You are here

  1. Home
  2. Research news

Research news

A young disabled girl in a wheelchair at the beach with her sister. The girl in the chair is smiling while her sister kisses her head

OU Carers Research Group join coalition for young carers

Thousands of children and young people are negatively affected by the impact of their caring responsibilities. The OU’s Carers Research Group have taken action by launching a new network called the Young Carers Alliance, alongside a growing coalition of organisations and individuals.

18th March 2022
Zimbabwean schoolgirl on mobile phone whilst writing in notebook outdoors.

Worldwide access for gender transformative education programme materials

Learning materials created to support adolescent girls in Zimbabwe are now available as an open access resource via OpenLearn Create.

10th March 2022
A group of 6 black men and women, sitting in a lounge area, drinking tea together. Image credit- Cardiff Productions

New BBC/OU series: “We are Black and British”

We are Black and British, a two-part series co-produced by the BBC and the OU, brings together six black Britons from very different backgrounds and viewpoints to share their personal stories and debate being black and British.

22nd February 2022
A primary school aged boy and girl intently examine a reading book together, in a classroom setting.

New Course to Support Children’s Reading for Pleasure

A new, free, online course, Developing Reading for Pleasure: Engaging Young Readers, from the OU's Reading for Pleasure team provides practical tips for educators and carers on supporting children's enjoyment in reading.

9th February 2022
Close up on the exterior of the Jennie Lee building at the OU's Milton Keynes campus

WELS students lead innovative knowledge-exchange showcase

WELS Doctoral Scholars will present their research in the field of open world learning at a free online event and book launch this month.

1st February 2022
Two young adults with learning disabilities study something on a tablet screen.

An inclusive approach to end-of-life care planning for people with learning disabilities

A team from The Open University, led by Dr Elizabeth Tilley, will carry out a review on end-of-life care planning with people with learning disabilities.

17th January 2022
The GO-GN logo is shown as white graphic text on a green background.

Open Education features in OU-led Special Journal Collection

A special collection of articles on open education practice has been curated by the OU's Global Open Educational Resource Graduate Network, for publication in the Journal of Interactive Media in Education.

13th January 2022
A group of people sit in an employment hearing, in an office room around a big square table.

Improving the experience of witnesses in health and care professional practice proceedings

In a world first, researchers, including Professor Louise Wallace (Co-Principal Investigator) from the WELS School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, have been funded to study the experience of witnesses who give evidence in professional conduct hearings about care provided by health and social care professionals.

30th November 2021
 A detail from Anna Madeley's cake. It is a hospital made from gingerbread with an NHS sign outside reading, 'Welcome to Jennie Lee University Hospital". Made from fondant icing, a nurse stands over a mother giving birth outside the hospital.

Perinatal wellbeing expressed in cake

Two Postgraduate Researchers from WELS have been announced as winners in the 'Bake Your Research' competition this year.

29th November 2021
Portrait of Dr Tom Witney

Bridging the gap between science and ‘me’

With a background in Natural Sciences, Tom Witney found himself with a career dilemma: Should he ‘do Science’ or ‘do stuff about Science’? Having already undertaken an OU graduate conversion course in Psychology, Tom saw an OU PhD studentship advertised and recognised the name of the team leader as a Professor he’d cited in his dissertation. The stars seemed to be aligning and four years later he submitted his thesis.

25th November 2021

Page 5 of 11