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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/
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
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/
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-...
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...
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
Last night one of our academics, Dr Amber Fensham-Smith, appeared on BBC's The One Show to give to explain why more families are choosing to homeschool their children, and the potential benefits of doing so.
💡Learn more: wels.open.ac.uk/research/childrens-research-centre @ajfenshamsmith.bsky.social
💡Learn more: wels.open.ac.uk/research/childrens-research-centre @ajfenshamsmith.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Last night one of our academics, Dr Amber Fensham-Smith, appeared on BBC's The One Show to give to explain why more families are choosing to homeschool their children, and the potential benefits of doing so.
💡Learn more: wels.open.ac.uk/research/childrens-research-centre @ajfenshamsmith.bsky.social
💡Learn more: wels.open.ac.uk/research/childrens-research-centre @ajfenshamsmith.bsky.social
One of our academics, Dr Amber Fensham-Smith will be appearing on tonight's episode of The One Show, discussing home schooling with presenter Angelica Bell 📚
You can watch Amber from 7pm and find out more about her research here: wels.open.ac.uk/research/chi...
@ajfenshamsmith.bsky.social
You can watch Amber from 7pm and find out more about her research here: wels.open.ac.uk/research/chi...
@ajfenshamsmith.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
One of our academics, Dr Amber Fensham-Smith will be appearing on tonight's episode of The One Show, discussing home schooling with presenter Angelica Bell 📚
You can watch Amber from 7pm and find out more about her research here: wels.open.ac.uk/research/chi...
@ajfenshamsmith.bsky.social
You can watch Amber from 7pm and find out more about her research here: wels.open.ac.uk/research/chi...
@ajfenshamsmith.bsky.social
The Mars art installation is still on campus today until 4pm, but please be aware that you’ll need to take the V10 entrance as there is a road closure in place on Groveway (H9).
#IFMKFEST
#IFMKFEST
July 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The Mars art installation is still on campus today until 4pm, but please be aware that you’ll need to take the V10 entrance as there is a road closure in place on Groveway (H9).
#IFMKFEST
#IFMKFEST
Mercury’s elusive meteorites have never been conclusively identified, however, a new study by OU academic, Dr Ben Rider-Stokes, may offer the best understanding yet! The new research offers a rare window into Mercury’s formation and evolution.
👉 lnkd.in/e6DRySQ5
📸 Credit: ESA/BepiColombo/MTM
👉 lnkd.in/e6DRySQ5
📸 Credit: ESA/BepiColombo/MTM
June 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Mercury’s elusive meteorites have never been conclusively identified, however, a new study by OU academic, Dr Ben Rider-Stokes, may offer the best understanding yet! The new research offers a rare window into Mercury’s formation and evolution.
👉 lnkd.in/e6DRySQ5
📸 Credit: ESA/BepiColombo/MTM
👉 lnkd.in/e6DRySQ5
📸 Credit: ESA/BepiColombo/MTM
We're committed to making a difference to young people from care. That's why we're proud to have teamed up with John Lewis to offer the Care Experienced Scholarship💙
If you've experienced care, this scholarship can be your stepping stone into higher education.
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/a...
If you've experienced care, this scholarship can be your stepping stone into higher education.
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/a...
May 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
We're committed to making a difference to young people from care. That's why we're proud to have teamed up with John Lewis to offer the Care Experienced Scholarship💙
If you've experienced care, this scholarship can be your stepping stone into higher education.
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/a...
If you've experienced care, this scholarship can be your stepping stone into higher education.
www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/a...
Work has commenced on our first green roof research installation thanks to a collaboration between OU academics and a local Living Roof contractor.
The project represents a significant stride towards sustainable urban development!
Find out more: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/s...
The project represents a significant stride towards sustainable urban development!
Find out more: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/s...
April 30, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Work has commenced on our first green roof research installation thanks to a collaboration between OU academics and a local Living Roof contractor.
The project represents a significant stride towards sustainable urban development!
Find out more: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/s...
The project represents a significant stride towards sustainable urban development!
Find out more: www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/s...
📣 Big news!
The OU's Professor Mahesh Anand, Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration, has been selected as the first scientist from the UK to receive Moon samples from China’s Lunar Exploration Program ⬇️
ow.ly/A5fy50VGVtX
The OU's Professor Mahesh Anand, Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration, has been selected as the first scientist from the UK to receive Moon samples from China’s Lunar Exploration Program ⬇️
ow.ly/A5fy50VGVtX
April 24, 2025 at 9:50 AM
📣 Big news!
The OU's Professor Mahesh Anand, Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration, has been selected as the first scientist from the UK to receive Moon samples from China’s Lunar Exploration Program ⬇️
ow.ly/A5fy50VGVtX
The OU's Professor Mahesh Anand, Professor of Planetary Science and Exploration, has been selected as the first scientist from the UK to receive Moon samples from China’s Lunar Exploration Program ⬇️
ow.ly/A5fy50VGVtX
Are you eligible?
We have a range of scholarships that sit at the heart of the OU’s mission; to make higher education accessible to all, championing equity and inclusion: www.open.ac.uk/courses/fees...
We have a range of scholarships that sit at the heart of the OU’s mission; to make higher education accessible to all, championing equity and inclusion: www.open.ac.uk/courses/fees...
April 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Are you eligible?
We have a range of scholarships that sit at the heart of the OU’s mission; to make higher education accessible to all, championing equity and inclusion: www.open.ac.uk/courses/fees...
We have a range of scholarships that sit at the heart of the OU’s mission; to make higher education accessible to all, championing equity and inclusion: www.open.ac.uk/courses/fees...