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Top 10 Open University YouTube videos from 2015

Top 10 Open University YouTube videos from 2015

We’re all inclined to over-indulge at Christmas time, writes Catherine Chambers, Senior Producer at The Open University. Find some balance and feed your brain with the top 10 2015 YouTube downloads from the OULearn channel.   1 Shakespeare: Original Pronunciation With over 2 and a half million views and over 18,000 shares since its release in […]

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Joseph Molesley studies for his degree in History with The Open University

Downton Abbey star on acting, distance learning and his degree

For Downton Abbey fans, Christmas will be bitter-sweet this year as the Christmas Special marks the final ever episode of the series enjoyed by millions. Joseph Molesley, played by Kevin Doyle, has had a turbulent journey, from second footman at Downton, to butler for Mrs Crawley. Unfulfilled, and having been unable to pursue his passion […]

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From left, MBA graduate Graeme Millar, Assistant Director of the OU in Ireland Heather Laird, Assistant Director of the OU in Ireland John Addy, Diploma in Higher Education in Mental Health Nursing graduate Andrea Craig and Director of the OU in Ireland John D’Arcy. Copyright: Kevin Cooper

Celebrating the power of part-time Higher Education in Northern Ireland

Three OU students shared their stories at an event to celebrate the power of part-time education in Northern Ireland. The Open University hosted a winter reception at Parliament Buildings in Belfast, sponsored by the Assembly Committee for Employment and Learning. It highlighted how part-time higher education plays an important role in helping people to achieve […]

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The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore

The Making of Spain with Simon Sebag Montefiore

Christian Martyrs, Civil War, kings, and queens – a two thousand year history of Spain is explored in an intense and thrilling three-part series on BBC Four. In the new series, developed by the BBC in partnership with The Open University, historian and internationally acclaimed author, Simon Sebag Montefiore guides us on a journey across […]

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Open University strengthens ties in India

The Open University has signed an agreement with Indian education provider Manipal Global Education Services Ltd to share best practice and offer their students the chance to study for a UK qualification via distance learning. Peter Horrocks, Vice-Chancellor of the OU, was in India as part of a UK Government trade delegation to raise the profile of […]

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OU welcomes focus on part-time study in Spending Review

OU welcomes focus on part-time study in Spending Review

On Wednesday, the Chancellor delivered his Autumn Statement and Spending Review, setting out the Government’s spending priorities over the next five years. This includes cuts to most central government departments, including BIS. Although The Open University receives the majority of its funding through student fees, direct government funding for certain activities is nonetheless an important […]

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(from left to right) Julie Cook from Wales TUC with Kevin Pascoe, Jos Andrews and Ruth Brooks from The Open University in Wales

‘Triple crown’ for The Open University in Wales for widening participation

The Open University in Wales has been commended for its innovative free online learning platforms, FutureLearn and OpenLearn, in the 2015 Wales Trade Union Congress (TUC) Quality Awards. The three awards were presented to The Open University in Wales at the Wales TUC Union Learning Representatives’ Conference in Ebbw Vale on Friday 20 November 2015. […]

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Q&A: What office closures mean for staff and students across the country

The Open University has confirmed it is to proceed with plans to create three larger student support centres, resulting in the closure of seven smaller offices around England. In this Q&A, the Vice-Chancellor of the OU, Peter Horrocks, explains what the changes will mean for staff and students around the country…   What’s this going […]

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How do you measure ‘teaching excellence’ in English universities?

A plan to measure the quality of teaching in English universities has been contributed by a member of the OU’s top team. Professor Belinda Tynan, the OU’s pro-vice-chancellor for learning & innovation, joined senior university figures to give their views on the government’s proposals to introduce a teaching excellence framework (TEF). She was one of five witnesses giving oral […]

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Author and presenter Simon Reeve in Ireland. Image credit: BBC TWO

New TV series takes viewers on an Irish adventure

In a new OU/BBC series, author and presenter Simon Reeve takes viewers on a journey to uncover the history of a country which he has never visited before: Ireland. Simon explores Ireland’s breath-taking scenery, and the surprising political and social history of the Irish; from the recent financial crisis that hit the country in 2008 and the legislation of […]

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