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Did you know that @openuniversity.bsky.social currently works in over 150 prisons and supports around 2000 students a year in prison, secure units and under licence in the community?
Higher education changes lives. See more of the work The Open University are doing⬇️
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/b...
Higher education changes lives. See more of the work The Open University are doing⬇️
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/b...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Did you know that @openuniversity.bsky.social currently works in over 150 prisons and supports around 2000 students a year in prison, secure units and under licence in the community?
Higher education changes lives. See more of the work The Open University are doing⬇️
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/b...
Higher education changes lives. See more of the work The Open University are doing⬇️
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/b...
Dog activated. Human approved. 🐾
Our new Dogosophy Button allows your dog to switch home appliances on and off by nudging or pawing a blue pad tailored for their snout-level skills, all thanks to thanks research led by OU academic Professor Clara Mancini.
https://ow.ly/pp5C50XtCv7
Our new Dogosophy Button allows your dog to switch home appliances on and off by nudging or pawing a blue pad tailored for their snout-level skills, all thanks to thanks research led by OU academic Professor Clara Mancini.
https://ow.ly/pp5C50XtCv7
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Dog activated. Human approved. 🐾
Our new Dogosophy Button allows your dog to switch home appliances on and off by nudging or pawing a blue pad tailored for their snout-level skills, all thanks to thanks research led by OU academic Professor Clara Mancini.
https://ow.ly/pp5C50XtCv7
Our new Dogosophy Button allows your dog to switch home appliances on and off by nudging or pawing a blue pad tailored for their snout-level skills, all thanks to thanks research led by OU academic Professor Clara Mancini.
https://ow.ly/pp5C50XtCv7
There are three days left to vote for the OU's Open Societal Challenges (OSC) collaborative research platform in the Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025! ⏰
Learn more about the OU's research projects and cast your vote 👉 https://ke.org.uk/news/ke-awards-2025-public-vote-is-now-open/
#Research
Learn more about the OU's research projects and cast your vote 👉 https://ke.org.uk/news/ke-awards-2025-public-vote-is-now-open/
#Research
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
There are three days left to vote for the OU's Open Societal Challenges (OSC) collaborative research platform in the Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025! ⏰
Learn more about the OU's research projects and cast your vote 👉 https://ke.org.uk/news/ke-awards-2025-public-vote-is-now-open/
#Research
Learn more about the OU's research projects and cast your vote 👉 https://ke.org.uk/news/ke-awards-2025-public-vote-is-now-open/
#Research
Can poverty be eradicated without growth?
Professor Olivier De Schutter will present an alternative roadmap to current and previous approaches to this theme and put out a call for action rather than optimism 👉 https://research.open.ac.uk/events/eradicating-poverty-without-growth-can-it-be-done
Professor Olivier De Schutter will present an alternative roadmap to current and previous approaches to this theme and put out a call for action rather than optimism 👉 https://research.open.ac.uk/events/eradicating-poverty-without-growth-can-it-be-done
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Can poverty be eradicated without growth?
Professor Olivier De Schutter will present an alternative roadmap to current and previous approaches to this theme and put out a call for action rather than optimism 👉 https://research.open.ac.uk/events/eradicating-poverty-without-growth-can-it-be-done
Professor Olivier De Schutter will present an alternative roadmap to current and previous approaches to this theme and put out a call for action rather than optimism 👉 https://research.open.ac.uk/events/eradicating-poverty-without-growth-can-it-be-done
Have you heard the news? 👀
We're thrilled to share that an OU-led project supporting the education of adolescent girls at the greatest risk of exclusion in Zimbabwe won the International Collaboration of the Year category at the #THEAwards 2025.
https://ow.ly/EO3I50XrEMp
We're thrilled to share that an OU-led project supporting the education of adolescent girls at the greatest risk of exclusion in Zimbabwe won the International Collaboration of the Year category at the #THEAwards 2025.
https://ow.ly/EO3I50XrEMp
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Have you heard the news? 👀
We're thrilled to share that an OU-led project supporting the education of adolescent girls at the greatest risk of exclusion in Zimbabwe won the International Collaboration of the Year category at the #THEAwards 2025.
https://ow.ly/EO3I50XrEMp
We're thrilled to share that an OU-led project supporting the education of adolescent girls at the greatest risk of exclusion in Zimbabwe won the International Collaboration of the Year category at the #THEAwards 2025.
https://ow.ly/EO3I50XrEMp
Vote for the OU's Open Societal Challenges (OSC) collaborative research platform in the Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025! 🏆
OSC aims to tackle some of the most important challenges of our time through impact-driven research 🔬🌏
👉 https://ke.org.uk/news/ke-awards-2025-public-vote-is-now-open/
OSC aims to tackle some of the most important challenges of our time through impact-driven research 🔬🌏
👉 https://ke.org.uk/news/ke-awards-2025-public-vote-is-now-open/
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Vote for the OU's Open Societal Challenges (OSC) collaborative research platform in the Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025! 🏆
OSC aims to tackle some of the most important challenges of our time through impact-driven research 🔬🌏
👉 https://ke.org.uk/news/ke-awards-2025-public-vote-is-now-open/
OSC aims to tackle some of the most important challenges of our time through impact-driven research 🔬🌏
👉 https://ke.org.uk/news/ke-awards-2025-public-vote-is-now-open/
One of our Open Societal Challenges' academics Dr Siobhan Campbell has developed research into creative writing to support the wellbeing of staff in hospital wards to create a hospital Writer's Nook at the University Hospital of North Tees. research.open.ac.uk/news/creativ...
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Open University research into the benefits of creative writing to support the wellbeing of staff working in busy hospital wards has led to the creation of a hospital Writer’s Nook.
research.open.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
One of our Open Societal Challenges' academics Dr Siobhan Campbell has developed research into creative writing to support the wellbeing of staff in hospital wards to create a hospital Writer's Nook at the University Hospital of North Tees. research.open.ac.uk/news/creativ...
Congratulations to OU academic Dr Angeliki Lymberopoulou, whose image has been selected as October's research image of the month.
Read the full article: https://ow.ly/xn5250XjQPe
Read the full article: https://ow.ly/xn5250XjQPe
November 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Congratulations to OU academic Dr Angeliki Lymberopoulou, whose image has been selected as October's research image of the month.
Read the full article: https://ow.ly/xn5250XjQPe
Read the full article: https://ow.ly/xn5250XjQPe
From managing disagreements to encouraging genuine engagement, OU academic Professor @lisalazard.bsky.social, shares how their recent research can provide guidance on how to have productive online meetings.
Read more here: theconversation.com/kent-county-...
Read more here: theconversation.com/kent-county-...
Kent County Council is Reform’s ‘shop window’ – its leaked Zoom call implies chaos and poor leadership
Research shows the swearing, shouting and enforced muting suggests deeper problems at the Reform-led council.
theconversation.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
From managing disagreements to encouraging genuine engagement, OU academic Professor @lisalazard.bsky.social, shares how their recent research can provide guidance on how to have productive online meetings.
Read more here: theconversation.com/kent-county-...
Read more here: theconversation.com/kent-county-...
Learning about different open research practices helps researchers understand what could work well in their context.
From AI to copyright - OU academics share ideas to help you to make your research processes and outputs more open:
https://research.open.ac.uk/open-research/helping
#OAWeek
From AI to copyright - OU academics share ideas to help you to make your research processes and outputs more open:
https://research.open.ac.uk/open-research/helping
#OAWeek
October 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Learning about different open research practices helps researchers understand what could work well in their context.
From AI to copyright - OU academics share ideas to help you to make your research processes and outputs more open:
https://research.open.ac.uk/open-research/helping
#OAWeek
From AI to copyright - OU academics share ideas to help you to make your research processes and outputs more open:
https://research.open.ac.uk/open-research/helping
#OAWeek
What motivates young people to read? 📚
This weekend’s Affective Power of Reading for Pleasure conference brought together educators & literacy champions to explore just that.
Inspiring talks from Rob Biddulph, A. M. Dassu (Az) and the OU's Prof Teresa Cremin.
Thank you to everyone who joined us.
This weekend’s Affective Power of Reading for Pleasure conference brought together educators & literacy champions to explore just that.
Inspiring talks from Rob Biddulph, A. M. Dassu (Az) and the OU's Prof Teresa Cremin.
Thank you to everyone who joined us.
October 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
What motivates young people to read? 📚
This weekend’s Affective Power of Reading for Pleasure conference brought together educators & literacy champions to explore just that.
Inspiring talks from Rob Biddulph, A. M. Dassu (Az) and the OU's Prof Teresa Cremin.
Thank you to everyone who joined us.
This weekend’s Affective Power of Reading for Pleasure conference brought together educators & literacy champions to explore just that.
Inspiring talks from Rob Biddulph, A. M. Dassu (Az) and the OU's Prof Teresa Cremin.
Thank you to everyone who joined us.
Open access is a start, but do we need to do more to maintain equity?
OU academic Dr Geetha Reddy discusses whether open access is enough, and what the next steps could be:
https://research.open.ac.uk/news/open-access-start-do-we-need-do-more-restore-justice-and-maintain-equity
#OAWeek
OU academic Dr Geetha Reddy discusses whether open access is enough, and what the next steps could be:
https://research.open.ac.uk/news/open-access-start-do-we-need-do-more-restore-justice-and-maintain-equity
#OAWeek
October 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Open access is a start, but do we need to do more to maintain equity?
OU academic Dr Geetha Reddy discusses whether open access is enough, and what the next steps could be:
https://research.open.ac.uk/news/open-access-start-do-we-need-do-more-restore-justice-and-maintain-equity
#OAWeek
OU academic Dr Geetha Reddy discusses whether open access is enough, and what the next steps could be:
https://research.open.ac.uk/news/open-access-start-do-we-need-do-more-restore-justice-and-maintain-equity
#OAWeek
Open access is a start, but do we need to do more to restore justice and maintain equity?
OU academic Dr Geetha Reddy discusses whether open access is enough, and what the next steps could be:
research.open.ac.uk/news/open-ac...
#OAWeek
OU academic Dr Geetha Reddy discusses whether open access is enough, and what the next steps could be:
research.open.ac.uk/news/open-ac...
#OAWeek
October 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Open access is a start, but do we need to do more to restore justice and maintain equity?
OU academic Dr Geetha Reddy discusses whether open access is enough, and what the next steps could be:
research.open.ac.uk/news/open-ac...
#OAWeek
OU academic Dr Geetha Reddy discusses whether open access is enough, and what the next steps could be:
research.open.ac.uk/news/open-ac...
#OAWeek
OU academics have joined forces with industry to develop a model that could make it possible to provide personalised treatments for cancer.
Researchers will simulate how cells organise in mini tumours and determine how well they have responded to treatments.
Read more: https://lnkd.in/eu9Ga_Pe
Researchers will simulate how cells organise in mini tumours and determine how well they have responded to treatments.
Read more: https://lnkd.in/eu9Ga_Pe
October 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
OU academics have joined forces with industry to develop a model that could make it possible to provide personalised treatments for cancer.
Researchers will simulate how cells organise in mini tumours and determine how well they have responded to treatments.
Read more: https://lnkd.in/eu9Ga_Pe
Researchers will simulate how cells organise in mini tumours and determine how well they have responded to treatments.
Read more: https://lnkd.in/eu9Ga_Pe
The Princess of Wales has recently spoke about her concerns surrounding the overuse of smartphones in family life.
OU Lecturer in Education, Dr Poppy Gibson explains how we might avoid this 👇
Discover Poppy's research: https://www.themomentmagazine.com/lifestyle/are-smartphones-rewiring-childhood/
OU Lecturer in Education, Dr Poppy Gibson explains how we might avoid this 👇
Discover Poppy's research: https://www.themomentmagazine.com/lifestyle/are-smartphones-rewiring-childhood/
October 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Princess of Wales has recently spoke about her concerns surrounding the overuse of smartphones in family life.
OU Lecturer in Education, Dr Poppy Gibson explains how we might avoid this 👇
Discover Poppy's research: https://www.themomentmagazine.com/lifestyle/are-smartphones-rewiring-childhood/
OU Lecturer in Education, Dr Poppy Gibson explains how we might avoid this 👇
Discover Poppy's research: https://www.themomentmagazine.com/lifestyle/are-smartphones-rewiring-childhood/
Periods are political… and here’s the proof 🩸
Dr Sophie Doherty @sophiedoherty.bsky.social and human rights campaigner Jo Atkins-Potts are leading ‘Periods are Political: The Politics of Menstruation in Activism, Art, and Law’, from 13:00 – 17:00. Open to all, register here: bit.ly/4nAKUQd
Dr Sophie Doherty @sophiedoherty.bsky.social and human rights campaigner Jo Atkins-Potts are leading ‘Periods are Political: The Politics of Menstruation in Activism, Art, and Law’, from 13:00 – 17:00. Open to all, register here: bit.ly/4nAKUQd
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October 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Periods are political… and here’s the proof 🩸
Dr Sophie Doherty @sophiedoherty.bsky.social and human rights campaigner Jo Atkins-Potts are leading ‘Periods are Political: The Politics of Menstruation in Activism, Art, and Law’, from 13:00 – 17:00. Open to all, register here: bit.ly/4nAKUQd
Dr Sophie Doherty @sophiedoherty.bsky.social and human rights campaigner Jo Atkins-Potts are leading ‘Periods are Political: The Politics of Menstruation in Activism, Art, and Law’, from 13:00 – 17:00. Open to all, register here: bit.ly/4nAKUQd
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We're excited to welcome our Oct #OUGradSch25 PhD cohort to campus today! We can’t wait to hear about their research journeys.
On Fri, we’ll also welcome Professional Doctorate students.
Also welcome to the first PhD by Distance Learning cohort!
@oulibrary.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social
On Fri, we’ll also welcome Professional Doctorate students.
Also welcome to the first PhD by Distance Learning cohort!
@oulibrary.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
We're excited to welcome our Oct #OUGradSch25 PhD cohort to campus today! We can’t wait to hear about their research journeys.
On Fri, we’ll also welcome Professional Doctorate students.
Also welcome to the first PhD by Distance Learning cohort!
@oulibrary.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social
On Fri, we’ll also welcome Professional Doctorate students.
Also welcome to the first PhD by Distance Learning cohort!
@oulibrary.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to OU academic Dr Katerina Alexiou, whose image has been selected as September's Research image of the month.
Read the full article: ow.ly/MkbX50X49fi
Read the full article: ow.ly/MkbX50X49fi
September 30, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Huge congratulations to OU academic Dr Katerina Alexiou, whose image has been selected as September's Research image of the month.
Read the full article: ow.ly/MkbX50X49fi
Read the full article: ow.ly/MkbX50X49fi
PhD researcher Elaine Hooton is shining a spotlight on geodiversity and calling for a shift in how we talk about the non-living foundations of our planet. Elaine shared this inspiring photo of geodiversity in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.
Read more 👉 research.open.ac.uk/news/giving-...
Read more 👉 research.open.ac.uk/news/giving-...
September 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
PhD researcher Elaine Hooton is shining a spotlight on geodiversity and calling for a shift in how we talk about the non-living foundations of our planet. Elaine shared this inspiring photo of geodiversity in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.
Read more 👉 research.open.ac.uk/news/giving-...
Read more 👉 research.open.ac.uk/news/giving-...
OU PolicyWISE Director, Dewi Knight, co-authored a new landmark report on the Council of the Nations and Regions, highlighting the opportunity for “collaborative territorial governance.”
Read more on the PolicyWISE website 👉 www.policywise.org.uk/about/inter-...
Read more on the PolicyWISE website 👉 www.policywise.org.uk/about/inter-...
A More Collaborative Way of Governing? Why the UK’s Council of the Nations and Regions Matters | policyWISE
One of the first acts of the Starmer government, after its election in July 2024, was to establish a potentially landmark innovation in the UK’s model of territorial government: the Council of the Nat...
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September 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
OU PolicyWISE Director, Dewi Knight, co-authored a new landmark report on the Council of the Nations and Regions, highlighting the opportunity for “collaborative territorial governance.”
Read more on the PolicyWISE website 👉 www.policywise.org.uk/about/inter-...
Read more on the PolicyWISE website 👉 www.policywise.org.uk/about/inter-...
When patients understand their condition, treatments, and options, the outcomes improve and the risks decrease.
New research shines a light on the importance of clear communication and shared decision-making in cardiology services.
Learn more 👉 research.open.ac.uk/news/patient...
New research shines a light on the importance of clear communication and shared decision-making in cardiology services.
Learn more 👉 research.open.ac.uk/news/patient...
September 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
When patients understand their condition, treatments, and options, the outcomes improve and the risks decrease.
New research shines a light on the importance of clear communication and shared decision-making in cardiology services.
Learn more 👉 research.open.ac.uk/news/patient...
New research shines a light on the importance of clear communication and shared decision-making in cardiology services.
Learn more 👉 research.open.ac.uk/news/patient...
We are delighted that the OU has been awarded £4.9M by the UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council to lead the delivery of an exciting new approach to research skills development in the social sciences.
Read more: research.open.ac.uk/news/ou-awar...
Read more: research.open.ac.uk/news/ou-awar...
September 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
We are delighted that the OU has been awarded £4.9M by the UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council to lead the delivery of an exciting new approach to research skills development in the social sciences.
Read more: research.open.ac.uk/news/ou-awar...
Read more: research.open.ac.uk/news/ou-awar...
We are proud to have been shortlisted in three categories in
Times Higher Awards 2025 and the OU is a collaborator on a fourth
research.open.ac.uk/news/three-o...
Times Higher Awards 2025 and the OU is a collaborator on a fourth
research.open.ac.uk/news/three-o...
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The Open University has been shortlisted for a research-led international collaboration of the year project, innovative teaching and widening participation in this year’s Times Higher Awards.
research.open.ac.uk
September 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We are proud to have been shortlisted in three categories in
Times Higher Awards 2025 and the OU is a collaborator on a fourth
research.open.ac.uk/news/three-o...
Times Higher Awards 2025 and the OU is a collaborator on a fourth
research.open.ac.uk/news/three-o...
Following the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, OU academic Prof Simon Usherwood reveals what this now means for PM Keir Starmer.
#UKPolitics #Government #Politics
#UKPolitics #Government #Politics
September 5, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Following the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, OU academic Prof Simon Usherwood reveals what this now means for PM Keir Starmer.
#UKPolitics #Government #Politics
#UKPolitics #Government #Politics
We’re proud to share that 7 OU academics have been appointed to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029 sub-panels! This diverse and expert group will help assess the quality of research across UK higher education.
Discover who they are and what this means:
research.open.ac.uk/news/seven-o...
Discover who they are and what this means:
research.open.ac.uk/news/seven-o...
September 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We’re proud to share that 7 OU academics have been appointed to the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029 sub-panels! This diverse and expert group will help assess the quality of research across UK higher education.
Discover who they are and what this means:
research.open.ac.uk/news/seven-o...
Discover who they are and what this means:
research.open.ac.uk/news/seven-o...