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.
The Open University today launches a new microcredential aimed at business professionals and graduates who want to learn new skills to get them ahead of the game in the post COVID-19 era.
A blog post by MBA alumnus Ahmed El-Hamaky talking about his sense of urgency to empower female electrical engineers in the Middle East and Africa.

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.
Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 11:00 to 12:30
Online Webinar - link below
This webinar from our GOP research cluster will discuss findings from research into how motherhood impacts employment for ethnic minority women.