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Jude Taylor @m1cr0-judetaylor.bsky.social · 1h

OU PGR coffee in the Common Room and online in the Community Team at 11 today ( and every Thursday). If you'd like to say hello drop by. @ougradsch.bsky.social

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Open University Graduate School, UK @ougradsch.bsky.social · 1h

Loving autumn on campus at Walton Hall at @openuniversity.bsky.social @oulibrary.bsky.social

A lawn in front of trees of many different colours - deep red, rust orange, yellow green, blue-green.

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Open University Graduate School, UK @ougradsch.bsky.social · 3d

Fabulous Tony, enjoy it and let us know how you get on ^EY

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Tony Potter @tony-potter.bsky.social · 3d

Joining my first undergraduate tutorial for the @openuniversity.bsky.social @ougradsch.bsky.social #PhD Teaching Scheme. A happy coincidence that the module I’m assigned to is #A340 - The Roman Empire, & I’m dialling in from the Eternal City itself - a great talking point! @drginamay.bsky.social

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Rachel A.Wood MSc GMBPsS @rachelawood.bsky.social · 4d

Service co-design practice and research week-notes 127. Today is world teacher’s day, and so to all those education heroes 🦸‍♀️ out there hope you have a particularly fabulous day 🍎 @ougradsch.bsky.social #phd #design #research #psychology #designleadership #servicedesign #codesign #ux #cx #hcd

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Open University Graduate School, UK @ougradsch.bsky.social · 8d

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

A green lawn with people sitting out on a sunny day. A stately home in the background.

A green lawn with people sitting out on a sunny day. A cafeteria in the background.

A crowd of around 70 people standing in the foyer of a library, looking up and smiling.

A crowd of around 70 people standing in the foyer of a library, looking up and smiling. A gold tree made of Open University Shields is on the wall.

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Rachel A.Wood MSc GMBPsS @rachelawood.bsky.social · 11d

Service Co-design week-notes 126. The one where we took a little holiday. It is also today the anniversary of the birth of John H.Harvey who gave us attribution theory. Very applicable to service design. Have a good week 😊🤩 @ougradsch.bsky.social #phd #phdlife #design #research #psychology

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Rachel A.Wood MSc GMBPsS @rachelawood.bsky.social · 21d

A big warm welcome in Thursday. This week in both practice and research I’ve been thinking a lot about behavioural design in service design. When used positively it can be so empowering. Have a good rest of your week being inspiring and being inspired 😊🤩 @ougradsch.bsky.social #phd #design #research

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AstrobiologyOU @astrobiologyou.bsky.social · 18d

It was an absolute joy to attend this morning's @openuniversity.bsky.social graduation!

Congratulations to all who graduated - including our very own #GraceRichards

We’re very proud of you!

#OUFamily @ougradsch.bsky.social #SPS #OUSTEM

🍾🥂🍾

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The Open University Library @oulibrary.bsky.social · 28d

Did you know the Library has a dedicated common room for postgraduate researchers? Available 24/7, it’s the ideal spot to:

💻 Work in a relaxed space
☕ Recharge with a coffee (or a nap, we won’t tell)😴
⚽️ Have a game of table football

Take a look 👉 youtube.com/shorts/kW31K...

@ougradsch.bsky.social

Explore the #openuniversity PGR Common Room in the Library building #shorts #miltonkeynes #postgrad

YouTube video by The Open University Library

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Helen Bowes-Catton (she/her) @hbowescatton.bsky.social · Sep 3

Too good not to share, thanks @geologyclare.bsky.social ! @ougradsch.bsky.social

#AcademicSky #PhD #ResearcherDevelopment

www.youtube.com/watch?v=whre...

Postdoc Me Now - A "Don't Stop Me Now" Science Parody

YouTube video by Neuro Transmissions

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Rachel A.Wood MSc GMBPsS @rachelawood.bsky.social · Sep 7

Service Co-design practice and research week-notes 123. Apparently it’s buy a book 📕 day, not difficult for me. It’s also the anniversary of the passing of Elton Mayo (1949). Very important study 🔬on the Hawthorne effect 😊💎 @ougradsch.bsky.social #phd #design #research #psychology #designleadership

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Helen Bowes-Catton (she/her) @hbowescatton.bsky.social · 29d

Oh this looks amazing! @ougradsch.bsky.social

Dr Peter Blundell @drpeterblundell.bsky.social · Aug 1

I've been interviewing some #Qualitative researchers for my YouTube channel exploring their experiences of the PhD process. New interview each month

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulQm...

My PhD Life as a Qualitative Researcher with Dr Bethan Taylor and Dr Peter Blundell

YouTube video by Dr Peter Blundell

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Rachel A.Wood MSc GMBPsS @rachelawood.bsky.social · Jul 13

Service co-design research and practice week-notes 115. The one where it was very warm again and definitely extremely busy. Now for a little rest 🪫 today, with a sprinkle of forward planning thrown in 😊💎 @ougradsch.bsky.social #phd #phdlife #design #servicedesign #codesign #designresearch #ux

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The Open University Library @oulibrary.bsky.social · Jul 14

Heritage Open Days return to The Open University from 17–19 Sept with campus tours, new exhibitions, a choir performance, and a brand-new Archive Cinema experience! 🤩

🎟️ Free to attend – tours require booking!
🔗 Full schedule & info: www.open.ac.uk/library/libr...

#MiltonKeynes #Heritage

Black and white photo from 1975 of a television studio for an Open University programme. Text reads: 'You're invited! Heritage Open Days at The Open University. 17-19 September 2025.'

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Rachel A.Wood MSc GMBPsS @rachelawood.bsky.social · Jul 17

Welcome in Thursday. This weeks inspiration is design guiding principles in the form of the double and triple diamond 💎 💎 @ougradsch.bsky.social #phd #phdlife #doublediamond #triplediamond #designleadership #designresearch #designpsychology #servicedesign #codesign #servicedesignthursday

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Rachel A.Wood MSc GMBPsS @rachelawood.bsky.social · Jul 20

A big warm welcome to Sunday 20th July for Service Co-design week-notes 116. Apparently it’s also Moon Day 🌓 and International Chess Day ♟️Hope you have a good week ahead 😊💎 @ougradsch.bsky.social #phd #phdlife #design #designleadership #designresearch #designpsychology #servicedesign #codesign

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Green Alliance @green-alliance.org.uk · Jun 30

Scotland could soon make history as the first UK nation to criminalise #ecocide aka severe, reckless harm to nature.

In our latest blog, @jodiebettis.bsky.social a Grand Union Scholar at the #OpenUniversity discusses how this bold legal move could set a global precedent:

Will Scotland become the first UK nation to criminalise ecocide?

buff.ly

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Rachel A.Wood MSc GMBPsS @rachelawood.bsky.social · Jun 29

Happy World Industrial Design Day for Service Co-design week-notes 113. Here’s a good week for us all 😊🎢 @ougradsch.bsky.social #phd #phdlife #designleadership #designresearch
#designpsychology #servicedesign #codesign #hcd #cx #ux #weeknotes #WIDD2025 #worldindustrialdesignday

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Leslie Mabon @ljmabon.bsky.social · Jun 25

More exciting news from @ougradsch.bsky.social and @openuniversity.bsky.social as Meng-Chin Tsai publishes a lead-authored paper, which explores planning + governance arrangements for greening + resilience in Taipei. This is one part of her thesis, which is taking shape!

doi.org/10.1080/1523...

ABSTRACT
Green infrastructure (GI) has emerged as a key component in urban resilience strategies for integrating ecological and social benefits. Initially driven by government bodies, GI initiatives have expanded to include different groups of participants in co-production and co-implementation. This study proposes that Taipei's GI governance is determined by formal and informal regulations and connected with other discourses. The policy arrangement approach (PAA) is therefore used to study actor roles, discourses' effects on institutional arrangements, and GI planning issues. By assessing existing strategies and interactions among key actors, the study identifies how shifts in community participation and government authority shape GI design and functionality. The use of PAA in Taipei also offers valuable insights for global cities engaged in similar initiatives and challenges encountered in GI delivery. Findings demonstrate that participatory and collaborative approaches to governance of open spaces and greenspace are aggressively promoted and support communities in developing stewardship capabilities, but also that these alone are unlikely to be transformative without alternative funding mechanisms in the future. Overall, the participatory approach emphasises transparency and accountability for residents, however, new financial schemes are required to carry on GI design and management in the long term.

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Rachel A.Wood MSc GMBPsS @rachelawood.bsky.social · Jun 26

Welcome in Thursday. Hope you have a good rest of the week 😊💎 @ougradsch.bsky.social #phd #phdlife #designleadership #designresearch #designpsychology #servicedesign #codesign #customerjourney #behaviouraldata #behaviouraldesign #servicedesignthursday

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Issy Mummery @issymummery.bsky.social · Jun 26

On Saturday, I stood on a soapbox in Milton Keynes shopping centre and talked to the public about my research! It was great to engage with people about mending and sewing, especially the kids! @ougradsch.bsky.social @soapboxscience.bsky.social #soapboxsciMK25

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Issy Mummery @issymummery.bsky.social · Jun 20

Interested in science? Come and hear me and other amazing female scientists talk about our research on Saturday in Milton Keynes #soapboxsciMK25 @soapboxscience.bsky.social @ougradsch.bsky.social

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Issy Mummery @issymummery.bsky.social · Jun 17

This Saturday, I will be standing on a soapbox and talking about my research on mending. Come along and hear about (and see) darned socks, mending communities and more! #soapboxSciMK25 @soapboxscience.bsky.social
mksoapboxscience.wordpress.com

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