eSTEeM

Centre for Scholarship and Innovation

Engaging young people with research

31st January 2013

The Open University is one of 12 successful university's awarded funding from the Research Councils UK through its new national School-University Partnerships Initiative (SUPI). Over three years, the funding will see the OU partner with the Denbigh Teaching School Alliance to provide 3,800 students in the Milton Keynes area the opportunity to engage with research and researchers from a range of disciplines. 

School children working in a classroomLed by Dr Rick Holliman, the Open University's Champion for Public Engagement with Research, the project will be coordinated within eSTEeM.

Image: Karen Parker

News

A collection of research papers focusing on student retention is now available.

9th October 2026

Submissions from OU colleagues are invited for eSTEeM's third conference proceedings publication.

1st October 2026

We are delighted to announce the arrival of a new Deputy Director from January 2027.

21st September 2026