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26/10/2012 - 12:48
OU library helps make sense of the digital world
Ever wondered about your digital footprint? Or wondered who or what you can trust online? OU Library Services recently launched a new website called Being Digital to help you do just that. Being Digital is a collection of short, easy-to-follow activities on finding, using and creating information online that will help you become a confident and critical user of digital...
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23/10/2012 - 09:53
Did you start a business within two years of graduating?
If you are an OU graduate and started your own business within two years of graduating, you can take part in a short survey for the chance to win £60 in Amazon gift vouchers. The OU takes part in an annual exercise, the Higher Education Business and Community Interaction Survey (HEBCIS) involving all UK universities, run by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). HEBCIS collects...
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19/09/2012 - 12:03
One year on: Are student fees influencing your decision to go to uni?
On Student Finance Day 2011, and with student fees and loans high on the agenda for those considering university, Platform caught up with some prospective students via Twitter to find out how fees were influencing their decision-making. One year later, ahead of Student Finance Day 2012 (20 September), we caught up with them to see how they’re getting on now... [[[image-0 medium left...
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15th July 2013
How Humanities graduates helped to power the economy
Arts and Humanities students sometimes suffer from hearing their subjects dismissed as 'a luxury' and 'not useful' when compared to science, computing or business. But no longer. There is now evidence suggesting that Humanities graduates have made a significant contribution to UK economic growth and are adept at spotting new trends. Research just released by Oxford...
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11th July 2013
Working on child policies in New Zealand
Moving continents In a globalised world your skills are becoming more transferable than ever, in almost every career or subject, including social work as well as childhood and youth. These skills are transferable not only across organisations, but also across borders, or even continents. Yvonne Hore, a recent OU MA graduate in Childhood and Youth, sheds some light on a career in social work...
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11th July 2013
Nominate someone for OU honorary degree
What do Tanni Grey-Thompson, Kate Humble, Roddy Doyle and Judi Dench have in common? They are honorary graduates of the Open University. However not all honorary Doctors of the University and Masters of the University are household names. Like most UK universities The Open University awards honorary degrees to people who have made a significant and notable contribution to...
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