Dr Donna Smith talks about the Open Societal Challenges Changemakers project, which aims to improve young adults’ understanding of making political and social change, using Wales as a case study. The project is generating educational resources to improve this understanding and enable young people aged 16 to 24 to make political and social change.

The OU’s Open Societal Challenges Programme aims to tackle some of the most important societal challenges of our time through impact-driven research. ​

The Programme’s focus on the themes of Tackling Inequalities, Living Well and Sustainability aligns well with the OU’s mission to be open to people, places, methods and ideas. ​

The Programme’s aim is to apply excellent research by OU academics to some of the most pressing challenges facing people across the UK and worldwide to transform lives and drive societal change. ​

Find out more about the OU research impact across Open Societal Challenges theme: OU research impact across Open Societal Challenges themes: https://www.open.ac.uk/research/impact