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'Wilding' for a brighter world
MSc Development Management graduate Jack Cole talks about his new role in 'wilding' at UK-based charity Restore Our Planet.
Update on REDEFINE: Samuel Rogers
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.
Research takes on ‘one of the most significant barriers’ facing refugees
Open University researchers are working with English language teachers in Jordan to understand how to better support them in teaching refugees.
ESRC post-doc fellowship to boost teacher professional collaboration in Bangladesh
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.
New book sets out agenda for a sustainable future
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.
Study of how China and Pakistan negotiate ‘offers important lessons’
A new study of one of China’s key overseas infrastructure projects suggests Beijing exercises less control than often assumed.
Reaching out to the young victims of a war on education
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.
Flagship international project closes early in solidarity with the people of Myanmar
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.
Mourning the loss of treasured OU colleague, Dr Paula Tibandebage
Dr Paula Tibandebage, a much-valued research collaborator, colleague, Visiting Research Fellow in Economics and friend of many OU colleagues, has died.
OU development expert chosen for G20 'ideas bank' on health and COVID-19
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.
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