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Close up of an oval glass trophy with a silver star attached. On it is etched the OU log and text which reads The Open University, Research Excellence Awards 2022.

Have your say: vote for Jitka to win the 2022 People’s Choice Research Excellence Award

In an OU Research Excellence Awards first, one winner will be decided externally. The People’s Choice Award asks the public to choose the person or project they feel has made the most significant difference when addressing societal challenges. WELS Senior Lecturer Dr Jitka Vseteckova runs one of four nominated projects, and tells us how it feels.

28th September 2022
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Close up of an oval glass trophy with a silver star attached. On it is etched the OU log and text which reads The Open University, Research Excellence Awards 2022.

Have your say: vote for Jitka to win the 2022 People’s Choice Research Excellence Award

In an OU Research Excellence Awards first, one winner will be decided externally. The People’s Choice Award asks the public to choose the person or project they feel has made the most significant difference when addressing societal challenges. WELS Senior Lecturer Dr Jitka Vseteckova runs one of four nominated projects, and tells us how it feels.

28th September 2022
Photograph of glass Research Excellence Award trophies on a table at the 2019 ceremony.

‘Groundbreaking’ research among WELS projects nominated for 14 Research Excellence Awards

Research by WELS academics has resulted in 14 nominations at this year’s Open University Research Excellence Awards, including a project heralded as ‘groundbreaking’ by Dame Elizabeth Fradd DBE.

15th July 2022
A carer wearing a blue uniform is sitting talking to an elderly lady. The elderly lady is laughing joyously

HWSC researchers win grant to explore ‘relational care’ in care homes and community-based settings

Researchers in the OU’s School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care have received a grant from the Hallmark Foundation, a charity that invests in the future of care, to work together to further explore the concept of ‘relational care’ and how it can successfully be delivered in UK adult care settings with a focus on older adults.

10th May 2022
elderly couple sitting at a table at home, using a Virtual Assistant

WELS researcher provides evidence in call for boost to life-enhancing technologies

WELS Research Fellow, Dr Hannah R. Marston, has provided evidence in a recently published report on the need for more life-enhancing technologies for disabled and older people.

4th May 2022
Cartoon image of a woman stood on a pile of large coins. She is holding a colourful umbrella (the Legal & General brand). Behind are line drawings of a computer, money, stethoscope, wallet and a heart.

New ‘Midlife MOT’ course launches, with tips on wealth, work and wellbeing

The OU, in partnership with Legal & General, have launched the Midlife MOT; a free course, aimed at 40 to 60 year olds, covering the three key areas of work, wealth and wellbeing, giving them the tools and knowledge to approach mid and later life with confidence.

2nd February 2022
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