfully implement new tech into their businesses
June 3, 2021
TV cameras capture building of Britain’s biggest nuclear power station
June 2, 2021
OU PhD student is asking the public to get involved in a unique tree study in Milton Keynes
May 27, 2021