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An OU academic has joined the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel to share his international research and expertise on education systems in Africa.

The US election has led Dr Kesi Mahendran, a social and political psychologist at the OU, to shed new light on this crucially important vote and specifically its headline player Donald Trump.

A collaboration between the OU and H E Stringer Flavours (HESF) will enable HESF to develop protocols that will accelerate the evaluation of new products and materials for commercialisation. 

A report calling for universal access to healthcare and raising the needs of migrants denied healthcare has been co-authored by an OU academic.

The coronavirus pandemic presented the world with challenges which The Open University has sought to address right from the outset.

OU researchers are exploring how autonomous robots were used to support people during COVID-19 to propose how they can be best used in other emergencies.

An Open University (OU) COVID-19 Rapid Response funding scheme is supporting the data analysis of survey to find out what has been of importance to children during COVID-19.

A new platform launched today (15 October 2020) will foster debate about the role of the arts in social justice in a post pandemic world.

An OU academic has received a British Academy/Leverhulme Grant to help humanitarian workers to understand complicated legal environments.

Findings from the first study of the impact of COVID-19 on the UK self-employed highlights the need for support for this sector in the wider recovery.