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Turning to Easter eggs to get through these dark times? Here’s the bitter truth about chocolate

Turning to Easter eggs to get through these dark times? Here’s the bitter truth about chocolate

Cristiana Bernardi, from The Open University joins Stephanie Perkiss, University of Wollongong and John Dumay, Macquarie University in writing for The Conversation about the importance of buying ethically sourced chocolate over Easter. The coronavirus might make Easter celebrations a little subdued this year, but that doesn’t mean going without chocolate eggs. In fact, South Australia’s […]

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‘I’m married with a 12-year-old daughter, but the OU has enabled me to be flexible’

‘I’m married with a 12-year-old daughter, but the OU has enabled me to be flexible’

With a degree and a MBA from The Open University, James explains how he fit studying into his busy life, which subsequently transformed his career. When I was at school, I suffered from myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), which at the time was a misunderstood illness. Its effects are similar to glandular fever, but longer lasting, and […]

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CSI: current research into the impact of bias on crime scene forensics is limited – but psychologists can help

CSI: current research into the impact of bias on crime scene forensics is limited – but psychologists can help

Dr Lee John Curley, Lecturer in Psychology at The Open University joins Dr James Munro, Psychology Researcher from Edinburgh Napier University to write for The Conversation about their research into why contextual information is important to forensic analysis. When a jury decides the fate of a person, they do so based on the evidence presented […]

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Major new education partnership for police recruits

Major new education partnership for police recruits

New police recruits can now earn while they learn and gain a degree at the same time thanks to a major new partnership which will enhance policing across North Yorkshire. North Yorkshire Police and The Open University have (today) announced a new collaboration delivering specialist education for police officers from July 2020. This follows the […]

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Professor Jean Hartley wins British Academy of Management award

Open University Professor Jean Hartley received this year’s Medal for Research from the British Academy of Management (BAM) at its annual conference in Birmingham on 3 September. The award, for ‘sustained, original contributions to management research by a BAM member’, was presented to Professor Hartley by the Academy’s President, Professor Nic Beech. The Academy inaugurated […]

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Law students make prison radio series

Open University law students from around the UK have collaborated with prison learners to record a series of radio programmes for broadcast on prison radio, as part of a pioneering project by the University’s Open Justice Centre. The success of the pilot, which resulted in a radio programme called Castaway, means it is expected to […]

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Business and Law’s high-achieving students and alumni are honoured

The Open University Business and Law Schools celebrated their highest achieving students in a joint awards ceremony in Milton Keynes on Friday 12 July. The annual awards, bigger and better this year as the OU celebrates its 50th birthday, commended the exceptional achievements of high-calibre Business and Law students and graduates from the previous academic […]

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Libra, Iran and the potential end of cryptocurrencies as we know them

Robert Herian, The Open University, writing for The Conversation Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, libra, is being heralded as the moment that cryptocurrencies and blockchain, the technology that supports them, become truly mainstream. A notable rise in the price of bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies in the run up to the libra announcement on June 18, and […]

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In-car technology: are we being sold a false sense of security?

From Alexa and Siri to intelligent speed assistance, there’s a lot of technology competing for our attention while driving,

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Future business stars rewarded by OU

Future business stars rewarded by OU

The winning businesses in this year’s Open University Student Entrepreneurship Competition range from a social enterprise focussed on helping former military personnel transition back to civilian life and work, to a web platform which helps nervous drivers cope with stressors. Now in its fifth year, the competition attracted the interest of over 100 students, spread […]

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