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New research to transform refugee and migrant language education
Open University researchers are leading a new project exploring how language education for refugees and migrants can become more multilingual and inclusive across the UK’s devolved nations.
Can care build a better economy?
The Open University hosted its third lecture in its Global Development Annual Lecture series on 22 October 2026, delivered by Naila Kabeer, Professor Emeritus at the London School of Economics, a faculty member of their International Inequalities Institute, and on the government board of the Atlantic Fellowship for Social and Economic Equity.
OU secures major grants to strengthen trust in AI
A researcher from The Open University's Knowledge Media Institute has secured a major UK Research and Innovation grant to help ensure artificial intelligence can be used safely, fairly and transparently in research assessment.
Vaccines have been so successful that some people have forgotten why we need them
Misconceptions about vaccination persist, including the belief that improved hygiene and sanitation have made vaccines unnecessary. Why do such claims continue to attract support when the evidence for vaccination is so strong?
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