Previous Events

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...

Monday, January 30, 2023 - 17:00 to 18:30

Online

Authors: Prof. Nicola Yeates and Prof. Ross Fergusson Chair: Dr Jane Pillinger Discussants: Prof. Heidi Gottfried and Prof. Robin Simmons Join us for this inaugural launch, where authors Prof. Nicola Yeates and Prof. Ross Fergusson from the Department of Social Policy and Criminology at The Open ...

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 - 17:00 to 18:00

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

In her inaugural lecture, Professor Stephanie Pywell will explore some effects of the empowerment of individuals and organisations to make delegated legislation, including the regulations about wearing face coverings in 2020. She will also reflect on the empowering effect of education – especi...

Sunday, October 30, 2022 - 09:00 to 17:00

Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, OX1 3PW

Join Open University academics Dr Rasha Kassem and Dr Ian Kennedy at the Festival of Social Science at The University of Oxford for free drop-in, hands-on fun activities exploring building trust between the public and the police, open to curious minds of all ages. Whether you are a child or adult, ...

Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - 19:00 to 20:00

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

In his inaugural lecture, Professor John Butcher will explore his research and practice in relation to widening participation in higher education and how his focus on the voices of ‘unheard learners’ has challenged simplistic sector assumptions that ‘students’ are merely a ho...

Tuesday, July 12, 2022 - 19:00 to 20:00

Berrill Lecture Theatre, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK6 7AA

In her inaugural lecture, Professor Karen Olsson-Francis will explore her work relating to the survivability of microorganisms and how her interdisciplinary approach has led her to rethink the boundaries of astrobiology. Register for the event Watch the webinar online Please take the opportun...

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 19:00 to 20:00

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

In her inaugural lecture, Professor Stephanie Taylor will discuss the associations of creativity, its contradictions and how we can understand the experience of being creative. Register for the event Watch the webinar online Please take the opportunity to have your questions answered by our s...