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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 June 2011
OU appoints new Pro-Vice-Chancellor
The Open University has appointed Professor Tim Blackman as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Scholarship). Professor Blackman is currently Dean of Queen’s Campus and Director of the Wolfson Research Institute at Durham University. He is a professor of Sociology and Social Policy and was elected to the Academy of Social Sciences in 2004. He also holds a BA in...
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20th June 2011
Made in Britain: explore 20 years' worth of UK's imports and exports
The OpenLearn team has developed a data visualisation tool that allows you to explore 20 years' worth of the UK's imports and exports, insired by the new series in Made in Britain which sees economist Evan Davis discovers the UK is still an industrial nation. The three-part series, co-produced by the BBC and The Open University, sees Evan Davis tour the UK, visiting a...
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16th June 2011
Two new undergraduate Computing and IT degrees
The OU has launched two new undergraduate Computing and IT degrees to help the UK overcome a recruitment crisis which sees employers struggling to fill an estimated 110,000 new IT jobs created this year. Developed alongside e-skills UK and representatives from industry, the degrees incorporate work-based learning and offer credit for prior work experience to ensure they are fully compatible with...
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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....
The world’s first AstroGardening rover
Researchers at the OU’s Faculty of Science have designed the world’s first AstroGardening rover. The rover will make it possible to study plant life that could...
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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