We are thrilled to announce the six exceptional projects selected for the OpenUP grant! These projects stood out for their innovative approaches and commitment to fostering openness in education. Here’s a brief introduction to the winners and their inspiring initiatives:

Interactive Educational Resources for Behaviour Change | Tuğçe Varol – Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML)
The project will transform an existing workbook on Intervention Mapping into an open-access, interactive digital resource. It will help students and professionals design evidence-based interventions, with a focus on practical examples and simplified language, making it more user-friendly and universally accessible.

Legal Network Analysis Textbook | Gustavo Arosemena – Faculty of Law (LAW)
This project will create an open, interactive textbook on legal network analysis, which explores relationships between legal entities such as case law and legislation. It will be accessible in multiple formats, including Jupyter notebooks, and will feature open datasets to help students learn by doing.

Research Design and Methods for Policy Analysis | Lutz Krebs – School of Business and Economics (SBE)
This project will develop an open educational resource that simplifies research methods and policy analysis for students and professionals worldwide. It will focus on practical applications, helping learners understand research design, data collection, and policy impact assessments.

Automated Conversational Assessment of Statistics | Aki Härmä – Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE)
An AI-powered tool will replace traditional quizzes by offering an interactive platform (e.g., Telegram, Discord) to assess students’ understanding of statistics. The system provides personalised feedback, generates study recommendations, and produces detailed assessment reports for instructors, offering a more engaging and flexible learning experience.

Methods in Psychology: Participating in Research | Garmt Dijksterhuis – Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience (FPN)
This project will create learning materials that guide psychology students through the research process. Students will engage in real research studies and reflect on their experiences, covering topics such as research design, data analysis, and ethics to enhance their understanding of psychological inquiry.

Data Scraping for the Arts and Social Sciences | Monika Barget – Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS)
This initiative will provide step-by-step tutorials and videos to teach students in fields like Digital Cultures how to scrape, clean, and analyse data. The project aims to make digital research techniques accessible to those with minimal coding experience, bridging the gap between technical skills and interdisciplinary learning.

These projects are set to make a meaningful impact on education, and we are excited to share their progress as they work to create open, accessible resources for learners. Stay tuned for updates on their progress!

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