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The Technology Enhanced Learning Cluster is located within the Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology. It focuses on technology use in a range of pedagogical contexts and includes research on networked and online environments, innovative technologies, emergent pedagogies and online learner experiences and a growing body of research into how pedagogy and scholarship is changed by social networking and Web 2.0.

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The cross-faculty International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR) in the Faculty of Social Sciences ensures that forensic psychology at the OU has a well-established reputation for its innovative approach and commitment to real world application. The Department of Psychology plays a key role in this area of research.

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Our research focuses on the fundamentals of neurobiology and how they relate to behaviour. Key themes of our research are: neuronal structure and development; neuropathology and glial cell biology; neurophysiological and functional imaging measurements of the human brain; biochemical, electrophysiological and behavioural aspects of learning, memory and attention; and genetic, biological and cognitive underpinnings of disorders across the lifespan, including autism, dementia, Huntington's disease, and ADHD.

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A key topic in the Language and Literacies Research Cluster within the Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET) is multimodal meaning making. There is a strong and growing interest in how people make meaning not just through language, but through a range of resources.

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The Department of Social Policy and Criminology has extensive interests in this field and is engaged in a number of lived experience, policy and welfare related research projects. We are active members of the Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) - leading the Families and Relationships Programme and contributing to the Psychosocial Programme.

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The Department of Psychology has a well-established reputation for its innovative approach and commitment to real world application. This area of the department's work is wide ranging and involves researchers undertaking both collaborative and individual projects.

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Develop practice and consultancy skills in selected areas of applied psychology. Our Psychology in Practice programme is designed for professionals who want to continue their personal development and develop skills of using psychology to inform their work in a range of areas, including business, criminal justice and mental health.

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The course is built around a core of three specialist themes: violent crime (particularly homicide), crime and the community, and international issues in crime, security and conflict. Each theme builds on the research expertise of tutors and the contributions of a wide range of practitioners drawn from the police, community groups and other agencies.Students take at least two of these themes and may pursue all three.

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This Course, accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), is designed for graduate students who wish to change career paths and pursue professional Psychology. Successful completion of the Graduate Diploma should make students eligible for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the BPS (pending BPS approval) and allow entry to professional training courses in Psychology.

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The course specialises in issues surrounding the commission, detection and prosecution of sexual offences, and the management and treatment of sex offenders. It also provides academic grounding for students wishing to pursue a research degree or academic career or gain more specialist knowledge in a particular forensic area.Developed in consultation with HM Prison Service, this course offers a broad perspective of forensic psychology and a balance of practice-based, methodological and theoretically-driven modules.Working in harmony they are designed to foster autonomy within the bounds of professional practice, independent learning and self-directed reflection.Successful completion of the programme provides students with the practice-relevant skills, understanding, and knowledge required to work effectively and increase employability in a forensic setting.

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