Poppy Gibson from the #OUEdPrimary team speaks to the recent essay from the Princess of Wales about smartphones in family relationships @openuniversity.bsky.social

The Princess of Wales has recently spoke about her concerns surrounding the overuse of smartphones in family life. OU Lecturer in Education, Dr Poppy Gibson explains how we might avoid this 👇 Discover Poppy's research: https://www.themomentmagazine.com/lifestyle/are-smartphones-rewiring-childhood/

Helpful e209 navigation wheel for those starting on our module this academic year! #OUEdPrimary

Great to have our E209 welcome webinar for students joining E209 this evening 7-8.30pm with Poppy Gibson & Mel Green! We began talking about our pets...now we are discussing pedagogy! Don't panic if you're an E209 student and you missed the session, we will share the recording! #OUEdPrimary

💥 Free event 💥 Reserve your free ticket now at this insightful and valuable event hosted by Mel Green @melalygreen.bsky.social and Claire Malcolm 🗓️ Thurs 13 March www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/black-moth...

Here's the second episode of our new Praxis Scholarship Hub podcast. This month, we interview Dr Korina Giaxoglou to discuss storytelling on social media. Have a listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5x3v...

We are looking forward to seeing all Praxis Project 24/25 Teams at your Interim Report Meetings and don’t forget your Reports are due on Friday March 28th. We can't wait to hear about all the amazing things you've been working on! 🚀 #projectupdate #teamwork #OUWELS #OUHWSC @ou-edprimary.bsky.social

How do we negotiate the boundaries between “just friends” and “dating” 💕❓ Sophie-Grace Chappell offers some pointers including the importance of our assumptions about roles & stereotypes in our next GCSJ seminar. 🗓️Fri 14 Feb, 12.00 Free online event, register now 👉 eventbrite.co.uk/e/friends-an...

Reading 📖for this Valentine's GCSJ seminar - 'Friends Theories and Experience' by Sophie-Grace Chappell 🔗 www.academia.edu/122940048/Fr... & Join the discussion about the lines between "just friends" and "dating" on *14 Feb*⏰12-1pm, free online event. Register via eventbrite.co.uk/e/friends-an...

Join us for today's #ARIA meeting at 2pm. We're excited to see all our amazing members and any new members too. Let's continue the important work of promoting inclusive assessment and anti-racism together! #InclusiveAssessment @ou-edprimary.bsky.social @melalygreen.bsky.social

Embroidery, crochet, darning and knitting in the Library at the monthly crafting group. All PGRs and OU staff welcome - let us know if you wanted to be added to the invites! @geologyclare.bsky.social @lizdanner.bsky.social @lindsay-13.bsky.social @eyossarian.bsky.social

Transportation is a major contributor to #ClimateChange. Consider how fuel for #transport has changed since Berridge's (2010) thesis 'Hydrogen as a fuel source for vehicles: Options for a hydrogen bus energy supply system...' on ORO: doi.org/10.21954/ou.... #ThesisThursday

Have you ever encountered a super realistic human-like #robot or CGI character and felt strangely uneasy? Understand more about why we perceive near-human faces as eerie this #ThesisThursday in Stephanie Lay’s ‘The Uncanny Valley Effect’ thesis on ORO: oro.open.ac.uk/43340/

A fascinating piece of research this #ThesisThursday that is highly relevant worldwide. Read Jeremy James Cunningham's 'Schooling for conflict transformation: a case study from Northern Uganda' on ORO here: oro.open.ac.uk/54692/

Lovely crisp winters day on campus today ❄️❄️❄️

How cool are these spaces in the @oulibrary.bsky.social 👀✨

We've published a new article on The Hoot, the #OUstudent magazine! 🦉🎓 Exploring the range of facilities & support we provide to ensure everyone gets what they need from us, such as supported literature searching, alternative formats, accessibility testing & more: thehootstudents.com/accessibilit...

We love how varied our OU students' fields of research are! 🏉 Today for #ThesisThursday, who wants to read Natalie Darko's fascinating 'Rugby Union Men: Body Concerns'? Find it on ORO here: oro.open.ac.uk/50653/

🔊Funded OU PhD studentships live now🔊 "The OU's diverse community of research students are the lifeblood of the University's research programme as well as helping to combat society’s most pressing societal challenges,” Professor Clare Warren, Graduate School Director. shorturl.at/cwzIp #PhDSky

Our first #snowfall on campus during this cold season! 🌨️ Photos taken by our Digital Archivist, Matthew. 📸 Not quite enough to build a snowman, unfortunately! ⛄

Love our Open University campus in the snow @oulibrary.bsky.social

We've just created our first Starter Pack for staff at The Open University (UK)... join us! go.bsky.app/UhqW8VR #OUfamily

Want the freedom to pursue both study and career? 💻 Enrol by January 9th to start in February: ow.ly/lGVR50U25YY

Reposted from The Open University: Ever wonder why some people get citizenship when others are denied the same rights? Learn how the redefining of Britain's borders impacts daily life in our NEW interactive, supported by Dr Kathryn Medien. ow.ly/gAuV50TZcVk