Previous Events

Mar 12

International Women’s Day: Supporting diverse new motherhoods for work inclusion

Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 11:00 to 12:30

Online Webinar - link below

This webinar from our GOP research cluster will discuss findings from research into how motherhood impacts employment for ethnic minority women.

Mar 10

Doing Academia Differently: Professional Development Symposium for Doctoral Students and Early-Career Academics

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - 09:00 to 17:00

Michael Young Building, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BB

This one-day symposium on ‘Doing Academia Differently’ will provide inspiration and support for PhD and early-career academics to approach the complex tensions and dilemmas of contemporary academia in new and creative ways.

Dec 11

Preparing your PhD Application for the OU Faculty of Business and Law

Thursday, December 11, 2025 - 14:00 to 15:30

Online

Workshop on how to apply for PhD study in the Faculty of Business and Law at The Open University.

Nov 26

Critical Management Scholars meet Critical Animal Scholars: Where to next?

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - 11:20 to 15:00

Online and and in person at Michael Young Building, The Open University, Kents Hill, MK7 6BB

This event is designed to explore the theoretical and empirical synergies between the two disciplinary fields of study – Critical Management Studies and Critical Animal Studies.How often do we discover that two disciplines are addressing the same problem, albeit in slightly different ways? The way k...

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