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27/10/2010 - 16:52
Actress Romola Garai graduates from the OU
Platform chats to actress Romola Garai after graduating from The Open University with a degree in English literature at The Barbican, London in 2010… Romola´s first acting role was in The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) and she went on to film Nicholas Nickleby (2002) and Vanity Fair (2004) with Reese Witherspoon, Atonement (2007) with Keira Knightley...
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19/10/2010 - 10:35
Your questions to artist Jack Vettriano
Platform asked you, members of the OU community, to submit your questions to British painter and honorary graduate of The Open University Jack Vettriano. We received hundreds of questions and whittled them down to these. Here are his responses: I know nothing about art... where do I start? (submitted by Richard Harrison) I’m assuming that you wish to...
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13/08/2010 - 09:44
Connect the dots between Britain's 20th century novelists
Ever wondered how authors are connected? Then try this interactive tool and connect the dots between Britain´s 20th century novelists. The tool was developed by the OU´s OpenLearn Explore team for the OU/BBC co-production In Their Own Words: British Novelists which aired on BBC Four in August 2010, and is now available to watch on BBC iPlayer. The series tells the story of the...
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8th January 2013
OU Classicist wins prize for study on gender and sexuality
Professor Helen King has been awarded a prize by the Women’s Classical Caucus for the best article published in the last three years relating to their mission of 'fostering the study of gender, sexuality, feminist theory, or women’s history'. The winning article by Professor King, Professor of Classical Studies at the OU called Galen and the widow, questions...
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8th January 2013
Last chance to vote for Vice-Chancellor in Inspiring Leader Award
Martin Bean, the Vice-Chancellor of the OU, has been shortlisted for the Inspiring Leader award at the inaugural Guardian University Awards. The awards recognise an individual who has demonstrated inspirational leadership, vision and new approaches to working and engagement and is open to all levels of leadership within organisations. To vote for Martin (pictured), join...
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2nd January 2013
Earn extra cash as a telephone caller on the OU’s fundraising campaign
Are you looking to earn some extra money? Following three hugely successful telephone campaigns in 2012 – raising more than £250,000 in pledged donations, the Development Office is looking to recruit even more telephone callers to take part in the fundraising campaigns which will run for four weeks in April and July of this year. Based at the Walton Hall campus in Milton Keynes,...
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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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