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The Big Give #ChristmasChallenge24 is here! For the next 7 days, donations to the Disabled Veterans’ Scholarships Fund will be DOUBLED. Double the donation, double the impact. Donate and share today. bit.ly/2024biggive

Thinking of studying with the OU, or know someone who is? Our on-demand Open Day is the perfect way to discover what the OU has to offer and where study could take you. 👇 ow.ly/NS3N50UfNOJ

Give your CV the edge employers are looking for. OU student Colm says studying has given him the skills and knowledge to secure a promotion – where could your dream take you? Register by 9 January for courses starting in February: ow.ly/fkzH50UjK3T

The Clair Fisher Research Impact award is a great chance to nomination your own or another project that has had particular impact in #PEOLC. Nominations close 10th January and a prize of up to £1,000 available for further impact work or professional development!!!

The Tammy Prescott Patient and Public Involvement Award is a great opportunity to celebrate where involvement has been meaningful. Please consider nominating yourself, a PPI member /group, or researcher /research team by the 10th of Jan for a chance to win this prestigious prize

We are excited UniversityOfVictoria to welcome you to our beautiful campus to engage in important conversations about public health and palliative care. Registration and Abstract submissions are open. 👇👇👇 Featuring talks by Libby Sallnow Lucy Selman Barb Pesut @Princess_HMP + more!

📣 Funded Visiting Fellowships for scholars from the Global South Our partners for Fellowships in 2026 are Cambridge HPS, and we are looking for scholars whose research combines science, politics, and justice Learn more and apply by 24 Feb 2024 crassh.cam.ac.uk/global-south-f…

CFP: Uneven Toxic Worlds: Rethinking Medical-Environmental Anthropology and Environmental Justice @ Health, Environment, and Anthropology (HEAT) Conference Durham University April 23-24, 2025. Submit abstract shorturl.at/c22sy Deadline: 13 Jan -25

I'm genuinely excited about the range of speakers and topics we're covering at this conference. We've also tried to keep the ticket price down! Find out more and book a place here: goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/demystifying-d…

Maternal and neonatal deaths 'rising for the first time in a decade' - the latest Patient Safety Watch report confirms. Black mothers are still 3x more likely to die during pregnancy or shortly after than white women. Behind this data are real women, lives and families. Just

Please share this post and info with your networks, consider taking part yourself or share with friends, colleagues and family, or make introductions to organisations who may want us to host a UK workshop for them/you in early 2025.

This week's The Open University Open Societal Challenges Challenge Us! story celebrates a new collaboration with the Patients Association Patients Association to facilitate shared decision making between patients and professionals in patient care. research.open.ac.uk/news/patients-…… #OUResearch

What's your favourite Christmas themed word? If you like festive curiosities The OU’s Christmas Hub on OpenLearn is packed with fascinating articles and free courses to keep you learning this season. Check it out for FREE here: ow.ly/BiQV50Uq1s0

Hear me discuss books about death, grief bereavement at the link about 20 mins into the show - thanks for having me Babs Michel it was a pleasure to talk to you about such an important topic bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… Open University English & Creative Writing Open Thanatology The Open University

Please share PEOLC member Polly Maxwell's survey on LGBTQ+ family which is part of a study collecting knowledge on LGBTQ+ families and the care they provide, including towards the end of life app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/bathreg/lgbt… Lucy Selman

New paper out - Multidisciplinary team meetings: dynamic routines that (re)make palliative care. Written with Simon Cohn & @Annelie3ssen (FormsofCare Project) It's open access! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Excellent day at Marie Curie EOLC research summit with Erica Borgstrom Dr Natasha Bradley Libby Sallnow and National Children's Bureau Alison Penny plus many more 🙏

Find out how we're working to shape the future of palliative and end of life care in collaboration with Marie Curie and University of Warwick 👇 research.open.ac.uk/news/shaping-f…

Interesting article by The Open University academic Professor Erica Borgstrom Erica Borgstrom on her Open Societal Challenges research into Assisted dying and the fact that the practical and ethical challenges are far from resolved. #OUResearch theconversation.com/assisted-dying…

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