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The OU Faculty of Business and Law, PolicyWISE, and the Institute of Educational Technology have secured £4.9M from the ESRC to lead a new Research Capability Hub. Over five years, the Hub will support social scientists across sectors and career stages, using OU’s innovative tech to deliver inclusive, future-focused research skills training.

Three students from the Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) have received a share of the £30,000 prize pot awarded through the Open University’s Open Business Creators Fund.

BEEP is a three-pronged offer, recognising that there are three key stages for SMEs in embarking on international trade: from the curious/early-stage explorer to the serious business creator and then the growth prospector looking to scale up internationally.

The Open University Business School (OUBS) has retained its prestigious Associate to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) international accreditation for a further six years.

New Open University (OU) research has identified that ethnic minority mothers in the UK face significant barriers returning to work due to the triple penalty of gender, motherhood and ethnicity.

The Open University has developed new toolkits designed to support mums in their transition back into the workplace, following evidence from two Business School research projects that highlights the barriers faced by working parents. 

Senior Lecturer in Marketing Cristina Galalae co-authors this article for The Conversation, discussing how consumers respond to products or brands connected with the war in Ukraine.

The Open University’s support for entrepreneurs lifts off this month with the 2025 launch of its fund awarding grants towards setting up a business, open to students and alumni.

Santander’s student £10k prize draw is back! This time, they’re offering 40 grants of £250 to students across the UK.

The Open University's Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership and the Henry Smith Foundation have forged an exciting new partnership to help foster new business leaders of the future from Minority Ethnic backgrounds.