As The Open University celebrates its 50th anniversary, we take a look back at some of the key people who have influenced the course of OU…
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As we mark World Health Day on the 7 April, The Open University’s Research Team takes a look at the research that has shaped and influenced…
A study by an international research team led by The Open University (OU) has revealed new insights to help understand the historical importance of the Indian…
A researcher who travelled to ‘the Jungle’ refugee camp in Calais to see how unaccompanied child migrants lived has secured £1million of funding from the Economic…
Tendayi Bloom, Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, The Open University, explores what makes someone an ‘illegal immigrant’? After months of negotiations and some controversy, a Global…
From discovering a new planet to predicting volcanic eruptions; tackling fake news to discovering reading habits of the past, Open University research has been helping us…
A new research report by The Open University with the Hertie School of Governance (Berlin) says that under certain conditions, cultural activities contribute to reducing conflict…
As we celebrate the International Day of Older People on October 1st, researchers at The Open University are embarking on a study into one of the…
From Gulliver’s Travels to Harry Potter, Pride and Prejudice to 1984 – what people have been reading for the past three centuries is under the microscope,…
Figures suggest that 1 in 3 of those born* each year in the UK will develop Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) in their lifetime. The root causes of…