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Thanks to internet bookseller Eddington Hook, Platform is offering you the chance to start 2012 on a high note with an Android Tablet. Eddington Hook is a specialist mail order and internet bookseller which has been supplying set books to Open University students since the OU set books scheme started in 1971. In 2011 it relaunched its website to offer students more ...

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Arts and Humanities - OU Community Online

Posted Wednesday, 24 November, 2010 - 11:09

Courses, links, polls, discussion, articles and news from the Arts Faculty for those with an interest in, or studying, Art History, Classical Studies, English and Creative...

Study Support

Posted Tuesday, 8 February, 2011 - 15:38

No student needs to face the journey alone. Here you’ll find helpful articles and tools to support your studies - tips from those who've been there and done it, discussions...

Science - OU Community Online

Posted Wednesday, 24 November, 2010 - 11:22

Latest news, views, comment, debate and links for those studying, working, or with an interest in, the Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology...

Arts and Humanities - OU Community Online

Posted Wednesday, 24 November, 2010 - 11:09

Courses, links, polls, discussion, articles and news from the Arts Faculty for those with an interest in, or studying, Art History, Classical Studies, English and Creative...

Study Support

Posted Tuesday, 8 February, 2011 - 15:38

No student needs to face the journey alone. Here you’ll find helpful articles and tools to support your studies - tips from those who've been there and done it, discussions...

Science - OU Community Online

Posted Wednesday, 24 November, 2010 - 11:22

Latest news, views, comment, debate and links for those studying, working, or with an interest in, the Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology...

Arts and Humanities - OU Community Online

Posted Wednesday, 24 November, 2010 - 11:09

Courses, links, polls, discussion, articles and news from the Arts Faculty for those with an interest in, or studying, Art History, Classical Studies, English and Creative...

Study Support

Posted Tuesday, 8 February, 2011 - 15:38

No student needs to face the journey alone. Here you’ll find helpful articles and tools to support your studies - tips from those who've been there and done it, discussions...

Science - OU Community Online

Posted Wednesday, 24 November, 2010 - 11:22

Latest news, views, comment, debate and links for those studying, working, or with an interest in, the Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Geology...

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The new look OU website - not user friendly

It's been a while since I did any OU courses, but have decided to do some maths and statistics - but I'm finding that getting the information in the new look website extremely frustrating.  I...

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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, 12 February, 2012 - 12:10

Materials Arrived

 My study materials got here , very excited. Anyone else get theirs?

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, 10 February, 2012 - 20:06

please help

i want to be a structuaral engineer but im stuck on how to get there ii am currently working towards a bachelor of engineering but im not sure if this will cover anything structural....   Stuart...

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, 10 February, 2012 - 17:39

C E C Observer

The next meeting for C E C Observers will be March and so if you want to go from your region / nation you could see whether your region / nation is one of those sending an observer. This could be a...

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, 10 February, 2012 - 16:01

Introduce yourself!

We´re all new on the site, and most of us don´t bite.  Tell us a little bit about who you are and where you come from - it´s an ice-breaker ;-).   

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AA100 - The Arts Past And Present

Hello! Anyone else starting this module in October? I am and I'm quite excited about it - ready to give the old degree another shot after dropping out of regular Uni. Twice. I'm Kirstie, I'm (nearly...

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Are you new to OU study? If so, come say hi!

With many new courses starting in February, there´s probably quite a few newbies out there - or people who haven´t studied with the OU for a while. So this is your chance to come say hi!

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Which book changed your life?

Mine has to be The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje. It gave me the momentum to do some travelling, which totally changed me life.

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