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    5th July 2011

    Photo of office with worker at computer talking to colleague

    OU helps tackle looming IT recruitment crisis – story in the Independent today

    At a time when 83 graduates are chasing each job vacancy,  a recruitment crisis is looming in the UK’s information technology industry. The sector skills council for IT,  e-skills UK, says the UK will need additional 500,000 workers in IT and telecommunications over the next five years. But numbers of people taking IT-related subject at university have...

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    4th July 2011

    Graduate walking along the beach

    Graduates tell how the OU changes lives...

    Graduates at the OU's degree ceremony at Ely Cathedral (June 2011) talk about how study has changed their lives - creating opportunities, job prospects, career progression, personal confidence and a chance to develop personally, professionally and academically... 

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    4th July 2011

    Honorary degree for author Rose Tremain

    Author of 12 novels, Rose Tremain CBE is awarded an honorary degree by The Open University in recognition of her services to literature and contribution to the teaching of creative writing.  Study with the OU - Creative writing    

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Gyles Brandreth and Chris Lima

Alumnus scoops prestigious business award

 Chris Lima, Managing Director of Simon Hegele Logistics, has won the Institute of Directors regional Chairman’s Award for Leadership in Corporate Responsibility....

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Annotation by Thinkstock images

Imagine how useful if would be to write on web pages…

OU Annotate is a bespoke tool that allows you to make annotations on web pages. You can highlight text, scribble a comment in the margin, attach a sticker or bookmark a...

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Training village health workers in Haryana State, India

Using education to fight the new global epidemic

The Open University's International Development Office and Science Faculty are working with the charity C3 Collaborating for Health to fight the global epidemic of NCDs...

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