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How Ranieri’s Leicester City rode the perfect storm to Premier League success
Was it the right players, the right manager, the right opposition or all of the above? OU sport and fitness lecturer Simon Rea on how Ranieri’s Leicester City rode the perfect storm to Premier League success… While it was deemed less likely than Elvis Presley being found alive or the Loch Ness monster finally being […]
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Leicester City: the classic triumph of the football underdog
The German philosopher Theodor Adorno once wrote: “Football implies the desire to suffer” and by and large that is probably the experience of most football fans most of the time. But once in a while comes the pure joy that Leicester City fans are currently experiencing. And this is why fans put themselves through it, […]
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Mars: Boiling water could be carving slopes into surface
Features on Mars which had been attributed to flowing salty water could be caused by an altogether more explosive reason, according to new research published this week in Nature Geoscience. Scientists at The Open University used a unique Mars simulation chamber to conduct experiments and found that the streaks and slopes on the planet’s surface […]
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Opinion: OU nation director on Northern Ireland Assembly election
From the OU in Northern Ireland… The third opinion piece in our series of three from OU nation directors sees The Open University in Northern Ireland‘s John D’Arcy sharing his views on higher education’s contribution to the economy ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections on May 5th… It has been a busy six weeks of tireless […]
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Mercury Transit gets its own show on OU campus
Members of the public are being invited to join scientists on the OU’s campus in Milton Keynes to experience a once-in-a-generation celestial event. The Transit of Mercury will see Mercury pass directly across the Sun’s face on May 9th. The Open University is throwing open its doors to schools and budding astronomers to come and […]
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OU awards for excellence in teaching and learning
For more than 15 years The Open University has recognised and rewarded exceptional achievement in teaching and learning. Under the theme of Learning Now for the Future, the staff awards focus on innovation, promoting equality, supporting students, learning and teaching design, and developing students’ academic and learning skills. Each year, nominations are invited from across […]
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Opinion: OU nation director on Scottish Parliamentary election
From the OU in Scotland… The second opinion piece in our series of three from OU nation directors sees The Open University in Scotland‘s Susan Stewart sharing her views on next week’s Scottish Parliamentary elections (May 5th) while taking stock of education policy in Scotland… With all of the party manifestos published and the Scottish Parliamentary election […]
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Opinion: OU Nation director on Welsh Assembly election
The UK goes to the polls on May 5th in the biggest set of elections outside a General Election in some time. As well as local council elections in England, Mayor of London election, London Assembly and the police and crime commissioner elections, the polls will also open for the Welsh Assembly, Scottish Parliament and […]
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Open University looks to the future as it celebrates 47 years of transforming lives
The Vice-Chancellor of The Open University (OU) has called on the organisation to draw inspiration from its “glorious” past as it marks the 47th anniversary of receiving its Royal Charter. A series of special events have been taking place across the OU, including keynote speeches from Peter Horrocks, as well as the University’s Pro-Chancellor, Richard Gillingwater. The […]
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Self-improvement through reading: gospel or a tall tale?
The idea that reading contributes to our self-improvement is so embedded in our culture that we rarely stop to consider it. Edmund King, a Research Associate at The Open University (OU) and one of the lead academics on the Reading Experience Database (RED), examines the experience of readers over a period of a century and asks whether […]
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