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An Open University academic has won EU funding for a research project which aims to enhance the lives of disadvantaged children through the active participation in art in education.

In late 2024, The Open University put a call out for academics and researchers to end in an image that encapsulates their research and its impact on the world. We will be sharing one of the 12 selected images each month of 2025.

Youth Support Services, a leading charity dedicated to supporting vulnerable children and young people, has been awarded an Open Societal Challenges funding grant for its research project exploring the psychological impact of online media exposure on children affected by familial crimes.

A groundbreaking research initiative led by the Director of The Open University’s Knowledge Media Institute, Professor Harith Alani, has been awarded a €1 Million grant by the European CHIST-ERA programme.

The Open University is part of a major new national quantum computing project designed to position the UK at the forefront of quantum technology research and development.

A groundbreaking robotics project, which is led by Prof Enrico Motta’s team at the Knowledge Media Institute of The Open University, has secured funding from Innovate UK to enhance hospital efficiency and safety using AI-driven robots.

CHIVA Africa, a leading charity focused on supporting children and adolescents living with HIV, has been awarded an Open Societal Challenges funding grant to advance its project in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa to address barriers to antiretroviral therapy.

Dr Keely Duddin, a celebrated researcher at The Open University and winner of the Research Excellence Award for Outstanding Early Career Researcher, is at the forefront of addressing pressing issues within UK policing.

The Crichton Trust has secured a significant milestone in its journey toward sustainability and innovation, receiving an Open Societal Challenges (OSC) funding grant for its project on "Developing a Framework for a Tool to Measure Progress Towards Regenerative and Heritage Greenspace".

Funding through the Open Societal Challenges programme at The Open University will support the MK Community Foundation in an ambitious project called Prototyping Community Innovation Hubs.