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Researching Kurdish women’s politics

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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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OU secures funding for research into driving better learning outcomes for marginalised children

The Open University (OU) has been awarded £116,000 to lead the third phase of an ambitious international research project that explores how collaborative "learning teams" within education systems can drive better learning outcomes for marginalised children.

12th May 2025
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