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Suffolk Mind, an independent mental health charity, has been awarded an Open Societal Challenges (OSC) funding grant to undertake a new research project which aims to address low response rates and the under-representation of mental health service users in research and evaluation activities.

Open University researchers have produced new evidence which suggests that disadvantaged and vulnerable young people benefit from supported nature-focused activities.

CONNECT 2030, an international project led by Dr Alexandra Okada and The Open University, earned UNESCO recognition as a top three global initiative in digital education transformation at the 2024 Global Education Meeting in Fortaleza.

The Ruth Strauss Foundation (RSF) has been awarded funding through the Open Societal Challenges competition to support a pioneering research project aimed at improving the wellbeing of individuals and families affected by non-smoking-related lung cancer (NSLC).

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.