"The Future Leader Fund has enabled me to fast-track my acceptance to an MBA, which I wouldn't have otherwise been able to fund at this point. I am grateful to those alumni who made the scholarship possible."
It hasn’t been easy juggling work and study, but Dominic was determined to overcome the challenge. Although football has always been his passion, he saw the opportunity to study a degree as a way to prepare for life after the game.
Professor Richard Blundel has recently joined the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) ‘SME Net Zero Working Group’.
Since the beginning of the first lockdown, what has become painfully, obviously, clear was that while we might all be in the same storm, we are in very different boats – and some have sprung a leak.
The HRDIRECTOR roundtable debate explored the challenges and opportunities in the drive to achieve a truly diverse workforce.
One of the Open University’s (OU) most popular free courses is going bilingual, giving Welsh-language speakers the skills and knowledge they need to master their money, in their choice of Welsh or English.
A new series co-produced between the BBC and The Open University offers viewers a fascinating insight into the dark and brutal world of organised crime.
Dr Stefanie Ruel, now a Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour, was a Mission Manager at the Canadian Space Agency, leading more than 10 life sciences missions into space before moving to academia.
The Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership (CVSL) is part of a research team, funded by the Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales, which has launched The Value of Small in a Big Crisis report.
Dr Helen Selby-Fell, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Policing Organisation and Practice (POP) formulates plans for collaborative research to explore various facets of dog theft.

Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 10:00 to 16:30
The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
Join us at this year’s annual conference as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of CVSL. Together we’ll reflect on a decade of impact and look ahead to the next ten years, featuring insights and reflections from former CVSL directors.
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.