News from The Open University
On World Book Day find out how the OU’s Reading Schools Programme is helping more children to read for pleasure
Today is World Book Day and as children around the world excitedly mark the occasion by dressing up as their favourite literary character, or join in with special events at…
Researchers use NASA’s Webb to map weather on planet 280 light-years away
An international team of researchers, including The Open University’s (OU) Joanna Barstow, have successfully used NASA’s JWST to map the weather on the hot gas-giant exoplanet WASP-43 b. Precise brightness…
Cartoonists to get on board with conveying global challenges
Political cartoonists have been depicting global problems for centuries making make us laugh out loud, provoke action or leave us reeling in shock. Now a group of academics from The…
Employers report a values and skills mismatch with younger workers
Three in four (72%) of employers have seen a shift in young people’s (16-24-year olds) values and priorities in the workplace in the past three years, with over half (51%)…
Disabled veteran’s life-changing journey and his bid to help others
Dan Richards is a disabled veteran whose life was turned around thanks to an Open…
OU Alum Sir David Harrison, one of Universities UK’s 100 faces campaign
Sir David Harrison, MBA alumnus and Honorary Graduate of The Open University has been named…