REDEFINE is a €2.5 million project funded by the European Research Council to examine the rationale behind Chinese investments in Europe. We profile one of the new post-doctoral researchers who has just joined the project.
Open University researchers are working with English language teachers in Jordan to understand how to better support them in teaching refugees.
A post-doctoral fellowship worth £118k has been awarded to Dr Md Shajedur Rahman to continue his work to develop a framework for school-based professional collaboration for teachers and the head teachers in Bangladesh.
ICT is the critical component which will empower us to build a sustainable society, argues Professor Raphael Kaplinsky in Sustainable Futures: an Agenda for Action.
A new study of one of China’s key overseas infrastructure projects suggests Beijing exercises less control than often assumed.
In a region where schoolchildren are targets for abduction by terrorists, an Open University International Development researcher is seeking to keep the flame of learning alight.
The £4.5 million Transformation by Innovation in Distance Education programme to improve the quality, relevance and reputation of university-level distance education in Myanmar is ending.
Dr Paula Tibandebage, a much-valued research collaborator, colleague, Visiting Research Fellow in Economics and friend of many OU colleagues, has died.
Open University economist and development expert Professor Smita Srinivas is appointed to a key taskforce which will shape global policy and strategies on health and pandemic response.
In the wake of World Water Day, Open University Professor Sophie Watson reflects on the unforeseen success of her book exploring how water brings people together.
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