Interdisciplinary environment draws research students
In this issue we hear from two of our recently arrived PhD students about their research into increasing access to medical screening and care for cancer patients in India and African countries, and why they chose The Open University as the place to do this work.
We also have quite a selection of upcoming events: most notably, following the success of the Development Studies Association Conference at The Open University’s Milton Keynes campus in June, we look forward to the Pan-Commonwealth Forum this month.
Co-hosted by the OU at the historic Murrayfield Stadium in Scotland, it will see some 600 delegates representing governments, academics and civil society from more than 60 countries address the opportunities presented by innovation for making open learning ever more accessible around the world.
There’s also news of a forthcoming World Service series informed by our academics, and last but not least, our first Development Management short course to launch on the Futurelearn online platform.
ID@OU
News and research round-up
OU–BBC radio series on Sustainable Development Goals to launch at ninth Pan-Commonwealth Forum
Professor Giles Mohan, Dr Aravinda Guntupalli and Eric Addae-Kyeremeh, working with the BBC production team, will preview the upcoming series 17 Ways to Change the World. Read more…
Our research students working to increase access to cancer care
Two PhD students new to The Open University talk about their GCRF-funded research. Read more…
A taste of the new Development Management degree?
The new short course Understanding Development Management has gone live on the Futurelearn online learning platform. Read more…
‘A way forward that could be adapted by various cultures to build plural living together’
How are the increasing restrictions on religious freedom in different countries around the world to be opposed? In this LSE blog Law lecturer Jessica Giles outlines an approach suited to differing cultural contexts. Read more…
Social sciences has its say on how to make scientific innovation a reality
Visiting Research Fellow Dr Geoff Banda is among those taking part in a panel discussion, organised by our partner organisation Innogen, to look at where the need for regulatory action on emerging genetic technologies is most urgent. Read more…
Opportunities
Call for papers for Open Impact Conference
The last date for submitting abstracts/proposals for papers at the Open Impact conference in Kampala 13-14 December 2019 (see Events below) is now Friday 7 September. Read more…
PhD studentships on Responding to the Climate Emergency: deadline for applications 16 September
The Faculty of Business and Law have a themed call out for full-time PhD studentships on the legal and organisational challenges posed by climate change. Read more…
Events
Pan-Commonwealth Forum. Innovations for Quality Education and Lifelong Learning
9-12 September, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Co-hosted by The Open University and the Commonwealth of Learning. Read more…
31st Annual EAEPE Conference
12-15 September, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
Keynote speech by Smita Srinivas, Visiting Professor in The School of Politics, Philosophy, Economics, Development, Geography. Read more…
Accounting for which past? Transitional justice and colonial continuities in Burundi (Open University International Development Seminar Series)
25 September, 12:00-14:00, CMR06, The Open University, Walton Hall Campus, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
Building on ethnographic fieldwork in Burundi, this presentation addresses how colonial continuities are being reproduced in various forms through transitional justice. Speaker: Dr Astrid Jamar, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Open University. Read more and register...
IKD Workshop: Building the OU gender–social policy network, global governance and policy impact
30 October, 10:00-17:00, Walton Hall Campus, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
This is the second workshop of the newly established IKD Gender and Social Policy Research Theme Network, an interdisciplinary platform connecting academics who study gender in different topics and from different disciplines. Read more and register…
International Health Worker Migration and Recruitment: global governance, politics and policy (part of the Open University International Development Seminar Series)
30 October, 12:00-14:00, Walton Hall Campus, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
This lunchtime seminar will hear from Nicola Yeates, Professor of Social Policy, on her latest work. Read more and register…
Neoliberalism and the moral economy in Central Asia: understanding the rentier class, unearned income and morality (Open University International Development Seminar Series)
27 November, 12:00-14:00, CMR06, Walton Hall Campus, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
This lunchtime seminar will hear from Dr Balihar Sanghera (Sociology, University of Kent). Read more and register…
Exploring cancer patients’ experiences in East Africa using patient pathways and mixed methods (Open University International Development Seminar Series)
11 December, 12:00-14:00, CMR06, The Open University, Walton Hall Campus, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
This lunchtime seminar will hear from Dr Cristina Santos (OU, Economics). Read more and register…
Open Impact Conference. Extending the frontiers of access to higher education in Africa: strategies for leveraging online and distance learning programs
13-14 December, Hotel Africana, Kampala, Uganda
This conference organised by The Open University Business School, the Association of Commonwealth Universities and Makerere University, will bring stakeholders together to co-create a strategic vision for Open and Distance Learning in Africa for the future. Read more and register…
The Nigeria-Biafra war, 50 years on, and the building on alternative archives (Open University International Development Seminar Series)
22 January 2020, 12:00-14:00, CMR06, The Open University, Walton Hall Campus, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
This lunchtime seminar will hear from Françoise Ugochukwu (Development Policy and Practice, OU). Read more and register…
