News & articles

'You really can find a connection to issues of (forced) migration amid the most celebratory of occasions'. Following England's success in the World Cup last night, Dr Craig Walker, a Research Associate at the OU, highlights the significance of migration within football.

Refugee Week has arrived! In today's post, we let you know where you can find out about all the events happening near you, and if you're near an OU Office in Milton Keynes or London, you are very welcome to join us in person

OU Visiting Research Fellow, Joseph Hanlon, highlights some of the repercussions of Mozambique's position as 'a major transit route for people from Somalia, Kenya and the Great Lakes region moving toward South Africa to find a better life'

Open University Research Fellow, Dr Sara de Jong, explores the gap 'Between policy and real-life stories: Research on Afghan interpreters and other locally employed civilians for Western armies'

An Open University (OU) research project has been awarded almost £100,000 to evaluate the usefulness of virtual technology (VR) to combat extremism among vulnerable young people.

Today’s blog comes from Raktim Ray, PhD candidate at The Open University, reflecting on the day he spent at the Tate Exchange – Who Are We? project. His research focuses on urban resistance and postcolonial urbanism.

OU researchers have received funding for a new project which will assess whether gases are released into the atmosphere after a seismic event on Mars.

After months of back-and-forth insults and compliments the US president, Donald Trump, is finally going to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a historic summit in Singapore.

Research by OU academics will be showcased in Milton Keynes and London during Refugee Week (18-24 June).

In today's blog post, Professor Graham Harvey from The Open University reflects on his conversation with Who Are We? artist, Claudia Zeiske, who directs the Deveron Projects in Huntly, a small Aberdeenshire town.