News & articles

The Milton Keynes International Festival is returning for 2018, running from Friday 20 to Sunday 29 July 2018. The Festival’s programme is underpinned by the contemporary themes of migration, community, identity and home – what connects us and what divides us

OU researchers have been awarded a £1M research grant by the UK Space agency to develop a new prototype camera to observe the Earth from Space.

The Milton Keynes & District Reform Synagogue will be opening its doors from 11am on Sunday. The event will promote multi-faith & multi-culture, with a particular focus on how the Jewish community has been supporting new migrants to Milton Keynes

Research conducted by OU academics has highlighted the fact that sensitive regions of the world are at risk from the dangerous and potentially irreversible effects of climate change, even if targets set in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement are met.

This weekend, The Languages MK Show 2018 is being held in Milton Keynes to celebrate the town's diversity, in collaboration with The Open University. Are you interested in learning a new language? Do you want to practise your existing language skills? Find out more

In his inaugural lecture on 26 June, Professor Richard Holti presented cases from the construction and sexual health industries on new models for organising which draw on in-house expertise and creativity.

Dr Linda Oucho, Director of the African Migration and Development Policy Centre (AMADPOC), explores how a joint OU project she is working on is looking to understand how different migrant groups contribute to inclusive growth

Graham Harvey, Professor of Religious Studies at The Open University, questions the role of narratives, art and work in constructing communities, and talks about a conversation he had with Isabel Lima, an artist at Tate Exchange

The founders of There There Performance Company write about a recent event they held with The Open University and Counterpoints Arts. Their installations & performances interrogate 'what it means to be Eastern European'

Following on from her article yesterday, Dr Tendayi Bloom, Lecturer in Politics & International Studies at The Open University, turns her attention to how migration control is an issue of inclusivity in a society