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An OU academic has received just over £300,000 from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to better understand how graphs behave in pure mathematics.

A centre which researches ancient religions based at the OU’s Department of Classical Studies has received new funding.

Dr Erica Borgstrom sets out five recommendations for skill development to embolden the care sector’s future in England, in this piece for Care Management Matters.

An OU research project which is making historical army barracks’ buildings across the island of Ireland more accessible to people in the North and South has received funding.

The Open University hosted Professor Stephanie Taylor’s inaugural lecture on 14 June 2022.

In her lecture, Professor Stephanie Taylor discussed the associations of creativity, its contradictions and how we can understand the experience of being creative.

When an oil company invests in an expensive new drilling project today, it’s taking a gamble. Even if the new well is a success, future government policies designed to slow climate change could make the project unprofitable or force it to shut down years earlier than planned.

OU experts have called for greater sustainability in new buildings’ construction, which is responsible for 10% of all carbon emissions globally.

The Open University (OU)’s commitment to research and societal impact is recognised today (Thursday 12 May), with 82% of its research impact assessed to be ‘world-leading’ (4*) or ‘internationally excellent’ (3*) by the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.

The International Association of Music Libraries (UK & Ireland branch) have recognised publications by OU Music academics with the prestigious CB Oldman Award for outstanding works of music bibliography, music reference or music librarianship.

The Open University hosted Leslie Budd’s inaugural lecture on 10 May 2022.