Dr Richard Holliman, Science Faculty, Open University 9 March 2009 Engaging opportunities: connecting young people with contemporary OU research and researchers Richard Holliman (Principal Investigator) Richard.Holliman@open.ac.uk Gareth Davies (Part-time Evaluation Research Associate) Gareth.Davies@open.ac.uk Research aims: * inspire young people to consider careers in research * raise awareness of different types of academic research * promote role models of successful researchers * generate awareness of the nature and challenges of contemporary research 1
framework of activities open lectures open dialogues open inquiry open creativity
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