Introducing the journal Children and Society

Professor Sarah Crafter will soon be taking over as one of the new Editors of the journal Children & Society. Before that, she was one of the journal’s book editors. She writes about the journal and her past and future roles, with a particular emphasis on features of the journal that will be of interest…

Stitches and stories: a different kind of research impact

Academic researchers want their research findings to have an effect on the social world: this is referred to as 'impact'. A short film records an example from the work of academics in the School of Psychology and Counselling, and the School of Arts and Humanities. In 2018 Prof. John Dixon led the Belfast Mobility Project,…

Finished your module? Find out about the OU’s support services for careers and employability

Catrin Davies is an Open University Careers and Employability Consultant.  She and her colleagues support OU students all over the UK, and in fact all over the world, with their career thinking and actions. She offers some advice and a link to a new Careers and Employability Services Support Pack. As you reach the end…

Congratulations to School tutor David Morrison

The School congratulates our Associate Lecturer David Morrison. David has won a Tutor Award as part of the OU’s Recognition of Excellence in Teaching Awards (RET). The winners of these awards have been nominated by their students, so to receive one is a direct acknowledgement and appreciation of the excellent support that David provides as…

Meet the Chair of the Open University’s research ethics committee

We continue our series introducing important role-holders in the School of Psychology and Counselling. Dr Claire Hewson is Chair of the Open University's research ethics committee, HREC (Human Ethics Research Committee). She writes about the committee's functions, her experience as Chair and her own interest in online research methods. One fascinating aspect of chairing the OU's…