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Institute of Coding marks its first anniversary with the OU

28 January 2019

The Open University (OU) is celebrating its partnership with the Institute of Coding (IoC), created in January 2018. In just 12 months, IoC partners have successfully signed-up over 5,000 people onto its leading tech courses at universities across the country. To date a total of 5,875 people enrolled onto courses, with 175 staff members employed across […]

Millennial burnout: building resilience is no answer – we need to overhaul how we work

21 January 2019

Dr Rajvinder Samra, Lecturer in Health at The Open University discusses millennial burnout for The Conversation. In a popular BuzzFeed article, Anne Helen Petersen describes how millennials (people born between 1981 and 1996) became “the burnout generation”. She describes some of the stark consequences of edging towards burnout and identifies what she calls “errand paralysis”, marked by […]

New Appointments

18 January 2019

The Open University has recently made a number of new appointments to its senior leadership team. Pro-Chancellor – Malcolm Sweeting Malcolm Sweeting has taken up the role of Pro-Chancellor effective from Tuesday 1 January. He has a widely established reputation as a leading corporate finance lawyer at home and abroad; most recently focusing on the […]

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OU Degree Apprentices meet MPs

17 January 2019

A group of seven OU Chartered Manager Degree Apprentices visited the UK Parliament on 15 January to meet MPs and Peers and celebrate three years of the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship in England. The apprentices, who are employed by The Open University, Travis Perkins and Public Health England, undertook a VIP tour organised by the […]

Wellbeing tips for 2019

15 January 2019

‘New year, new you’ has long been a motto for January, as we endeavour to cleanse ourselves after the indulgences of the festive season. Dr Mathijs Lucassen, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health and Dr Jitka Vseteckova, Senior Lecturer in Health, Wellbeing and Social Care at The Open University, talk us through their five top tips for […]

Eurozone is recovery resistant but it could also be recession-proof

15 January 2019

For years, the eurozone has grown more slowly than the US and its growth has been unbalanced. Germany has enjoyed strong external trade and GDP growth while Italy and France stagnate, and some smaller members submerge. This has led many to condemn the eurozone’s design as fundamentally flawed and predict that it could lose peripheral […]

Why it’s time to rip up the political playbook and imagine a truly new global order

11 January 2019

Dr Peter Bloom, Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies and Head of the Department of People and Organisation at The Open University discusses how Brexit and US government headaches are revealing a transforming world … The new year has not ushered in a fresh political start. The problems and divisions of 2018 have carried over to 2019. […]

Award-winning series Hospital returns to our screens

10 January 2019

Co-produced by the BBC and The Open University’s Broadcast and Partnerships team, Hospital returns to our screens for a fourth series on Thursday 10 January at 9pm on BBC Two. The award-winning series explores the day-to-day life of six hospital Trusts across Liverpool, as they care for over two million people, stretching from North Wales to […]

50 years on, The Open University is more relevant than ever

9 January 2019

By Professor Mary Kellett, Vice-Chancellor of The Open University Ridiculed and scorned at its inception, The Open University flew in the face of established Higher Education when it was founded in 1969. The bold vision of Harold Wilson, made a reality by the tenacity of Jennie Lee, created a new university which was founded on […]

Fight back against fat with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

9 January 2019

Britain’s Fat Fight with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is back for a final episode on Thursday 10 January on BBC One at 8pm. Co-produced by the BBC and The Open University’s Broadcast and Partnerships team, the series explores the misleading marketing claims on ‘healthy’ snacks, challenging the biggest food companies and restaurant chains to be more honest about […]

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