A level/BTEC results need not ruin lives. The Open University we are open access. We say try a free course OpenLearn, do a diagnostic assessment or take a free or v low fee access module. Then decide if HE is for you. Our students select us, we don’t select them.

Brilliant to see the first issue of Routes. Looks like there are some great articles!

#PhD funding! Do you want to do a geography PhD on culture & heritage, historical geog, or creative & performing arts? The OU offers Open-Oxford-Cambridge DTP PhD studentships in cultural geography for October 2021 entry. Do get in touch. Part time study available. open.ac.uk/about/employme…

ICYMI: We have #PhD funding.👇 Please share with anyone who may be interested or get in touch with Carry van Lieshout if you have any questions! #performingarts #culture #heritage #Geography #History #SocialSciences

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#geographymatters. 👇

🚨PhD funding available here at OU Geography via the Economic and Social Research Council Grand Union DTP. Prospective students do get in touch! Carry van Lieshout More details here: open.ac.uk/about/employme…

You can still register for the #WISMA seminar series on writing an academic paper. ParvatiRaghuram Markus Breines OU Geography

Really excited that in our next OpenSpace seminar (23rd February) we will be hearing from Dr Philip O’Sullivan and the Time to Think team. You can find out more about the seminar and how to register below:

FAO: our wonderful students. We are really excited to launching a series of ‘Geography Matters’ lunchtime talks. Taking place on the first Tuesday of each month, in these 45 min talks OU Geography academics will discuss some of the most topical debates in the discipline.

#Postgrad #historical #geographers, we are looking for a short 'shelfie' piece for the next edition of the HGRG RGS newsletter. #Shelfies discuss books that are influencing your research; it's a great opportunity to share your work with others. Please get in touch.

Some nice news that my thesis has emerged from its embargo period. Made me feel productive without having to do anything!

Walton Hall picket line. So proud of you all. Stay warm! :) #solidarity #OUFamily #UCUStrike

Looking for a PhD in Geography? 📚 We invite applications through two funding schemes: open.ac.uk/about/employme… and granduniondtp.ac.uk/geography Deadline 11 January 2023. To discuss proposals please get in touch with Carry van Lieshout .

Funded PhD Klaxon 🚨 Currently inviting applications for this studentship focusing on community engagement and active citizenship in Camden, London. You can find out more here: granduniondtp.ac.uk/community-enga…

Really great to write this entry on ‘Historical Geographies’ with my brilliant colleague Carry van Lieshout 📚 Looking forward to reading the other contributions.

🚨Call for Participants: States of Precarity🚨 The use of fixed-term contracts is widespread in UK HE Geography but it's effects (long & short term) are not well understood. This project seeks to address this by exploring experiences of precarity across UK academic geography🧵

🚨New funded PhD opportunity to work as part of the team OU Geography on the 'Stories-so-far: Doreen Massey archives project'...coming soon🚨

📢 Exciting new funded PhD opportunity OU Geography in partnership with Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) to think creatively with the Doreen Massey archives: oocdtp.ac.uk/making-geograp… Co-supervised by Carry van Lieshout Benjamin Newman and Colin Lorne Deadline 7th January 2025 Please circulate widely!