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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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23rd January 2009
OU student nurse helps heart attack victim
A student nurse with The Open University has been praised after helping a man who collapsed with a heart attack. Claire Thomas, 43, was in the right place at the right time when she help resuscitate a man from Keynsham, near Bristol, who fell ill while buying a newspaper. The man’s wife was so grateful to “mystery nurse” Claire that she...
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16th January 2009
"Intolerable" airport plans: an OU student's point of view
A third runway at Heathrow Airport may well spell the creation of jobs and boost UK competitiveness, but for one OU student it could mean family life becomes “intolerable”. Geraldine Nicholson, of West Drayton, is a mum of three, studying towards a modern languages degree with the OU, and a lead campaigner against plans to build a third runway at the...
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6th January 2009
99p pints labelled "irresponsible and unimaginative"
A national pub chain has come under fire for dropping the price of a pint to just 99p, amid claims it will encourage the “national sport” that is binge drinking. While JD Wetherspoon announces indefinite reductions on alcoholic drinks to cash-strapped customers, Dr Tom Heller, a Senior Lecturer with The Open University’s Faculty of Health and...
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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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