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The Open University’s Minority Ethnic Leadership (MEL) Programme has won the Excellence in Education Award at the Evenfields Black Talent Awards, recognising its contribution to developing diverse leadership across the voluntary and community sector.

Open Business Creators (OBC) has awarded cash grants to 18 aspiring entrepreneurs, providing essential support to help transform their business ideas into viable ventures. The initiative is designed to help Open University students and alumni launch, grow and sustain their own businesses or freelance careers.

The Business School has secured renewal of its Association of MBAs (AMBA) accreditation following a successful visit in May.

When a student can’t submit their essay because the household’s only device is being used by three siblings for school, or because their mobile data ran out mid-lecture, they are experiencing digital poverty, says Matthew Hinton, Senior Lecturer in Information Management, and Jacqueline Baxter, Professor in Public Policy and Management.

Three short films co-produced by The Open University and the BBC will feature on BBC One’s Morning Live programme, Misogyny in Football, Solar Panels, and Project Vigilant, and showcase the academic contribution from The Faculty of Business and Law.

The Open University (OU) is proud to be part of the 7th Edition of the Chocolate Scorecard which this year reveals the stark reality behind the confectionary’s production.

The BBC One series, I Made It at Market, revisits former participants to explore how their businesses have developed around five years after taking part.

The Open University honoured its second cohort of graduates from its pioneering Minority Ethnic Leadership (MEL) Programme at a special event in London last week.

The Open University (OU), in partnership with the Harrison Foundation, has launched a new free financial literacy resource for 15 to 17-year-old secondary school students, designed to support teachers delivering statutory financial education within PSHE.