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US economic growth is picking up again after a slowdown towards the end of 2025. According to price data released on May 28, US GDP grew by 1.6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026

In their inaugural lectures on 3 June 2026, Professors Rebecca L. Jones and Erica Borgstrom delivered two inaugural lectures exploring how we understand sexuality and ageing, death and grief.

In a major step toward public engagement, The Open University's Weston OpenLiving Lab's digital resources have been made accessible via the award winning, OpenSTEM Labs platform, allowing users to view wildlife footage, explore live camera feeds, and access environmental data such as soil temperature and weather conditions.

A new, free toolkit, developed by Open University researchers, in partnership with the Campaign for Learning, is launching during Learning at Work Week.

Despite growing government action to support working families, many mothers continue to face significant barriers when returning to work and progressing their careers after starting a family.

Dr Alessandra Marino has joined the United Kingdom delegation to the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, contributing to international discussions on the governance and sustainability of outer space activities.

A new collaborative report from The Open University and Disabled Students UK sets out a clear roadmap for improving the experiences of disabled doctoral students across the UK’s higher education sector.

A new research paper led by an Open University expert in ageing well, argues that the UK must urgently rethink how it supports health and wellbeing outcomes for ageing populations, ideally utilising inclusive and participatory engagement to nurture learning in later life.

The Open University has embarked on a bold new collaboration with the Vagina Museum to advance menstrual justice through data driven advocacy, public engagement, and feminist art.

A new project, led by Dr Alessandra Marino, has received a grant with a value of £1.245m from UK Research and Innovation to trial an integrated governance approach to protect the Moon and its sites of interest.