Our Chartered Manager Degree Apprentice is highly commended

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Tasmin Ali, who is part way through her Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (CMDA) with The Open University, was highly commended in the BAME Apprenticeship Awards 2020 on Wednesday 11 November.

These Awards recognise British BAME (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) apprentices, their employers and learning providers.

The Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust apprentice was shortlisted in the Health, Medical and Social Care Apprentice Award. Tasmin was awarded the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Apprentice Ambassador of the Year by Health Education England in 2019.

Read more on Tasmin and why the Trust chose the OU to boost the managerial capabilities of its non-clinical staff here.

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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.

Sep 2

Caring Feminisms Across Borders Conference

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - 09:00 to Friday, September 4, 2026 - 17:00

University of Donja Gorica, Oktoih 1, Podgorica 81000, Montenegro

This academic conference hopes to draw feminist scholars, activists and communities together to consider what caring feminism across borders might mean now and for the future.

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