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Rethinking our national and international issues
If you’ve ever wondered how a major emerging national or international issue might play out through alternative solutions by decisionmakers, then check out The Open University/BBC radio series Rethink on BBC Radio 4. The OU’s Professor of Politics and International Studies Simon Usherwood was the consultant to programme makers for this third series that looks […]
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Ukraine’s air strikes on Russian air fields “strategically important”: academic opinion
As Russia has been left counting the cost of multiple Ukrainian drone strikes on its air fields over the weekend, Dr Precious Chatterje-Doody, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Studies at The Open University, focuses on three key factors in this latest stage of the war. The first key point is that these were the […]
OU researcher helps to reveal origin of exoplanet WASP-121b
Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) investigated by a team including an academic from the OU, have provided new clues about how the exoplanet WASP-121b has formed. The insights, published today in Nature Astronomy, captured by the telescope stem from the detection of multiple key molecules: water vapour, carbon monoxide, silicon monoxide, and methane. […]
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Listen to the new season of radio series, Rare Earth
Today at midday (30 May) the OU/BBC radio series, Rare Earth, returns with a fifth series with environmental journalist Tom Heap and physicist Helen Czerski on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Rare Earth is a weekly podcast and radio show which digs into the biggest issues facing our planet. Each week, hosts Tom and […]
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Nigerian and Kenyan farmers can be first step to making rural mini grids more profitable and affordable
In Nigeria and Kenya, many small to medium farms and rural grain-milling businesses are not connected to the national electricity grid. They still use petrol or diesel generators for power. Energy, agriculture and development researchers Temilade Sesan, Lucy Baker, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Geography at The Open University, and colleagues set out to discover how these […]
‘At the OU, I was able to get on with living my life’
Jordan, a 26-year-old secondary school teacher from the Isle of Wight was able to land the job she always wanted with the help of The Open University (OU). Despite having to drop out of a campus university, she pivoted to online-supported learning with the OU and personalised her qualification to suit her lifestyle. “Like so […]
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New series revels in the genius of Jane Austen
If you love the feminine bonnets and bustles, handsome eligible young men and the haughty outrage of female chaperones in 18th century fiction then feast your eyes on the new docudrama Jane Austen, Rise of a Genius. The three-part Open University/BBC co-production, available on BBC iPlayer, coincides with the 250th year of Austen’s birth and […]
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Honour for a swordplay expert who carved a career in films
A multi-talented character in the UK’s creative and cultural industry has just been made an honorary graduate of The Open University, recognising his work in the arts. Andy Wilkinson, who lives in Harpenden, Herts, dreamt of a showbusiness career and used his skills at fencing and other weaponry to help him enter the profession, gain […]
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Wildlife lovers’ favourite, Springwatch, is back for its 20th season
The ever-popular OU/BBC programme Springwatch is back with a brand new series, this time celebrating its 20th anniversary. Springwatch begins on 26th May at 8pm on BBC Two, with new episodes shown Mondays – Thursdays across the next three weeks. You can also catch up on episodes via BBC iPlayer. As Springwatch embarks on their […]
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Open University graduate wins prestigious national nursing award
Open University graduate, Fay Dudson has won the Student Innovation in Practice Award at the annual Student Nursing Times Awards. The ceremony, which took place in a glitzy ceremony on 2nd May in London, honoured the outstanding achievements of the upcoming generation of nurses and their mentors, recognising those who consistently go above and beyond […]
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