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Essential skills to succeed in a multicultural workplace
Being culturally aware is a necessity in today’s workplace, as we interact on a global scale with diverse backgrounds. Anna Calvi and Mirjam Hauck, Lecturers in Modern Languages at The Open University, discuss the essential skills required to ensure success at work. What is culture? ‘Culture’ is a complex, fuzzy concept that has been defined in many […]
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Chinese Moon landing: what we could learn from this historic mission
Last week a Chinese space mission made history when it landed on the far side of the moon and sent back images of this mysterious lunar territory. Here Dr Mahesh Anand, Reader in Planetary Science and Exploration at The Open University explains the significance of the mission and why it could lead to more. Chang’e-4 […]
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Can we trust the government with Brexit?
Dr Volker Patent, Lecturer in Psychology at The Open University, who researches organisational trust believes that the UK government is asking for blind faith, rather than trust in its Brexit plan. As Parliament returns after the Christmas break for what looks to be an eventful year in the lead up to Britain’s exit from Europe […]
Greatest person of the 20th Century? You decide
BBC Two is starting its search for the greatest person of the 20th Century, inviting audiences to get involved and vote for their favourite icon in the most ambitious BBC history series in over a decade. Icons, a co-production with The Open University, tells the definitive story of a century of change through the people […]
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Finishing what her Dad started – Linda’s story
As Linda Smith crossed the stage at the Barbican degree ceremony, her feeling of pride was not just for her own achievement, but for her Dad as well, who had sadly died in 2010. John Carter was one of The Open University’s pioneer students, taking up study back in 1971 at the age of 47 […]
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‘They died with stones in their mouths’: Hiroshima’s last survivors tell their stories
This article was written by Elizabeth Chappell, PhD Candidate, for The Conversation. At 84, Shoso Kawamoto is one of the few surviving hibakusha – the Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors – orphans, still telling his story. When I first interviewed Kawamoto for my work in 2012, I hadn’t come across tales of orphans in Hiroshima. The bomb, […]
China goes where no one has gone before – the moon’s far side
Professor David Rothery, Professor of Planetary Geosciences at The Open University discusses China’s recent successful mission to land its robotic spacecraft on the far side of the moon – the first ever such attempt and landing. In a spectacular few days for solar system exploration – during which NASA whizzed the New Horizons spacecraft past the Kuiper Belt […]
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Play, wonder and empathy – the next big educational trends identified
The future of education isn’t all about pushing technology into classrooms, says the latest report into teaching trends from The Open University. The Innovating Pedagogy Report 2019 identifies strong moves towards more creative, informal teaching methods – such as teaching through wonder, playful learning and even building empathy by bringing a baby in to the […]
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Open University pilots first paid course on FutureLearn in its 50th anniversary year
The Open University (OU) launches its first paid postgraduate course on its online social learning platform FutureLearn in its 50th anniversary year, paving the way for similar moves to come. The pilot will see the first qualification, a Post Graduate certificate in Open and Distance Education starting in February, with registrations now open. This initiative […]
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Future of nursing – OU nursing students graduate
For the past four years, The Open University has had a strong relationship with Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Kings Lynn. With the support of Health Education England (HEE), three hardworking Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) were given the opportunity to study for a Degree in Nursing with The OU. Now fully qualified nurses, they talk about their […]
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