Previous Events

Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 14:00 to 15:00

Online

We can shape better healthcare education, services and systems if we co-design.Dr Jitka VseteckovaThis workshop brings Dr Jitka Vseteckova and Professor Christothea Herodotou from The Open University together with Dr Chase Staras from Nottingham Trent University to explore how co-design and particip...

Thursday, March 19, 2026 - 10:00 to 11:00

Online

My research focuses on online citizen science ‘learning’ communities exploring how knowledge is created.Janice AnsineA panel discussion with Janice Ansine from The Open University, and Jane Bonnell, Rachael Leman, Paulina Pawlikowsa, Hannah Jenkins and Katie Woodhouse-Skinner from Nottingham Trent U...

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 - 11:00 to 11:45

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A session presented by Angelo Salatino, Research Fellow at the Knowledge Media Institute of The Open University.The session aims to explore “dark side” issues in Generative AI misuse.Angelo SalatinoAngelo SalatinoAbout this sessionThis session will address significant threats to scientific integrity...

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 - 11:00 to 12:00

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Join us for this webinar to start our Open Research Week.Open Research ensures that new knowledge is co-produced to promote innovation and maximise impact.Theo PapaioannouTheo PapaioannouA panel discussion chaired by Professor Theo Papaioannou, The Open University's Open Research Lead, in discussion...

Thursday, November 20, 2025 - 16:00 to 17:00

Berrill Lecture Theatre, Walton Hall, The Open University, MK6 7AA

The Open University is a longstanding hub for interdisciplinary, critical, and forward-looking research on international development. Celebrating its work and engaging with current debates, the University launched the OU Global Development Annual Lecture series in 2024.In the second annual lecture i...

Thursday, June 12, 2025 - 18:30 to 19:30

Berrill Lecture Theatre, Walton Hall, The Open University, MK6 7AA

The inaugural lecture of Professor Joan Simons, Head of School for Health, Wellbeing and Social Care in the OU’s Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, will focus on how her experience as a burns nurse instigated a career long interest on improving the management of children&rsq...

Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 18:00 to 19:15

Berrill Lecture Theatre, Walton Hall, The Open University, MK6 7AA

The inaugural lecture of Carol Azumah Dennis, Professor of Education, Policy and Practice in The Open University's Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, will look at decolonising education, offering a manifesto which envisions an alternative vision of what the sector might be. A...

Friday, March 28, 2025 - 13:00 to 13:45

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Our final talk on Open Research Week is from the team at COnnecting REpositories (CORE), a not-for-profit service delivered by The Open University. CORE’s mission is to index all research worldwide and deliver unrestricted access for all. In doing so, we enrich scholarly data using state-of-...

Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 10:00 to 10:45

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On day four of Open Research Week, our second talk of the day is about publishing books Open Access Book Publishing with Scottish Universities Press. The book I am publishing with Scottish Universities Press will be free to all, epitomising the transformative potential of open access publishing an...

Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 09:30 to 10:00

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Day four of our Open Research Week is about open access publishing. The first talk of the day is about publishing in journals. Since its inception in 2012, the Open Arts Journal has published material from a wide range of stakeholders in the Arts and Humanities, including scholars, arts and herita...