News & articles

People's attitudes towards water usage, is one of the topics that OU academics discussed with Laurie Taylor, presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Thinking Aloud programme, for  Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes, which will be broadcast on Wednesday 25 July at 4pm.

What is the Future of Education? How could the teaching and learning horizon evolve in years to come? Join the OU’s latest campaign, #TomorrowsEd to see what OU researchers predict.

This week we are sharing a series of podcasts produced by a team of academics at The Open University, which look at a different aspect of 'Citizenship' each day. Today we hear from Dr Agnes Czajka, a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Studies

Today we mark the half-way point of The Open University's Year of Mygration by sharing a short film outlining OU work, including conversations with key academics and stakeholders

The Open University has joined up with a number of organisations to host a Fight Against Hate Campaign Day of Action on 15 October as part of the UK's Hate Crime Awareness Week

The winners of this year’s OU Postgraduate Research Student Poster competition, which celebrates research by OU PhD students, are announced.

Carol Morris, OU Senior Lecturer in Engineering and Innovation has been recognised for her efforts in challenging gender stereotypes in engineering with a Top 50 Women in Engineering Award (WE50).

In today's post, we highlight the services available to the Polish community living, studying and working in Milton Keynes, where the OU's main campus is based

As we celebrate the diversity of Milton Keynes, home of The Open University, today Dr Fidele Mutwarasibo provides information about the Irish Centre in Milton Keynes, and highlights the outreach work they do in the community

In his inaugural lecture on 17 July, Professor Derek Matravers explored the dilemma of how to protect culture and heritage in war zones, while making human life a priority.