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www.oupips.org.uk Joined August 2025-
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Well done to our 'Open Politics' student blog competition winners, writing on 'democracy and me'! Winner: Mark, ‘when rights do not feel real’: fass.open.ac.uk/polis/outreach… Runners up: Leon, Farrah, Sophie - available here: fass.open.ac.uk/polis/outreach… @OpenUniversity @OU_GCSJ @OUPIPS
We are live now! eventbrite.co.uk/o/ou-politics-… Middle East session starting soon. @OUStudents @OUCymru @OU_FASS @OpenPresident @OUBelfast @OUScotland @OUStudents @OUFreeLearning @OpenUniversity
@nobodytoknow The event starts at 4pm, still an hour and 30 mins before we start, you won't be able to join this early
Meet our first Day 2 speaker: Prof. Michael Clarke. We are bypassing the reactionary 24-hour news cycle. Join us for an uncompromising masterclass on the unvarnished realities of modern warfare, defense strategy. Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/198336892785…
Tickets now available, reserve your spot: tinyurl.com/PIPSEvents The official lineup for OU PIPS Week is live We are bringing frontline defense, aid, and diplomacy experts directly to distance learners. Pick your panels and secure your tickets below🧵👇
Only 3 days to go! tinyurl.com/PIPSEvents Join us for four events over five days, from Monday 16th March til' Friday 20th March. Follow the link for more information @OUStudents @OUCymru @OU_FASS @OpenPresident @OUBelfast @OUScotland @OUStudents @OUFreeLearning @OpenUniversity
Meet our final Day 5 speaker: Dr. Precious Chatterje-Doody. Ask questions about modern warfare weaponization of information and public emotion. Join us as we dissect the mechanics of state propaganda, security narratives, and global media. Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/198346117777…
Meet our next Day 5 speaker: Oenone Chadburn, International Aid System Leader. Want to know how global emergency appeals and climate funds actually work at the UN and EU level? Join us. Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/198346117777…
Meet our first Day 5 speaker: Fergus Conmee, Director of International Programmes at CAFOD. Learn how to manage a global humanitarian crisis from an expert. With over two decades of frontline experience across Africa. Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/198346117777…
Meet the Speaker: Dr. Jamie Allinson (Day 2 - 17th March). Understand how authoritarian regimes survive, study how they fight back. Review realities of the Middle Eastern uprisings and the global mechanics of counter-revolution. Secure your spot: eventbrite.co.uk/e/198336892785…
We close the week by exposing the operational realities of international aid, NGO crisis response, and how public emotion is weaponized in modern warfare. Feat. Fergus Conmee, Oenone Chadburn, & Dr. Precious Chatterje-Doody. Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/198346117777…
An informal, student-led debrief to debate the geopolitical realities uncovered in Day 2 and prep for Friday’s heavyweights. Join the Gaggle: eventbrite.co.uk/e/198346065621… @OUStudents @OUCymru @OU_FASS @OpenPresident @OUBelfast @OUScotland @OUStudents @OUFreeLearning @OpenUniversity
Theory only gets you so far. From March 16-20, OU PIPS Week bridges the gap between textbooks and reality. Join our live digital panels with frontline defense, aid, and diplomacy experts to dissect how global power actually functions. tinyurl.com/PIPSWeek26
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