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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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21st July 2011
OU's space professor wins prestigious Royal Society award for good science communication
OU Professor of Planetary Science Colin Pillinger has been awarded the Royal Society's 2011 Michael Faraday prize and lecture, for his excellent work in science communication. Professor Pillinger is probably best-known for leading the Beagle 2 project to land a British-built spacecraft on Mars in 2003. But he has been sharing his enthusiasm for space exploration with the...
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21st July 2011
Conference 2012
Discourses of Inclusion in Neo-liberal Higher Education 24th and 25th April 2012, Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire, UK Further details can be found on the CIC website.
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20th July 2011
OU announces new fees for students in England
The Open University has announced its fees for new students in England. But for most of the OU’s current students fees will not be changing – with transitional arrangements in place to ensure they can complete their study at a pace and price in line with their expectations when they joined. The fee level for new students in England starting their studies...
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