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19/09/2012 - 10:16
Career changer and new OU student Tracey can’t wait to get started
Tracey Bullock starts her OU studies in October 2012 and is financing them through a student loan. Currently working as a teaching assistant and single mum of two children, Tracey is working towards a Foundation Degree in Primary Teaching and Learning in order to become a teacher… When do you start studying and what qualification are you aiming for? ...
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24/08/2012 - 16:45
Nominate someone for an OU honorary degree
Have you ever thought about nominating someone for an honorary degree? Like most UK universities The Open University awards honorary degrees to people who have made a significant and particular contribution to society. Honorary graduates add to what is a special day for OU graduates, the degree ceremony itself, and are keen and positive advocates for the OU, says Una Lawson, Secretary to the...
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21/08/2012 - 12:25
On the path to achieving a dream career in law
A first class (hons) LLB with the OU is just the beginning of a career for Donna Nicholls and she says it's the perfect platform to start from... How did you find out about the OU? I was aware of the OU and how they provided home study as my Mum had taken courses with the OU whilst I was still at school. I had my children quite early and...
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10th July 2013
Save £££s exclusive holiday discounts
Collette Worldwide Holidays are currently offering the OU community fantastic savings on four of their escorted tours. Established since 1918, Collette Worldwide Holidays provide over 50 good quality, excellent value, worldwide escorted tours to all seven continents. A family owned and run business, Collette Worldwide Holidays is synonymous with quality and expertise....
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9th July 2013
Taking on Dickens
To publish your first novel is difficult enough. To deliberately open yourself to direct comparison with Charles Dickens seems like a suicide mission to a budding writer. Not to James Benmore. He is a graduate with a BA in Literature from OU, who last April had his first book published, entitled Dodger. It is a ‘sequel’ to Dickens, based on the character from...
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9th July 2013
OU welcomes new Director, Students
The Open University announced today that its new Director, Students will be Keith Zimmerman, currently Director of Student Administration and Services at the University of Oxford. As Director, Students he will head OU Student Services with responsibility for the development, delivery and evaluation of services to more than 250,000 OU students in the UK and abroad. Born,...
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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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