Media coverage

'Bailouts and bubbles' - Professor Malcolm Prowle discusses the  financial crisis in Ireland and the imminent bailout from the  International Monetary Fund and the European Union.

'Grim news on growth' - Professor Malcolm Prowle, visiting  professor at the OU, gives his opinion on the last set of figures for  the UK’s Gross Domestic Product stating that while it is certainly  good news it would be hugely naïve to accept these figures as they stand.

'Save the children' The article reviews ‘Alcohol Concern’s’ annual  conference which was themed around drinking and childhood.  Ross Gordon comments that advertising was the most obvious  marketing channel but there were many others.

Gary Slapper deliberates over the severity of the sentence of a  British woman who was caught throwing a cat into a wheelie bin.

'Are business schools doing enough to make woman welcome?' -  Article looks at how the gender divide on MBA courses has  changed over the last 30 years. The Open University Business  School is cited as one of the biggest providers of MBAs in the UK.

'Distance learning: how an MBA could increase your salary' - UK MBA programmes can now be studied all over the world - and the demand has never been greater. Tony Gibb, an Open University Business School MBA graduate, explains how he combined work, travel and studying while his job took him all over Britain.

'Job sharing diplomats are a model of leadership' - Studying for  an Open University MBA has given Carolyn Davidson and Tom  Carter, the British high commissioners to Zimbia, a fresh  approach to their roles.

'Doctor Joe delivers a first class performance' - Dr Joe Dawson, a respected  teacher from Rochdale, has been awarded a first class honours  degree in English and Law from the Open University

'Smartphones - a tool for SME growth' - Small businesses are  frequently hailed as the driving force behind the economy as their size and ambition makes them well placed to spot gaps in the market and act quickly. This has been proven by The Quarterly Survey of Small Businesses in Britain authored by The Open University Business School.

'The hardest marketing jobs in the world' - Professor of social  marketing, Gerard Hastings talks about the difficulties of  marketing tobacco, in a feature looking at the hardest marketing  jobs in the world.

'Management Potential' - MBAs maybe expensive but the feature  argues that businesses can recoupe the cost. Kevin Harris a  partner at Cooper Parry in Leicester talks about his OUBS MBA.

'Mother praises value of MBA' - The winners at The Open  University Business School awards collected their accolades in  June at a ceremony in the House of Lords. Martina Stenech,  collected the MBA Student of the Year award, developed a Russian tourism exhibition from a small national show into the second largest international show in the world.

'Home or Abroad; where to study' - UK business schools are recieving an unexpected boost from the recession due to the  undervalued sterling. The Open University Business School has joined the list of international elite schools with its triple accreditation.

Baroness Kennedy has suggested the introduction of women-only courts to help cut crime. Open University professor Gary Slapper asks whether it is necessary to treat women differently in prison. Slapper comments that women do react differently in the legal system.