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Learning at Work Week winners show how bold and creative learning campaigns reap gains

The winners of the 2017 Learning at Work Week Impact Awards have been announced by the Campaign for Learning. 

28th November 2017
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A Year of Insight: eBook now available

A new eBook "A Year of Insight," created in partnership with HR Magazine, is available now.

27th November 2017
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True Potential PUFin backs amendment to protect personal data in light of Open Banking

True Potential PUFin backs an amendment to clause 173 aimed at giving consumers the effective remedies they need by allowing selected organisations to fight for compensation on their behalf.

17th November 2017
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OUBS Academics shortlisted for Management Book of the Year

A Better Way of Doing Business? Lessons from the John Lewis Partnership by Emeritus Professor Graeme Salaman and Professor John Storey has been shortlisted for this year’s Management Book of the Year prize which was announced by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and the British Library.

10th November 2017
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New free online badged course now available: Leadership and followership

A new Badged Open Course (BOC) on Leadership and Followership is now available from OpenLearn.

6th November 2017
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107,000 18 year olds are languishing in debt

The Open University Business School (OUBS) is on a £2 million mission to sign up 23,000 16-18 year olds to new course and stamp out the ‘domino of debt’ cycle.

2nd November 2017
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Rapid internationalisation and performance: Is the sky the limit?

To speed or not to speed is the looming question in today’s time-competitive international markets.

25th October 2017
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NHS Leadership Academy appoints OUBS to deliver NHS MBA programme

After an open bidding process, The Open University Business School (OUBS), along with other HEIs including the universities of Bradford, Lancaster, Nottingham, Durham, Hertfordshire along with the Manchester Alliance Business School will have their MBA programmes endorsed by the NHS Leadership Academy.

19th October 2017
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True Potential PUFin shortlisted for GED Awards 2017

We are very pleased to announce that The True Potential Centre for the Public Understanding of Finance (True Potential PUFin) at The Open University Business School has been nominated for the Research Award.

18th October 2017

Learners report additional job responsibilities, promotions and pay rises following completion of online course with The Open University and CMI

Free online FutureLearn MOOC learners reveal the impact of the 'Management and Leadership: Growing as a Manager' course on their careers and employment prospects

3rd October 2017
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