- English
- Español
News
The OU goes Google with The Money Programme
The new series of The Open University and BBC co-production, The Money Programme, begins on Friday 20th January, 7pm on BBC TWO, with ‘The World According to Google’.The programme examines the phenomenal success of the internet search engine Google since its launch seven years ago. Vast advertising ...
+44 (0) 1908 655026
Small firms ignore audit exemptions but use accountants more
Many exempt small firms still continue to file audited accounts and their net use of accountants has increased - despite exemptions from the requirement to file audited accounts at Companies House, according to Accountancy and Auditing for Small and Medium Companies.It is the latest report published by the Small ...
The Big Poker Gamble
The last in the current series of the Open University / BBC co-production The Money Programme will be broadcast on Friday 9th December at 7pm on BBC TWO. This programme, The Big Poker Gamble, charts the boom in on-line gambling and explores whether this is a profitable business venture or just another dot.com fad ...
Entrepreneurs build on Business School skills to launch monster new firm
Entrepreneurs Mike Walley and Sue Judd are using skills they developed during their studies with the Open University Business School to capitalise on the growing fascination with dinosaurs.MBA graduate Mike and partner Sue, who holds the Business School’s Professional Certificate in Management, have launched ...
Related Links
No Related LinksStrategic partnership for postgraduate military education
The Open University and Cranfield University are to work in partnership to deliver postgraduate education to military personnel through the Defence College of Management and Technology (DCMT) based at Shrivenham. A 22 year contract has been signed which is expected see up to 400 defence personnel each year studying ...
Inaugural lecture on innovation by OU Business School Dean
Technology Development and the Dynamics of Innovation will be the theme of the inaugural lecture by Professor James Fleck, Dean of the Open University Business School, on Wednesday 14 December 2005.Professor Fleck will discuss the key themes of:- the social and organisational aspects of the development of technology ...
MBA students in eastern Europe join prestigious alumni group
The fast-growing group of international alumni of the Open University Business School has expanded again - with the graduation of the latest of the School's MBA students in Bucharest.
Related Links
No Related LinksThe OU Business School celebrates success of Russian MBA graduates
The Open University Business School is celebrating the graduation of 42 MBA students in Moscow - the latest of the School's graduates to join its fast-growing group of international alumni.
Related Links
No Related LinksOU Business School graduate is named as national MBA award finalist
Open University Business School MBA graduate John Farrell has been named as a finalist in the MBA Student of the Year 2005 awards from the Association of MBAs.Dr Farrell, the medical director for Pfizer Ireland, is the third OU Business School student in four years to have been honoured by the association.
Related Links
No Related LinksDevelop entrepreneurial business ideas - with the OU Business School
Would-be entrepreneurs can develop their skills and knowledge for developing innovative and successful business ideas - thanks to a new Open University Business School course.The three-month course - Developing Entrepreneurial Business Ideas provides an important first step in the business planning process.
Showcase event will highlight OU Business School's research calibre
Managers and businesspeople across Milton Keynes can discover how cutting-edge university research can better inform business strategy when some keynote projects at the Open University Business School are highlighted at an event this month.
Related Links
No Related LinksOU Business School marks MBA success and top student survey result
Undergraduate business students at the Open University Business School are more impressed with the overall quality of their courses than business students at any other university in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, based on the findings of the first National Student Survey.The news comes as the latest cohort of successful MBA students at the School brings the total of MBA holders at the UK's largest business school to more than 16,000.
Government regulation and the small firm - latest research
Small firms suffer disproportionate costs when complying with government regulations, but their biggest problems often stem more from having to cope with a raft of frequently changing regulations. The findings come from Government Regulation and the Small Firm, the latest report from the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The report is published by the Small Enterprise Research Team, which is based at the Open University Business School.
Boardroom tussles - the battle of the sexes rages on
More than a third (39 per cent) of mall small business owners and almost a quarter (23 per cent) of female owners believe that men have different attributes and psycholoogical traits that make it easier for them to succeed in business, according to research by the Small Enterprise Research Team. Seventy-one per cent ...
Related Links
No Related LinksThe Open University Invests In
The Open University has further expanded its broadcasting portfolio by becoming involved in the BBC's flagship business production, The Money Programme. This latest Open University and BBC co-production demonstrates how the broadcasting partnership is extending further into other more specialised areas of academia, this time with input from the Open University Business School. The first episode in the new series of The Money Programme will be broadcast tonight, Friday 28 October at 7pm on BBC TWO.
OU law students are awarded Law Society sponsorship
Open University law students Amanda Springall-Rogers and Luisa Volpe have been awarded sponsorship for the next stage of their legal training by the Law Society. The awards are made through the society's Diversity Awareness Scheme, which offers support to talented would-be solicitors who face ...
Serial entrepreneurs take on small business market
Nearly half of Britain's small businesses are serial entrepreneurs who own or have owned more than one business, according to the latest NatWest/SERTeam Quarterly Survey of Small Business.The research is the work of the Small Enterprise Research Team, which is based at the Open University Business School.Contact ...
MBA graduates celebrate success at prestigious Paris ceremony
Almost 100 new MBA graduates from the Open University Business School joined fellow OU graduates to celebrate their achievements at a prestigious ceremony at the Palais des Congres de Versailles, Paris. The MBA graduates - from both the UK and several other European nations - joined 180 other graduates for the ceremony on Saturday, September 10.
Scholarships for voluntary sector announced by the OU Business School
Fundraisers working in the charity and voluntary sectors are being invited to apply for one of a number of new scholarships from the Open University Business School.Ten £500 scholarships towards the cost of studying the School's Winning Resources and Support programme are available.
Professorial appointment boosts OU Business School team
The senior management team at the Open University Business School has been boosted with the promotion to Professor of Dr Mark Fenton-O'Creevy, the School's Director of Programmes and Curriculum.
Events
21st January 2010
Madrid - Business and Management Information Event
News Update
18th January 2006
The OU goes Google with The Money Programme
