Category: Around the OU

The story of how human life is made

14 September 2015

100 Trillion cells. 280 days. One human life. The person you are was decided before you were even born. Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You is a fascinating new three-part BBC series produced in partnership with the OU, telling the thrilling story of how human life is made. The way you smile, the […]

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Are more poorer students going to university?

20 July 2015

The OU’s Vice-Chancellor, Peter Horrocks, looks at the numbers behind claims in the Budget that more students from poorer backgrounds are going to university. This blog post was originally written for Universities UK. Standing at the dispatch box to deliver his budget yesterday, the Chancellor made a significant statement about student numbers.  We were told that […]

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