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Researchers launch new health and wellbeing toolkit
The Open University, in partnership with the University of Bedfordshire and the Campaign for Learning, has developed a range of resources to empower people of all ages to lead healthier and happier lives. Funded by Hallmark Foundation, the Live Well Together toolkit consists of fun activities, games and useful tips and ideas that are grouped […]
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‘An OU degree is proof you can achieve if you’re brave enough to invest the time and care into yourself’
Alex, 28, from Lincolnshire, has just graduated with a BSc (Honours) in Psychology with Counselling from The Open University (OU). Having struggled at school, she never thought she would continue studying. But now, with her degree, Alex has an exciting future ahead with plans of progressing in the care industry and starting her own business. […]
The UK government wants to shake up pensions – but it can’t guarantee that ‘megafunds’ will want to invest in Britain
The UK chancellor Rachel Reeves talks a lot about achieving better growth. And the latest figure – economic expansion in the last quarter of just 0.1% – suggests plenty of room for improvement, says Jonquil Lowe, Senior Lecturer in Personal Finance at The Open University. The evening before that gloomy figure was announced, Reeves revealed […]
OU cheers its youngest ever law graduate at UK ceremony
The Open University (OU) is proud to congratulate Indian alumnus Krishangi Meshram on becoming the university’s youngest ever Law graduate. Krishangi was just 15 when she started studying with the OU and just three years later the talented teenager completed her studies to gain a First Class Honours Degree in Law at the tender age […]
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Academic’s quest to help people with facial-recognition blindness
A professor of psychology from The Open University is embarking on a quest to raise awareness of a little-known human condition that affects between 2-3 per cent of the population – facial-recognition blindness. Many people unknowingly live with the condition, also known as prosopagnosia, and shrug off the fact they can’t recognise their partner or […]
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Five books to help if you are dealing with death and bereavement
CONTENT WARNING: This article contains references to death, bereavement and loss Dr Bethan Michael-Fox is a Staff Tutor in English Literature at The Open University and co-host of The Death Studies Podcast. She researches cultural representations of death, dying and loss. In advance of National Grief Awareness Week [2-8 December] Bethan gives her book recommendations […]
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Charity retail changemaker awarded prestigious honour by The Open University
Dedicating a career spanning more than 30 years to charity retail, Maria Chenoweth has been awarded The Open University’s prestigious degree of Honorary Doctor, in recognition of her lifelong work championing the social and environmental benefits of second-hand fashion. From leaving school without any formal qualifications to becoming a transformative force in the charity retail […]
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Filling the shoes of the Archbishop of Canterbury – how his replacement will be found
Following the Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation John Wolffe, Professor of Religious History at The Open University, sheds some light on the process of choosing Justin Welby’s replacement – the 106th since Saint Augustine was first appointed by the Pope in 597CE. When was the last surprise resignation of this office? Until the 20th century Archbishops […]
‘There was no other university that offered me everything I needed’, says youngest OU law graduate
Krishangi completed her Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree with The Open University at just 18, making her the youngest OU student to gain a first-class law degree. Now at 20 years old, Krishangi shares how studying flexibly with the OU helped her land a job at an international law firm, where she’s realising her dream […]
The OU marks National Engineering Day with tribute to trailblazing graduate
The Open University (OU) is proud to commemorate National Engineering Day on 13 November by celebrating extraordinary engineering talent. In collaboration with the Royal Academy of Engineering, a striking new piece of digital artwork will be virtually projected onto the OU’s Walton Hall building in Milton Keynes highlighting the contributions of four inspirational engineers. The […]
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