UKRI economic and social research council funds research capability hub

The Open University has been awarded £4.9 million by the UKRI Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to lead a new Research Capability Hub—a five-year initiative to transform research skills development in the social sciences.

This major investment places the OU at the forefront of reshaping how research training is delivered across academia, government, business, and the third sector. The Hub will support researchers at all career stages through scalable, co-created, and personalised learning, using the OU’s innovative platforms like OpenLearn Create.