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.
To support International Women’s Day we have put together a number of resources, including events and news articles for women’s rights.
Professionals looking to improve their understanding of management accounting get some help today with the launch of The Open University’s latest bite size course.
The Open University Business School is a proud supporter of Learning at Work Week, the biggest festival of workplace learning in the UK.

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.
Thursday, March 4, 2027 to Friday, March 5, 2027
The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom
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The annual European convening of the service operations management research community; an event designed for deep discussion, new collaborations, and the open exchange of work-in-progress alongside finished research.