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World’s finest minds come together for new educational website

World’s finest minds come together for new educational website

An academic from The OU’s Institute of Educational Technology is among more than 150 of the world’s best minds chosen to record a series of conversations about their subjects for a new educational website called EXPeditions. Mike Sharples, Emeritus Professor of Educational Technology, is part of an international cast of doctors, professors, lecturers, lawyers and […]

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New flexible learning route to becoming a Nursing Associate with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

New flexible learning route to becoming a Nursing Associate with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

London residents can now take advantage of a new route into healthcare thanks to a partnership between The Open University and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust – one of the country’s largest NHS Trusts. The London-based trust, together with the OU, is offering a Foundation Degree in Nursing Associate Practice, which is part-sponsored (the Trust […]

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Five ways emojis have reflected COVID culture

Five ways emojis have reflected COVID culture

Written by Dr Philip Seargeant, Senior Lecturer in Applied Statistics at The Open University. Over the past decade, emojis have become an integral part of the way we communicate, and have attracted attention from scholars in subjects ranging from linguistics to psychology. Just as the pandemic has impacted so many other parts of everyday life, […]

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OU Professor appointed co-chair of Global Education Advisory Panel

OU Professor appointed co-chair of Global Education Advisory Panel

The Open University’s Professor of International Education and Development, Kwame Akyeampong has been appointed co-chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP). Hosted by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and the World Bank, the panel will review and assess evidence-based and cost effective practices to improve education outcomes and help policymakers in low- […]

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‘Take your training online’ with new OU resource aimed at trainers in the NGO and charity sectors

‘Take your training online’ with new OU resource aimed at trainers in the NGO and charity sectors

The Open University (OU) has launched a new course designed to support trainers working for a charity, non-governmental agency, or similar third sector organisation, to move their face to face training online. At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, many charities and NGOs were challenged with the task of moving their training online, often working […]

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International Nurses Day – Sian’s story

To mark this year’s International Nurses Day, we spoke to a number of The Open University’s (OU) nursing students to hear first-hand about their experience working and studying on the COVID-19 frontline.  Sian is in her second year of studying for the OU’s BSc (Honours) in Nursing. She lives in Denbigh, Wales and has worked […]

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Has COVID-19 changed the public perception of nursing?

Has COVID-19 changed the public perception of nursing?

During the midst of the pandemic, nurses and other frontline staff were the subject of praise from the government and public with the weekly NHS clap, dedicated shopping hours and shared gratitude for their lifesaving work. But, with restrictions beginning to ease and the public eager to return to normality, how long will nurses remain […]

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OU research shapes Morrisons’ new children’s book initiative

The Open University’s Reading for Pleasure team have been working with Morrisons’ to shape a book donation initiative to encourage more children to read. Launching today, Morrisons’ ‘Children’s Little Library’ will be available nationwide in stores across England, Wales and Scotland. Inspired by Canterbury-based children’s author, Rebecca Smith, who approached the OU and Morrisons, asking […]

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OU’s WELS faculty beats the national statistics with three new female Professors

The Open University’s Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) has promoted three of its female academics to Professor. With HESA reporting that only 28% of UK Professors are women in 2019/20, WELS is beating the trend with well over half (67%) of its Professors being female. Rebecca Ferguson, Kristina Hultgren and Joan Simons […]

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Scholarship and bursary support for Carers

The Open University’s Carers Scholarships Fund, which offers 10 successful applicants with funding to complete a full undergraduate qualification* of their choice, opens for applications from today. This year also sees the introduction of the Carers Bursary – a £250 award to support registered students with study costs. Carers Scholarships Fund The pandemic has seen […]

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