Previous Events

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 13:00 to 14:00

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On day three of Open Research Week, the final talk of our citizen science showcase is about using the nQuire platform. Open research is significant as it can showcase how evidence is produced helping the public to make informed decisions about what is true/fake information. Professor Christothea H...

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 11:00 to 11:45

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On day three of Open Research Week, our second talk of our citizen science showcase is about biodiversity. Open research is at at the heart of iSpot and how it has been developed and implemented. iSpot provides a platform that is open and accessible to all; this acknowledges the important role and...

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 10:00 to 10:45

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Day three of Open Research Week showcases our citizen science projects. The first talk of the day is from the Arts and Humanities discipline. I believe that building an open association can help support work across different disciplines, avoid reinventing the wheel, and facilitate workflows and to...

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - 11:00 to 11:45

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Join us for day two of Open Research Week, which is about AI and collaboration in producing open education resources. In the long run, there is no progress in research without open research.Dr Paul Piwek Dr Paul Piwek About this session The talk describes a couple of contributions, over the...

Monday, March 24, 2025 - 14:00 to 14:45

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Join us for the launch of our free course on Open Research. The principles of open research allow researchers from diverse fields and underrepresented groups to collaborate and extend each other’s work, and contribute to collective knowledge. Dr Camilla Elphick Dr Camilla Elphick Presen...

Monday, March 24, 2025 - 10:00 to 10:45

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Join us for this keynote talk to start our Open Research Week. I believe the public has a right to access and use research knowledge, and that journalists and science communicators play a key role in empowering them to do so. However, open science initiatives often overlook the role of journalists...

Thursday, November 21, 2024 - 12:00 to 13:00

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

In her inaugural lecture, Anna De Liddo, Professor of Human-Computer Interaction and Director of Research at the Knowledge Media Institute of The Open University, will point out that the biggest problems of our time call for collective action. But how do we make sense of complex problems and collect...

Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 18:00 to 19:00

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

In her inaugural lecture, Cinzia Priola, Professor of Work and Organisation Studies in the OU’s Faculty of Business & Law, will explore her research on inclusion, diversity and inequalities in the workplace and social lives. Starting from her work on gender and sexuality, the talk will of...

Thursday, October 17, 2024 - 17:00 to 18:00

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

The Open University (OU) is a longstanding hub for interdisciplinary, critical, and forward-looking research on international development. Celebrating its work and engaging with current debates, the University is launching the OU Global Development Annual Lecture series. In the first in the series,...

Thursday, September 26, 2024 - 13:00 to 14:00

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

In her inaugural lecture, Naomi Moller, Professor in Psychology and Psychotherapy in the School of Psychology and Counselling in the OU’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, will talk about her research into relationships. She will ask how do (good) relationships contribute to our wellbeing?...