2 of 17. The Centre for the History of Crime, Policing & Justice (History) promotes research in criminal justice history in a global context & generates the exchange of ideas between historians, policy-makers and practitioners. university.open.ac.uk/arts/researc...

1/17. The Baron Thyssen Centre for the Study of Ancient Material Religion (Classical Studies). The centre promotes research into the material, visual and other sensory aspects of Greek, Etruscan and Roman religions. @e-jgraham.bsky.social @chrissieplastow.bsky.social www.openmaterialreligion.org

The 17 dynamic interdisciplinary research groups and centres showcase the breadth of research within the School. These centres and groups reflect both established research strengths and our commitment to engaging with developing research areas in the Arts and Humanities.

Watch out for special call out about this at the OpenARC Festival of the Arts & Humanities on Tuesday 13 May! Congratulations to all three of you.

OpenARC provides funding and support for 17 research groups and centres in the School of Arts and Humanities. You can find out about them here: fass.open.ac.uk/schools/scho...

OpenARC is managed by a Director and Management Board with the help of a Centre manager and assistant. You can find about the people behind OpenARC here: fass.open.ac.uk/research/cen...

Join The Open University (OU) from Monday 24th March to celebrate and promote open research. Throughout the week, you’ll hear about the real world applications and engagement of our openly available data, outputs and citizen science platforms. research.open.ac.uk/events/open-...

Building on The OU’s mission, OpenARC promotes the value of arts & humanities research for the 21st century. Only by researching the world through the arts & humanities can be we fully understand what it means to be human and use that knowledge of our past & present to inform a better future.

Welcome to OpenARC, The Open University’s Arts and Humanities Research Centre. OpenARC is the hub for research in the School of Arts and Humanities and supports a broad range of research groups, thereby facilitating disciplinary and interdisciplinary research. fass.open.ac.uk/research/cen....