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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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8th June 2011
The Open University is greener than it’s painted
The OU is defending its green credentials after it slipped down the league table of environmentally-friendly universities published yesterday in the Guardian newspaper. The OU fell from 82nd to 126th place in the Green League 2011, compiled by student campaigners People & Planet . A total of 138 UK universities were rated. But the OU says its low score doesn...
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8th June 2011
Win a copy of Professor Ruth Finnegan's book on quotation
"Like a dying duck in a thunderstorm" was my mother's expression for anyone looking under the weather. We all use quotations – a string of words borrowed from other people – but most of the time we don't think why we do it or where they come from. Open University sociologist Professor Ruth Finnegan has been asking these questions and come up...
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8th June 2011
Germans vs Britons: the communication gap
The BBC has highlighted research which reveals the big divide between British and German conversational habits. According to Professor Juliane House of Hamburg University, the British like to use lots of phrases like "how's things" and "lovely weather, isn't it?" which don't convey hard information but suggest empathy and make other people feel good....
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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....
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...
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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