Dr Paul Ibbotson, lecturer in Developmental Psychology at The Open University explains how psychology shapes our language. What makes language special is part of what makes…
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An OU English Literature undergraduate, grandmother and former student advisor has been appointed to serve on the student panel for the Office for Students. English Literature…
The UK government recently announced its plans for a new package of measures, which it hopes will help the nation lose weight. But, with the worst…
The Open University is pleased to offer a new bite-size course for those tasked with moving teaching and learning online in today’s “new normal”. The COVID-19…
A Level Results Day (13 August) is challenging even in normal circumstances, but with the uncertainty around this year’s grading and the anxiety and stress caused…
An international team, including researchers from The Open University, has discovered that highly diverse plant life found in China can be traced back to the formation…
How I went from Prisoner to PhD is a new BBC/OU short film which tells the remarkable and compelling story of one man’s journey from jail…
Blue Planet Live, a co-production between The Open University (OU) and the BBC, took home gold at the first virtual British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA). Up…
The Open University has partnered with the BBC to co-produce another digital series, similar to the mental health campaign from earlier in the year, but this…
Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary Sciences at The Open University, discusses the latest missions to Mars in the hope for more answers about if there has…