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28/03/2013 - 12:02
How philosophy and psychotherapy meet in existential counselling
Philosophy and counselling may sound like unlikely bedfellows, but they have come together in a novel form of therapy called existential counselling. One of the leading exponents of the British school of existential counselling is Dr Darren Langdridge, head of the OU's department of Psychology. He's just published a new book, Existential Counselling and Psychotherapy. So what is existential...
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28/03/2013 - 11:52
The top 20 most wanted professions in the world
Around the world there are a number of professions in high demand. The BBC Business website has compiled a list of the top 20 most wanted professions internationally, and the countries that want them. The list includes psychologists, physiotherapists and chefs, and there are case studies. Is your profession there? Check it out on Global migrants: Which is the most wanted profession?
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22/03/2013 - 18:31
Learning and loving it
Joe Pasquale is a third of the way towards his Natural Science degree with the OU, and hoping to finish in the next two years. Catch up with Joe's progress in his interview in the Mirror. Photo courtesy of The Mirror
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19th June 2013
Putting your favourite tree on the map
A citizen science project aiming to map every tree in Britain has been launched by the Open University. It will allow anybody with interest in trees to use an app to record simple measurements and some basic information about trees in their local area. The project is called Treezilla.org or 'the monster map of trees'. Treezilla forms a database representing Britain’s tree legacy and future...
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17th June 2013
OU on the BBC: Airport Live
A new OU/BBC co-production is on TV this week. Airport Live is a live series revealing the untold story of how Heathrow Airport is run. It is one of BBC2’s most ambitious live broadcasts. Dan Snow, Dallas Campbell, Anita Rani and Kate Humble go airside at Heathrow, the world’s busiest international hub airport. More than 200,000 passengers travel through...
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17th June 2013
¡Hola! Allô! Hello! Three languages are better than one
OU Languages graduate beats the dole queue and excels at work thanks to her new language skills. A brilliant piece of planning - or a fairy tale? Donna James has progressed in her career thanks to her languages degree from the OU and now works with international clients. People with mixed background may take multilingualism for granted, but for Donna it is a dream come true. It also helped her to...
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On the 5th September 2011, the OU Life Sciences Society officially ceased to exist. It never really existed as it did not perform any of the functions of the society. It did not have an active...
Putting your favourite tree on the map
A citizen science project aiming to map every tree in Britain has been launched by the Open University. It will allow anybody with interest in trees to use an app to record simple measurements and...
Putting your favourite tree on the map
A citizen science project aiming to map every tree in Britain has been launched by the Open University. It will allow anybody with interest in trees to use an app to record simple measurements and...
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