You are here

  1. Home
  2. ECYS News

ECYS News

The Open University joins programme promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights in crisis hit countries

The Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies Faculty has announced its commitment to a new multi-million pound Government funded consortium within the UK Aid Connect programme to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).

The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) led consortium, in which the OU is a partner, includes Frontline AIDS, Internews Europe, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Women’s Refugee Commission.

10th April 2019

US appointment to The Open University’s executive team

The Open University has welcomed a new Executive Dean of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies from the USA.

28th March 2019
Child of our Time team

Child of our Time series on BBC One

A new 2-part OU/BBC series was shown on 3rd and 4th April. The series was commissioned for the University by OMIL, working with WELS Nominated Academics Tyrrell Golding, Dr Naomi Holford and Andy Rixon, and Media Fellow Fernando Rosell-Aquilar. In the year 2000 the BBC began filming the lives of 25 children born across the UK. As they turn 16, Professor Robert Winston and Professor Tanya Byron discover how they are being affected by huge changes in their brains and behaviour that could shape their lives forever.

27th March 2017
Medal Quest game image

Sport and Fitness team design Medal Quest

Can you help a talented child athlete make it all the way to the Olympic finals?

4th August 2016
Old School with the Hairy Bikers

Old School with the Hairy Bikers

Andy Rixon and Stephen Harrison (WELS), and Dr Jonathan Hughes (CICP) are the lead academics on the BBC2 series 'Old School With The Hairy Bikers', which aims to tackle loneliness and promote understanding between the generations.

10th May 2016

Page 10 of 10