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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.

Alzheimer’s Society, in partnership with a team led by Dr Samara Banno from The Open University, has been awarded an Open Societal Challenges funding grant for their innovative project titled "Detecting the Early Signs of Dementia in the Down Syndrome Population Using Intelligent Modelling."

In preparation for REF 2029, three Open University academics have been invited to join panels to conduct REF 2029 People Culture and Environment pilot assessments.

The Patients Association has been awarded an Open Societal Challenge’s grant from The Open University, securing £24,900 to embark on a project aimed at embedding Shared Decision-Making into patient care pathways.

The second wave of funded ‘Challenge Us!’ challenges has recently been announced with charities and businesses partnering with The Open University to tackle some of society's most critical challenges.

Opportunities to do a PhD at the OU in 2025 have opened for applications, spanning multiple subject disciplines.

Milton Keynes Development Partnership has been awarded an Open Societal Challenges grant from The Open University for its groundbreaking project, Milton Keynes: A Dementia Friendly City For All.

A new doctoral training initiative, the Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science Landscape Award (ILESLA), has been launched to address pressing societal and environmental challenges.

White Ribbon UK, a leading UK-based charity committed to preventing men’s violence against women and girls (VAWG) by engaging men and boys, has been awarded an Open Societal Challenges grant to fund an innovative research project.