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Professor Keith Schofield has been appointed as the Head of the Open University Business School, bringing with him a wealth of experience in internationalisation and accreditation. 

The Open University confirms the appointment of Dewi Knight to the role of Director of PolicyWISE, the OU’s major new public policy initiative, whose academic home will be in the Faculty of Business and Law.

Vice-Chancellor’s statement on the invasion of Ukraine

Gillian Mawdsley is an OU Associate Lecturer, based in Glasgow and is attending COP26 as one of the chosen representatives of The Open University

Professor Richard Blundel has recently joined the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) ‘SME Net Zero Working Group’.

Dr Anna Hopkins joined Policing Organisation and Practice Team as a Lecturer in November 2020

Dr Sean Bell joins the Policing Organisation & Practice team as a Lecturer

The Interim Head of the Business School, Dev Kodwani, has been promoted to Professor.

The highest achieving students and alumni who have made an outstanding contribution to an organisation or society have been commended at the 13th annual OUBS awards. Among the winners were a publishing manager, retail banker, civil servant and an independent public nurse.

Professor Rebecca Taylor, Executive Dean of The Open University Business School, has been appointed Vice-President (academic) of the European Foundation for Management Development.