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Professor Jo Brewis holding a menopause poster

Ten things we learnt from ‘Let’s talk about menopause’

Professor Jo Brewis recently spoke at the ‘Let’s talk about menopause’ event at the OU in Wales. Here's what we learnt. 

2nd March 2020
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The Bottom Line is back to brighten up your winter!

A new eight-part series of the OU/BBC collaboration The Bottom Line has started this month on Radio 4. Liz Moody, Director of Executive Education, is the academic consultant.

20th February 2020
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Report shows digitally savvy boards are powering growth

The Open University’s new ‘Leading in a Digital Age’ report has found a clear link between business performance and leaders who are equipped to manage digital change.

3rd February 2020
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Discover more on the apprenticeships offered by The Open University

Apprenticeships are aligned to the OU’s mission of providing education and progression opportunities for learners of all ages and from all backgrounds. More than 550 employers have chosen the OU’s flexible delivery model to upskill and reskill both new and existing staff.

3rd February 2020

B875 MBA project – leaders of change: Expressions of interest for Critical Reader role

We are looking for a critical reader to work with the module team to field test teaching units to identify strengths and weaknesses of teaching material, appropriateness for the level of study and whether learning materials are consistent with the specified workload.

31st January 2020
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Edoardo becomes a Fellow of the Joint University Council of the Applied Social Sciences (JUC)

Professor Edoardo Ongaro is one of six leading scholars in public administration, public policy, social work and social policy to receive recognition for their outstanding contribution and leadership in the applied social sciences.

22nd January 2020
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Free online short course for researchers and practitioners

The Open University Business School and the University of Delhi’s Faculty of Management Studies have developed a free online short course to introduce learners to the concept of empowerment in organisational research.

21st January 2020
Garry Richardson OU/Sky partnership student

Sky’s the limit for Garry with new media partnership

The Open University has launched a new media partnership with Sky and Channel 5 as part of its wider ‘Ambition’ advertising campaign. A series of OU and Sky co-branded TV adverts tell the stories of four students who have landed new jobs with Sky, demonstrating the credibility of an OU qualification and the employability of OU students with respected organisations.

20th January 2020
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50 Years of the OU: Reflections on my own learning journey - Dr Zoe Lawson, MBA

As 2019 draws to a close, so too does the 50th anniversary year of The Open University.

Since its inception back in 1969, the OU’s raison d’être has been to make education available to all. And what a huge success it has made of this, educating students across 157 countries and becoming the largest academic institution in the UK. As I reflect upon my own OU experience, I’m proud to say that I have been, and continue to be a part of this inclusive and life-changing institution.

20th December 2019
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Open Impact Conference aims to increase access to higher education in Africa

The conference, which forms part of the OU’s 50th anniversary celebrations, has attracted some 150 delegates from various parts of Africa and the rest of the world, offering an opportunity to collaborate and co-create an ambitious vision for learning for the next 50 years and beyond.

12th December 2019

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