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Sustainable Development Goals through the eyes of 17-year-olds

The Project 17 logo has text PROJECT 17 against a pink background with coloured circles around it.Project 17, a new radio series from the BBC World Service and The Open University, hears from seventeen 17-year-olds on whether the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals are making progress in addressing the issues relevant to them and their communities.

21st January 2021

Homeschooling project to inspire hope and celebrate BAME diversity

Group of young children reading a book with a grown up.A homeschooling project, lead by WELS academics and geared towards inspiring hope and celebrating Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) diversity, has been awarded funding from the OU’s COVID-19 Rapid Response fund.

13th January 2021

Research funding win to improve education in Africa

Four Ghanaian children (three boys and one girl) are sitting in a large pink play car. They're smiling and one of the boys is holding a tablet.A research project, led by Professor Kwame Akyeampong, which takes a play-based approach to learning to improve education in early years education in Africa, has received $500,000 CAD in funding.

11th December 2020

Reports call for more support for people with learning disabilities

two friends, one male, one female, with a learning disability watch a digital tablet together, whilst seated at a table. Two reports on the effect of COVID-19 on people with learning disabilities launched on 10 December. Carried out by the Social History of Learning Disability (SHLD) research group with the Faculty of WELS) the research focuses on lessons learned during COVID-19 that can help shape how support for people with learning disabilities can be better organised and better funded.

9th December 2020

TESS-India celebrates 3 million views!

a young boy is writing in English in his exercise book whilst reading a school text bookDr Lina Adinolfi, English Language Lecturer from the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, has celebrated 3 million views of the authentic classroom video clips she developed as part of the TESS-India project.

2nd December 2020

Karen's story: Cancer, coursework, and cake!

Photo of Karen Baker, WELS Inspirational Student Award winner, smiling holding her certificateKaren Baker, recipient of a WELS Student Inspirational Achievement Award 2020, was determined to complete her Primary Education studies despite experiencing major health issues in the final stages of her degree.

27th November 2020

Professor of Literacy recognised with storytelling fellowship

OU Professor of Literacy, Natalia Kucirkova, has been awarded a Jacobs Foundation Fellowship in recognition of her research into the impact of multimedia personalised stories for children.

22nd November 2020

OU academic joins Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel

Portrait photo of Kwame Akyeampong, sitting in front of a windowProfessor Kwame Akyeampong, School of ECYS, has joined the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel to share his international research and expertise on education systems in Africa.

18th November 2020

Research into the impact of coronavirus on young Black Britons

Black teen girl, wearing a blue surgical mask, staring into the distance with her arms foldedDr Michael Boampong has received £10,000 from the OU’s COVID-19 Rapid Response funding scheme to research the impact of COVID-19 on young Black Britons.

17th November 2020

Book Chat: RfP partners with Macmillan Children’s Books

 reading with your child The Reading for Pleasure (RfP) project has launched Book Chat: Reading with your Child, a collaboration with Macmillan Children's Books to provide a resource which comprises three short films and support materials to help parents, families and carers read books conversationally and creatively to children.

21st October 2020