The Bottom Line is back for a post-pandemic world

The Bottom Line

A new nine-part series of the OU/BBC collaboration The Bottom Line on Radio 4, presented by OU honorary graduate Evan Davis, starts on Thursday 27 May.

Dr Björn Claes, a Senior Lecturer in Operations Management, and Dr Henry Lahr, a Senior Lecturer in Finance, continue as the OUBS academic consultants for the programme. This series will look at the business world post-pandemic, covering a variety of topics with top business leaders from Britain and around the world. Issues and industries include: Digital Currencies; Disability and Design; The Resurgence of Suburbia; Cruises; and Electric Cars.

The programme is broadcast at 20:30 every Thursday and repeated on Saturdays at 17:30. The podcast is available on the Radio 4 website following transmission.

You can find out more about The Bottom Line via the OpenLearn website which will have extensive content in connection with this and past series, as well as business in general.

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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.

Mar 12

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

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

Online Webinar - link below

Motherhood can have a particularly negative impact on employment for ethnic minority women. They are more likely to leave employment after the birth of their first child or to suffer workplace discrimination as a result. Wenjin Dai and Francesca Calo of The Open University Business School,...

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