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Paige Cuffe

Paige is a Staff Tutor in the School of Psychology and Counselling, supporting Associate Lecturers and students in the South East of England. She has worked on Level 1 and Level 2 psychology modules over many years, having also previously worked on our postgraduate degree Masters in Online and Distance Education (MAODE)and in the Science Faculty. Paige started her career as a Structural Geologist and then studied with the OU herself to complete a career change into Psychology.

Paige has a particular interest in how we use the online world and educational technology for our ongoing learning.

Pam Watson

Pam is a qualified solicitor. However her journey into law hasn’t been straightforward. She has done part time jobs, such as working in bars, but then qualified and worked as a psychiatric nurse for 15 years.

She became involved with the legal sector after being involved with the health service trade union. Pam started as a paralegal in 1990, and qualified in 1995. She has specialised in family law throughout her legal career. Where she currently works, she started as a consultant, then a partner, and is now a director. Pam is heavily involved in recruitment and the training of the next generation of lawyers. Her firm works exclusively in legal aid.

She enjoys doing crafts in any spare time she has because it is relaxing.

Parvati Raghuram

Parvati Raghuram is Professor of Migration and Geography in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She undertook her first two degrees in India and then migrated to the UK as a spouse. She began her PhD at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne when her son was eight months old and completed (including three journal publications) in four years, when she had two children below the age of five (no pressure!). Her experiences of growing up in India, of migrating, and of caring and moving around the UK while studying have all shaped her research interests. Her focus of her research includes theorising care, responsibility and the complexity of ethics; gender and development; and migration, particularly skilled and student migration. She is currently leading a project on international distance education students at the University of South Africa and their experiences of study.

Pat Atkins

Pat Atkins is Acting Director, Student Support, Academic Services.

Patrice Belton

Having ventured into mainstream university, Patrice found the rigid structure and inflexible organisation difficult to manage with difficulties in her personal life. As one of nine siblings from a Caribbean-heritage family, personal and academic support were minimal, namely because her parents grew up in a time where work ethics preceded the pursuit of education. Thus, her self-belief towards achieving academic success was fragmented.

However, studying at the OU has massively changed Patrice’s world by giving her opportunities to combine her qualifications with her creative passions. Over the years, she has had successful modules, devastating life events and a gap year, but the OU's flexible, self-paced, self-disciplined and one-to-one tutor support structure enabled her to continually pursue her goals. This she believes, makes OU study a magical combination of work, life, study and freedom.

Patricia Aldred

Dr Patricia Aldred studied Human Genetics at the University of Nottingham before staying on for a PhD in Genetics as well, researching variants that affect susceptibility to HIV-1 infection as well as copy number variation in human defensin genes. She followed the traditional route into academia and worked as a PostDoc Research Associate at the University of Leicester, using yeast as a model system for Human colon cancer and male infertility as mismatch repair genes are highly conserved throughout evolutionary history.

Patrina Law

Patrina's aim is to deliver award winning and creative learning experiences, based on evidence-driven policy design. Patrina is focused on open access to learning and generating significant social impact.

As Head of OpenLearn at the Open University she specialises in e-learning strategy and policy for outreach, researching and commissioning impactful free learning for adult learners across multiple platforms (OpenLearn.com, YouTube, Apple, Amazon (Kindle)).

Her research and business interests are around understanding the motivations of non-formal learners, business models associated with online learning, the impact and applications of digital badging for online learning, particularly how to deliver meaningful digital credentials to support learners in low socio economic groups.

Patrina serves on the 1EdTech European Leadership Board and the 1EdTech Executive Board on Digital Credentials and Competency-based Education.

Paul Anand

More to follow.

Paul Catley

Paul joined The Open University in 2013, and in January 2015 took over as head of the university’s Law School. Prior to joining the OU, he was head of the department of Law at the University of the West of England, where he worked from 2005–2013. He was educated at Cambridge University, where he gained his degree and Masters in law and economics, and subsequently gained an MA in education at Oxford Brookes University, where his studies focused particularly in online learning.

Paul is an elected member of the Executive of the Committee of Heads of UK Law Schools, an organisation representing law schools in discussions with the professional bodies and other organisations. He has written units on modules including W102: Law: concepts and perspectives, W203: Public law and criminal law and W340: Law, society and culture.

Paul Dyer

Paul joined the Open University in March as a Student Recruitment and Support Advisor within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in Milton Keynes. He is 36, married and has two pugs and an eleven-month-old boy at home. Prior to joining the OU Paul worked in restaurant management as well as the pub, bar and nightclub industry. One of the best aspects of his role is being able to talk about the material that will be covered in the modules and introducing potential students to OpenLearn where students can complete around 400 free short courses in a wide range of subjects. To Paul, it’s like ‘giving away the keys to a sweet shop’.

Paul Ibbotson

Paul Ibbotson studied geology for three years and then linguistics for a further year. After several more unwise and eccentric decisions he gained his PhD in developmental psychology from the Max Planck Child Study Centre at the University of Manchester, UK. He currently works at The Open University teaching and researching psychology.

Paul Ketchley

After his first degree Paul began taking “post experience” courses with the OU and then he sponsored students taking the early Business School courses.

He started out tutoring at residential schools and this lead him on to being a module tutor on MBA and undergraduate programme

In 2016 he spent a year as an Academic Conduct Officer in the Business School.

Now, as well as being an Associate Lecturer with the OU, Paul works on an MBA programme in another UK Business School and also works for the NHS as a vaccinator at the Mass Vaccination Centres.

Paul Lawrence

Paul Lawrence is a Professor of History in the Arts Faculty. He is currently helping write a new history module on ‘Britain and Ireland 1789-1914’, a period which arguably witnessed the birth of the modern Britain we know today. Paul’s research is focussed on the history of crime, policing and justice from about 1750 to the present day.

Paul has a BA from Roehampton University, and an MA and PhD from London University, but learns something interesting at work every day. Most recently, that William Playfair (1759-1823) – a Scottish ‘engineer, political economist and scoundrel’ – not only invented the line graph and pie chart, and designed the National Gallery of Scotland, but also found time to pop over to France and participate in the storming of the Bastille!

When not working Paul is mostly found running, often getting quite lost.

Paul Piwek

I joined the OU's school of computing and communications more than 12 years ago. Before that I worked at the information technology research institute in Brighton as head of the institute's research student division and senior research fellow on several European research and development projects. These projects focused on language processing and AI technologies.

At the OU I have been production and presentation chair for both Level 1 and Level 2 modules. I'm also a tutor on the computing and information technology MSc project and continue my research in AI and language processing, currently with a team of three PhD students. In my spare time I enjoy running, inline skating and spending time with my family.

My twitter handle is @logicMachines

Paul Ranford

Paul has been an OU tutor for 13 years, teaching a variety of social science, business studies and accounting modules during that time. He is proud to be a graduate of The Open University (2006) in a subject far removed from business studies (History and Philosophy of Science) into which he is currently undertaking PhD research. He is a Chartered Accountant and the author of the finance block of the OU module B100 Introduction to business and management.

Paul Raven

Paul started his football career via the somewhat unorthodox pathway of completing his ‘A’ levels in full-time education while playing for his home town club, Doncaster Rovers. Soon after signing as a professional he was transferred to West Bromwich Albion, where he played for the next 11 years before moving to Grimsby Town and finally Carlisle United. During this time, he completed an Open University Degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies.

Upon leaving football Paul worked in the sportswear industry as a Key Account Manager, before joining the PFA as an Executive in Education, having previously represented the PFA as both a Club Delegate and Senior Management Committee member throughout most of his career. His remit is to assist and encourage players in accessing learning, training and education as well as any other aspects to do with a player’s inevitable transition out of the game.

Paul Stenner

Paul Stenner is Professor of Social Psychology in the School of Psychology at The Open University where he is also Leads the Psychosocial Stream of the Centre for Citizenship, Identity and Governance. He holds a PhD in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Reading. His PhD work used Q methodology and thematic decomposition to study the social construction of jealousy. He was formally Professor of Psychosocial Studies at the University of Brighton and has held Lectureships in Social Psychology at University College, London, The University of Bath and the University of East London. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and a life-long Fellow of the Alexander von Humbolt Foundation.

Paul Williams

Paul has been working with the OU Disabled Students Services team since 2016 and is the team leader for the Alternative Formats Team.

He line-manages a team of assistants and coordinates the provision of all alternatively formatted course materials provided by the University for students with disabilities.

Paul-Francois Tremlett

Dr Paul-Francois Tremlett is head of the department of Religious Studies at The Open University.

Paul pursued his undergraduate degree in Social Anthropology and the Study of Religions at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). With a regional specialisation in Southeast Asia, he decided to continue his studies and enrolled on the PhD programme in the Study of Religions department at SOAS, with a focus on local religion and national identity in the Philippines at a specific site – the extinct volcano Mount Banahaw. Banahaw is home to a number of independent churches notable for their veneration of both the mountain itself and Filipino nationalist Jose Rizal. Since then, Paul’s research has increasingly reflected his interest in religion and processes of rapid social and spatial change. He is currently engaged in research on the Occupy camps that were set up in London and Hong Kong in 2011.

Paula Addison-Pettit

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Payam Rezaie

Dr Payam Rezaie is a Reader in the STEM Faculty and Qualification Director for the MA/MSc Open (Open Masters). Payam has more than twenty years of experience of teaching and assessment on multidisciplinary programmes on diverse topics including research ethics, critical thinking, postgraduate study and the neurosciences and mental health. Amongst other roles, he has led the MSc in Science since 2012 and developed the MSc in Mental Health Science and the MA/MSc Open qualification at the OU.

Penny Beecroft

I’m a Careers & Employability Consultant based in Wales, and supporting students from across the UK. I’m new to this role with the OU, but have previously been part of a project in Wales working with newly registered students. I love the diversity of The Open University, and the fact that there is no such thing as a typical OU student. Outside of work, I enjoy travelling, writing poetry, and catching the occasional Ice Hockey game – go Cardiff Devils! I am also passionate about LGBT equality and volunteer for Stonewall in my free time.

Pepta Joefield-Beeby

Pepta is the Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (EDIA) Manager for FASS students at the OU and has been in the role for 4 years. As both a staff member and a student herself, Pepta is attuned to the needs of her peers. Her primary focus is on implementing initiatives that cultivate a strong sense of belonging among students. Working alongside the EDIA Team, she is committed to promoting equity and inclusion to enrich the study experience for all. Outside of work, Pepta enjoys gardening, travelling, reading, and walking her dog.

Pete Wood

Dr Peter Wood is a geographer and a member of the OU’s Open Space Research Centre whose research interests focus on sustainability, community organising and mobility. Working closely with local government and sustainable transport charities, he has investigated how different ways of travelling affect the lives of people in South London, including how class, gender, age and race influence how people use their streets, how family and work commitments encourage people to use transport in different ways, and why people get involved with local online campaigning. His aim is to understand how sustainability will change how we live in the future.

At The Open University, Peter is responsible for producing many of the educational materials published by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. He is also an OU graduate.

Peter Bloom

Dr Peter Bloom is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of People and Organisations at The Open University.

Peter’s research focuses on critically reimagining contemporary power, politics and economic - specifically related to themes of democracy, capitalism, and technology.

His primary research interests include ideology, subjectivity and power, specifically as they relate to broader discourses and everyday practices of capitalism and democracy.

Peter Cave

Peter is a humble philosopher — paradoxically, he knows that he doesn’t know —and he has taught at the OU for thousands of years (a slight exaggeration), currently also at New York University (well, the London campus).

Peter engages in public debates on ethics, religion and social concerns — he at least should know how to argue, even if humbly — and has written many articles and books, usually with a touch of lightness, paradox and humour. He has broadcast a short series on BBC Radio 4 on the ‘Paradoxical Fair’ and has, in recent print, three introductions to Ethics, Philosophy, and Humanism, with subtitles ‘A Beginner’s Guide’. As he says, ‘every word is a gem, but maybe not the order’.

The Big Think Book: Discover Philosophy Through 99 Perplexing Puzzles is his latest labour, published at the end of 2015.

Peter Redman

Peter has worked for the OU for nearly 30 years, both as a tutor and a central academic. He teaches in the Sociology Department and, over the years, has written material for numerous social science modules. He is also co-author of a book called Good Essay Writing: A Social Sciences Guide.

Peter Redman

Peter Redman teaches in the Sociology discipline at the Open University. He is currently Director of Teaching for Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology and the ‘qualification lead’ for R46 BA (Hons) Criminology and Sociology.  Peter is co-editor of the Palgrave book series ‘Studies in the Psychosocial’ and, until recently, convened the British Sociological Association’s ‘Sociology, Psychoanalysis and the Psychosocial’ study group.

Peter Taylor

Peter Taylor is Director of the Assessment programme and member/chair of numerous committees related to assessment. He is also a Module team chair and a Module Team member of a number of modules of various levels including Postgrad; a Professor of Organic Chemistry and has been involved with the production and presentation of OU courses for over thirty years. In 1993, he was awarded a Partnership award (The Courtaulds Prize) for the teaching of polymer chemistry, and in 2009 an Open University teaching award followed for ‘the development of accessible materials using a range of media for informal and formal learning’. He led the development of the pdlagiarism policy in 2009 and chaired the academic conduct officers group.

Peter has two children and two grandchildren, supports West Ham United and has a house outside Bordeaux, which he is beginning to renovate and where he is developing a taste for Bordeaux wine!

Petr Jehlicka

Petr Jehlicka holds a Masters degree in Geography from Charles University, Prague and a PhD in Social and Political Science from the University of Cambridge. He worked at the Open University in the mid-1990s facilitating the transfer of environmental undergraduate modules to Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Subsequent to holding a range of academic posts in geography, sociology and international relations in Prague and a Jean Monnet Fellowship at the European University Institute, Florence, Petr returned to the Open University’s Department of Geography in 2002. He is currently the Module Team Chair of the level 3 module DU311 Earth in crisis: environmental policy in an international context and the Department of Geography’s Post-graduate Convener.

Phil Perkins

My interest in the Classical world was sparked by an inspiring Latin master and a muddy excavation at Catterick Bridge in North Yorkshire. This led me to the Institute of Archaeology, now part of University College London, where I became involved with archaeological research in Italy. Following graduation, I lived in Italy for the next five years working on research projects, some with the British School at Rome, and teaching at Saint Mary’s College in Rome.

Alongside teaching and research I have also been Head of the Department of Classical Studies, Sub-Dean for Research and Associate Dean for Curriculum Development in the Faculty of Arts.

Philip O’Sullivan

Based in the Belfast office of The Open University (OU) , Philip is a Senior Lecturer and Staff Tutor in the Geography Department, which is in the School of Social Sciences and Global Studies (SSGS) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS). In his fulltime role at the OU he currently is Associate Dean (Academic Communities) in FASS.
Philip’s academic background is in political theory and politics. He first joined the OU as a tutor 16 years ago, and alongside his full time posts in the Faculty has worked continuously as a tutor ever since teaching OU students all across Northern Ireland and Ireland. He currently tutors on the course 'Environmental policy in an international context' (DD319) and (now a very long time ago!) previously tutored the politics modules 'Power, Dissent, Equality' (DD203) and 'Living Political Ideas' (DD306).

Philip Price

Philip Price is a senior adviser within the STEM Student Support Team. He has worked for the Open University for 5 and a half years. Philip completed an undergraduate degree in 2001 before completing a PGCE in 2014. He has recently completed an MA in Education with the Open University. His interests include watching rugby, photography, hiking, reading and travelling.

Philip Wheeler

I grew up in the dull suburbs of south Manchester and spent my younger years escaping to walk and climb in the hills of Northern England. I got into ecology and wildlife conservation partly out of a desire to see the world, and I’ve been fortunate to study a variety of wildlife and ecosystems across the world from hares in the fields of North Yorkshire to tapirs in Honduras and buffaloes in the forests of Indonesia and the Philippines. Hanging around in forests has got me more and more interested in trees and I’ve now started to investigate them, especially those in urban environments. I’ve spent most of my career as a lecturer, teaching students face-to-face, so the OU has been a change of direction for me but I’ve really enjoyed the challenge. There can’t be many universities where the students are more interesting than the staff, but that’s definitely my experience at the OU.

Pierce Holland

Pierce is currently studying computing and IT with the OU, a subject he loves and believes has already helped to open doors in his work.

His study journey has not been smooth – he deferred a place to study science at a physical university, then signed up initially for natural sciences at the OU. After deferring this, he nearly gave up when a conversation with the student support team made him realise he had the option to change qualification and concentrate on something he really enjoys.

Pierce now juggles studying with full-time work and has become super organised at managing work shifts, studying and fitting in some rest days for socialising.

Prithvi Shrestha

Prithvi Shrestha is a Senior Lecturer and Co-Convenor of Applied Linguistics and Literacies Research Group at the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, and teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students. He gained his doctorate from The Open University and his specialist areas are academic language and literacy, assessment and technology. He is interested in business communication.

Prithvi is originally from Nepal and has been working at the OU for more than 10 years. He says ‘I love the OU because I believe that it changes people’s lives for better’.

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