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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.

The popular OU/BBC radio series The Bottom Line takes to the airwaves for a new series from Thursday 8 January at 12.04pm on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds, bringing a weekly look at business, money tips and strategy.

An Honorary Doctorate from The Open University has been awarded to diversity and inclusion strategist, Gamiel Yafai MBE, whose work has contributed to economic, social and cultural change in both Milton Keynes and beyond.

The Open University, in partnership with NatWest and the Department for Work and Pensions, proudly announces the return of the Open Business Creators Fund, a transformative funding competition designed to support women at the idea or early stages of their entrepreneurial journey.