🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

Don't miss our webinar on supporting ethnic minority mothers in the workplace! More info and registration below! Fidele Mutwarasibo (he/his) Dr Keely Duddin @PregnantScrewed

This week is #RefugeeWeek, a time to honour the resilience of #refugees and people seeking #sanctuary. To promote a better understanding of refugee experiences and creativity, OpenLearn has created a hub of free online resources. Explore the hub: ow.ly/92hC50SjLf0

Where next for SMEs and Net Zero? This UKERC report, co-authored by Prof Richard Blundel of OU Business School, highlights key challenges and opportunities for SMEs in achieving net zero. ow.ly/6k0q50Slrwx

Are you interested in Refugee Employment? Join us tomorrow, on World Refugee Day, for a discussion of this topic. Discussion includes academics, business leaders, policymakers, refugee leaders & more. Join in person (at COMPAS ) or online. Details: compas.ox.ac.uk/event/refugee-…

The #HorizonEU #FutureFoodS is launched today! 🚀 With 84 partners from 29 countries it will strive for safe & healthy food with low environmental impact, for all current & future 🇪🇺 citizens. Expect: open R&I calls, Living Labs, food system observatory and more!

If you're a forced migrant to the United Kingdom, there's still time to apply for a Sanctuary Scholarship to study with us for free. Deadline midday 17 July. Find out more: ow.ly/c90x50SlsLE

Happy to receive the best impact paper award at #ISIRC2024 conference for our paper on "Unpacking the contribution of social innovations to (system) change" @_alina_kadyrova Alessandro Sancino #AliAtaullah #AqueelWahga #EdoardoOngaro ENCASE_project OU Business School The Open University

⭐OUBS academics – Alina Kadyrova, Francesca Calo, Ali Ataullah, Edoardo Ongaro, Alessandro Sancino and Aqueel Wahga – received the Best Impact Paper Award at the International Social Innovation Research Conference🏆 Alina (left) and Francesca are shown at Bern University

⭐OUBS academics – Alina Kadyrova, Francesca Calo, Ali Ataullah, Edoardo Ongaro, Alessandro Sancino and Aqueel Wahga – received the Best Impact Paper Award at the International Social Innovation Research Conference🏆 Alina (left) and Francesca are shown at Bern University

The OU has just launched our new Open Business Creators Fund for Disabled Entrepreneurs, offering a total of £25,000 in funding to support disabled individuals in the UK in bringing their business ideas to life. Find out more here 👇 ow.ly/eH3B50TooMM

Curious about the transformative power of #SocialInnovation in #JustSustainabilityTransitions? 10 more days to apply for these PhD-positions on power dynamics in transformative social innovation: uu.nl/en/organisatio…. Requires fluency in English + Portuguese and/or Dutch!

Volume 26 issue 10 now out, with 15 articles (9 open access) by @MBlakeEmidy Matt Young Mallory Compton Rob Greer Justin Bullock @mat_doering @DrDominikVogel Martin Sievert @DiegoSalazarMo Graham Martin Francesca Calò Alessandro Sancino tandfonline.com/toc/rpxm20/26/…

A report led by The Open University Professor Jo Brewis based on an Open Societal Challenge calls on employers to adopt more inclusive and supportive policies for those affected by pregnancy loss: research.open.ac.uk/news/new-repor… #OUResearch OU Business School Research at Essex

This week's The Open University Open Societal Challenges Winners' story is our collaboration with Lingoflamingo which is providing language lessons to older adults and people living with dementia research.open.ac.uk/news/lingo-fla… #OUResearch

In this post blog, Fidele M. Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership, (CVSL)shares insights into a paper on racialised minority gatekeepers published in 2023. Read it here👇 ow.ly/CmgW50U1bA0 #RacialisedMinorities #VoluntarySector

Are you ready to take the next step in your #academic journey? The Open University Business and Law Schools are inviting applications to join our #PhDprogramme beginning on 1 October 2025 🎉 For more information: ow.ly/WI4p50UaZFl

🌟 Since 2014, CPRL has transformed from a pilot project into a powerhouse of police-academic collaboration! 🚔📚 Read more about CPRL here 👇👇 ow.ly/v6oq50Uf1uE #CPRL #PoliceAcademia #PolicingInnovation Jennifer Norman @Professor Mark Durkin @

▶MONDAY 2ND DECEMBER ◀ Join us for this insightful webinar, jointly hosted by Voluntary Sector Studies Network (VSSN) and The OU's Voluntary Sector Leadership (CVSL), where we will focus on strategies for leaders in these roles. REGISTER HERE 👇👇 ow.ly/3nTa50UhRgU

▶TOMORROW◀ #OU_CVSL is hosting a webinar to mark #InternationalHumanRightsDay. They will share the conclusion of the first phase of its Black Leadership and Empowerment Programme (BLEP) pilot. 💻Be part of this important discussion! 👏🏽 Register 👇 ow.ly/UvQx50UlrMb

Dr Fidele Mutwarasibo, Director of our Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership, is speaking at a free event on Tuesday 4 February. The session will shine a light on the ways in which civic society is advancing anti-racism in Scotland. Learn more: ow.ly/zuxb50UOtw2