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A research project which looks at supporting social workers during the pandemic, has received funding from the OU’s Rapid Response to COVID-19 scheme.

The OU has been awarded a grant for advances in mathematics which could lead to smart materials and new applications including bespoke orthopaedic implants.

A new digital exhibition which chronicles the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers in different parts of the world during COVID-19, launches on International Migrants Day (18 December 2020).

Building on the lessons learnt from designing systems for “sniffing” comets in space the OU is supporting Efficiency Technologies Ltd to enhance the flavour analysis process for the UK drinks sector.

A team led by Dr Jacqueline Baxter of The Open University Business School has been awarded nearly £300,000 to investigate online learning and strategic planning through, and post, lockdown in English secondary schools.

Two reports on the effect of COVID-19 on people with learning disabilities launch on 10 December at an event: Filling the Gaps, aimed at funders and policymakers.

New research shows that wearable haptic devices, which stimulate movement, improve how stroke survivors walk.

A project, which will explore the potential to provide the most detailed maps ever of the UK treescape through monitoring them from space, has been awarded funding from the UK Space Agency.

An OU-led research project which takes a play-based approach to learning to improve education in early years education in Africa, has received funding.

An OU academic, Parvati Raghuram, Professor of Geography and Migration, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at The Open University, has recently been awarded £2.2 million to lead the Arts & Humanities Research Council network plus project: Decolonising peace education in Africa.