Previous Events

Wednesday, December 6, 2023 - 12:00 to 13:00

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

Despite family carers’ increased visibility and recognition nationally and internationally, many receive little support from services and experience inequality because of their caring role.Mary Larkin, Professor of Care, Carers and Caring will explore what ‘visibility’ means for family carers throug...

Thursday, September 21, 2023 - 10:00 to 17:00

Online

About the Conference The Disabled Researcher Online Conference is a free event. Its aim is to showcase best practice across the university sector, including initiatives within universities, research career development organisations and others, with the aim of supporting action and tangible outcomes...

Thursday, July 13, 2023 - 19:00 to 20:00

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

These days, our personal data is in the public domain, which has led to concerns about its use and has led to the emergence of standards for Data Scientists. In her inaugural lecture, Rachel Hilliam, Professor of Statistics in the OU’s Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathemati...

Wednesday, June 14, 2023 - 15:00 to Wednesday, June 21, 2023 - 17:00

Face to face and online

We would like to invite you to join the GCSJ Research Festival ‘Engaging Research on Global Challenges and Social Justice’ between 14 and 21 June 2023. The festival will include both in person and online elements and will bring together a variety of speakers and formats to showcase exc...

Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 13:00 to 14:00

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

Computerised systems and process designs should effectively reflect peoples’ needs, according to Professor Anne Adams, Professor of Engaged Practice and Research at the OU’s Institute of Educational Technology, who will deliver her inaugural lecture on the subject.Professor Adams will highlight the ...

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 - 17:30 to 18:30

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

Music, politics and the importance of understanding the text is a joint inaugural lecture delivered by Elaine Moohan, Professor of Musicology and Byron Dueck, Professor of Music in The Open University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, who will present their research into religious music f...

Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 13:00 to 14:00

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

In his inaugural lecture, Theo Zamenopoulos, Professor of Citizen-led design, Engineering & Innovation, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, will discuss the work and capabilities of design creatives and their contribution to addressing societal challenges. Watch a trail...

Friday, March 24, 2023 - 19:00 to 20:30

Accidental Theatre, 12 - 13 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast, BT2 7DB

We live in a time of multiple challenges – environmental, economic, political, social and health-related, amongst others. A time of global change. How can ordinary people make a difference, politically and socially, to these challenges and others? How can we utilise the UK Parliament and the ...

Thursday, March 23, 2023 - 19:00 to 20:00

MS Team

Approximately 400 army barracks built between 1690 and 1921 remain on the island of Ireland. A few are still in military use, but the story of this built heritage is largely forgotten. This event introduces the work of the ‘Our Shared Built Military Heritage’ research project, a HEA Nor...

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 - 12:30 to 14:00

Online via Microsoft Teams

This session presents findings from a UKRI-funded research project into the experiences of migrant health care workers during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. We chart the pressures on this workforce, including their higher risks of death and whether collective responses to COVID-19 addressed the spe...