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An OU academic, Parvati Raghuram, Professor of Geography and Migration, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at The Open University, has recently been awarded £2.2 million to lead the Arts & Humanities Research Council network plus project: Decolonising peace education in Africa.

As the UK works towards achieving zero new HIV transmissions by 2030,  an OU academic is calling for greater awareness of this ‘changed world’.

The Open University (OU) has signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) (November 2020) in a move towards more openness and equity in research assessment and career advancement in higher education.

A report launched this month (November 2020) by the Arc Universities Group (AUG) highlights the support offered by universities to support environmental and sustainability goals.

The OU today won two awards after being shortlisted as a finalist in the prestigious Guardian University Awards 2020 which showcases some of the best work right across the higher education sector.

As the UK prepares for the final of The Great British Bake Off 2020, the winners of the OU student Bake your Research competition have been announced.

An OU academic has been recognised for her research into the impact of multimedia personalized stories made by and aimed at young children.

The OU has received funding to offer PhD studentships in Maths.

An Open University (OU) COVID-19 Rapid Response funding scheme is supporting new research into how language can shed light on how “right” and “wrong” is defined and redefined in relation to government guidance on social distancing and face-covering.

An Open University (OU) COVID-19 Rapid Response funding scheme is supporting updates to an existing digital therapy program in order to better support the mental health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/trans, intersex and questioning (LGBTIQ+) youth.