Researching Kurdish women’s politics

Pro-Kurdish protestors

Despite ethnic oppression, pro-Kurdish rights parties in Turkey implement innovative, effective gender equality policies, claims research by Dr Umut Erel, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the OU.

Read her research paper: Enacting intersectional multilayered citizenship: Kurdish women’s politics.

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The Open University Standout Campaign for Carers Carers UK Award 2026

OU public health campaign wins national Carers UK Award

A national public health campaign co-developed by The Open University (OU) researchers to support UK-wide communities to age well, inclusive of, co-developed with and for unpaid carers, has won the ‘Standout Campaign of the Year’ category at the 2026 Carers UK Awards.