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26/06/2013 - 17:44
War poems are a breakthrough for creative writer
Getting your poetry published is notoriously tough, but writer Caroline Davies (pictured) has made the breakthrough with a collection of poems about war. She says the OU’s Advanced creative writing course A363 got her off to a flying start. “After completing A215 in 2006 I put off starting A363, in the mistaken belief that it would involve writing...
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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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22nd June 2009
Nominate someone for an honorary degree
Have you ever thought about nominating someone for an honorary degree? Like most other UK universities, the OU awards honorary degrees to people who have made a significant and particular contribution to society. There are a number of criteria under which your nomination might fall. These are: Services to the University? Services to the educationally underprivileged?...
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1st June 2009
TESSA wins prestigious award
TESSA (Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa) has been awarded the Leadership Award in the second annual MAN-eLA Awards for Exemplary Open Education Resources (OER) Practices. TESSA is the OU research and development programme creating ´open content´ multimedia resources and course design guidance for teachers and teacher educators in Sub-Saharan...
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15th April 2009
Thirsty for a career in wine...
Some people plan their careers. Others happen into them. Jancis Robinson went to university to study for a degree in mathematics and philosophy but it turns out the most important thing she learned there is that there is a world of difference between the Blue Nun everyone drank at 70s parties and the glass of burgundy a friend offered her one night. “By the...
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New Student Charter website now live
The Student Charter, which has been developed jointly by University staff and the OU Students Association, was launched by the Vice Chancellor on 23 April 2013, the 44th...
iTunes U: explaining the maths around you
There's a wealth of freely available OU maths content out there. From running a railway to getting your bearings in the hills, explore the variety of maths on the OU's iTunes U service,...
‘Feedback on feedback’ makes language learning more successful
An award winning article by two OU academics presents a method which encourages foreign language students to engage in a constructive dialogue with their tutors. The method looks at students’...
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