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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.

OU Academic, Dr Agnes Czajka and Film Director, Richard DeDomenici, have organised an open forum discussion on 26 July as part of Milton Keynes' International Festival. The event will explore what it means to have, to create, to be, or to feel at home

The Parks Trust in Milton Keynes are hosting a World Picnic on 29 July, to celebrate the music, dance and cultures of the world in Milton Keynes. Entrance is free and everybody is welcome

Two OU academics were awarded for the impact of their research on teaching and learning this month in the OU Research Excellence Awards 2018.

The Early Career Researcher Awards in the OU Research Excellence Awards 2018 were presented to two early career researchers whose research is already having significant global impact.

Research which made it possible to orchestrate the first ever landing on a comet in order to investigate its environment, has won The Outstanding Research Project category in the OU Research Excellence Awards 2018.