It was encounters with middlemen who asked for bribes while he was working as a merchant banker that led John Drysdale on his retirement to join Transparency International (TI) - an organisation committed to fighting corruption.
Shelagh Hollingsworth aged 81, and a great grandmother has finally achieved her first degree in literature with the Open University. She collected her award at the Barbican in London in September.
Check out this collection of videos created for OU Week on Wordia.com. Academics, TV presenters and singer/songwriters explainwords which have some meaning to The Open University...
Have you ever been unfaithful in a committed relationship? Then you're not alone. The OU's Dr Andreas Vossler, a lecturer in psychology, explainsin this 90-second lecture...
