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No easy roads to development in Nepal
15 January 2020Kirsteen Merrilees is an engineer building roads in a remote region of one of the world’s most mountainous countries. She combines her challenging job with studying for an OU PhD.
OU offers PhD studentships in Development Policy and Practice
2 December 2019The OU invites applications for fully-funded PhD research studentships, under a doctoral training partnership linking the OU, Brunel University London and Oxford University.
New OU course to help aid workers keep young & vulnerable safe
1 November 2019Online training to help humanitarian and development workers worldwide to fight abuse has been created by The Open University for the Humanitarian Leadership Academy (HLA).
All the world’s a stage when development meets Shakespeare
28 October 2019The Open University’s Development Policy and Practice (DPP) group has contributed to a project led by Shakespeare’s Globe theatre to provide teacher development in China.
China in Africa: free course explores the oil link
27 September 2019Cutting-edge research into China’s growing influence in Africa has been translated into a free, online course.
Our research students working to increase access to cancer care
4 September 2019Two Open University PhD students, whose study is funded by the UK's Global Challenge Research Fund, talk about their work.
OU-BBC radio series on Sustainable Development Goals to launch
3 September 2019The innovative radio series will invite 17-year-olds to challenge experts on the Sustainable Development Goals.
A high point for TIDE project in Myanmar
25 June 2019The first Open University international development programme to operate in Myanmar has reached a milestone with its residential school for 228 university academics and staff.
Research seeds ‘transformative’ initiative in southern Africa
11 June 2019Research led by The Open University is behind a potentially ‘transformative’ regional monitoring system being rolled out across 16 countries in southern Africa.
Research, but not as we know it
5 June 2019Arts, academia and activism came together in an exciting mix at the Tate Exchange ‘Who are we?’ programme organised by The Open University and Counterpoints Arts.
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