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Dr Patrina Law: A quick guide to designing and delivering effective bite-sized learning
Bite-sized learning can allow for a more targeted and specific learning experience, presenting information in small, focused portions whereby learners can better absorb and process concepts without feeling overwhelmed. Here, Dr Patrina Law, head of OpenLearn at the OU, explores the best way to find out the best ways to deliver bite-size learning: Identify key […]
Physicist who found spherical meteor fragments claims they may come from an alien spaceship – here’s what to make of it
Monica Grady is a professor of planetary and space sciences at The Open University. Here she reveals what she thinks of the view we may have fragments from an alien spaceship. Avi Loeb, a physicist from Harvard University in the US, has recovered 50 tiny spherical iron fragments from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean […]
OU academics help showcase the treasures of India
If you’re fascinated by India and Indian heritage a new two-part documentary – produced with the help of two Open University academics – is about to air. Treasures of India will hit the small screen on Sunday 9 July on Channel 4 at 8pm, when viewers see seasoned adventurer, author and historian, Professor Bettany Hughes, […]
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Success for OU students at RCN Nurse of the Year Awards
Open to all UK nurses, midwives, health visitors, nursing students and nursing support workers, the awards highlight excellence within the nursing profession and celebrate the contribution that nursing staff make to the health and well-being of their patients. The RCN Northern Ireland (NI) held their 2023 Nurse of the Year Awards ceremony in Belfast, whilst […]
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Education report highlights challenges of complex learning environments
This year’s future of education report highlights 10 promising innovations facing learners and educators over the coming years. The Innovating Pedagogy 2023 report, produced by academics in the OU’s Institute of Educational Technology and the Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching at the University of Cape Town, focuses on the challenges where learning takes […]
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BBC broadcaster collects accolade from The Open University
It was back to her roots for psychologist and broadcaster Claudia Hammond recently when she was awarded an honorary degree by The Open University. Claudia was a psychology tutor for ten years at the OU’s summer schools and has made a name for herself in broadcast journalism. She is now one of BBC radio’s most […]
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Milton Keynes music stalwart is honoured by the OU for his work
Well-known Milton Keynes musician Ian Smith has been honoured by The Open University as a Master of the University for his exceptional contribution to education and culture at a recent degree ceremony. The accolade comes after Ian’s long musical history working in schools in the area and beyond including Bridgewater Hall, Milton Keynes, Pilgrim Upper […]
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Euclid Dark Energy Satellite Mission to Map the Universe Prepares for Launch, supported by OU scientists
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid flagship Dark Energy Satellite Mission is due to Launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida at 11:11 a.m. EDT (4:11 p.m. BST) on Saturday 1st July 2023, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Euclid’s 6-year mission is to map the dark Universe, using the positions of galaxies and images of […]
For the love of learning – father and daughter make it a double act to degree success
Joanna McLenaghan walked quite literally in her father’s footsteps when she followed dad Ian across the stage to collect identical degrees recently at a ceremony staged by The Open University. The pair signed up for an OU MSc in Maths in the same year and there followed six years of “total rivalry” to see who […]
Employers missing out on hidden talent pool as a large skills gap remains
Data from The Open University and British Chambers of Commerce shows the vast majority of organisations (73%) continue to report skills gaps More than half (54%) of organisations don’t have specific skills initiatives in place for specific talent pools, including those from underrepresented groups Business expert and Chancellor of The Open University, Martha Lane Fox, […]
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