A national public health campaign co-developed by The Open University (OU) researchers to support UK-wide communities to age well, inclusive of, co-developed with and for unpaid carers, has won the ‘Standout Campaign of the Year’ category at the 2026 Carers UK Awards.

Following the launch of the Milton Keynes Robotics Adoption Hub during MK Tech Week, researchers at The Open University have secured just over £200,000 in Innovate UK funding to investigate how towns and cities can make informed decisions about the adoption of robotics technologies.

The Open University will once again join forces with Midlands Innovation, Nottingham Trent University and De Montfort University to deliver Open Research Week 2027, a sector-wide celebration of open, transparent and inclusive research.

In her inaugural lecture on 8 October 2026, Jacqueline Baxter, Professor of Public Leadership and Management, Open University Business School, Faculty of Business & Law, examined the powerful yet often unseen ways organisational and sociological cultures shape learning, leadership, meaning and occupational identity in today’s workplaces.