Competitions
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Share your goals for 2012 for chance to win psychology book
11/01/2012 - 16:42
For your chance to win a copy of OU MBA graduate Bridget Grenville-Cleave’s new book, Positive Psychology, A Practical Guide, just tell us what goal you have set yourself in 2012. Bridget has just published her third book which is the scientific study of the positive aspects of human life, such as happiness, confidence and achievement; it focuses on understanding and promoting what makes...
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Hunting for the UK’s most talented undergraduates...
05/01/2012 - 16:42
Fancy being named 'best undergraduate' and proving you're amongst the best and most employable students in the country? There are 12 awards up for grabs to identify the top undergraduates in IT and Computer Science, Management, Law, Arts and Humanities, Business and Finance, Engineering, Social Sciences, Construction, Engineering and Design, Low Carbon, Accountancy and...
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Your chance to win an Android Tablet
03/01/2012 - 16:58
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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*now closed* Win a copy of Town on DVD
13/12/2011 - 12:20
As the popular four-part series of Town is released on DVD, Platform is offering you the chance to win your very own copy. The OU/BBC series, presented by Nicholas Crane, explores four iconic British towns: Scarborough, Ludlow, Perth and Totnes and takes a closer look at community, sustainability, inequality, diversity and power, featuring some stunning aerial shots and...
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*now closed* Win a comedy night pass for eight
15/11/2011 - 12:29
Wish.co.uk has recently launched in the UK and is the perfect place to shop if you’re on the search for the ultimate experience days. We've teamed up with Wish to offer you the chance to win a comedy night pass for eight! So if you fancy an entertaining night out, treat yourself and seven of your friends to see some of the nation’s funniest comics...
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*now closed* Universities Alliance launches 'design a Christmas card' competition
10/11/2011 - 16:10
The University Alliance - of which the OU is a member - is running a design competition for its Christmas card to key stakeholders. The winner, as well as designing the new card, will receive a £50 Amazon gift voucher and will be credited on the back the card which will be seen by hundreds of key figures, including MPs, leading business executives and university...
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*NOW CLOSED* Win Bang Goes The Theory DVD box set
30/09/2011 - 10:54
The latest series of Bang Goes The Theory might be coming to an end, but we're giving you the chance to get your hands on a DVD box set containing all the episodes from the first two series. Bang is a partnership between the Open University and the BBC that puts science and technology to the test. From the latest discoveries to amazing breakthroughs, and with a whole heap...
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*NOW CLOSED* Win a signed copy of The Digital Scholar
29/09/2011 - 09:39
Fancy winning a signed copy of The Digital Scholar by the OU's Professor Martin Weller? An expert in educational technology, Martin uses the book to explore the impact of technology on higher education and how the age of academic publishing - when new platforms extend opportunities beyond those of the academic journal or conference paper - is changing thanks to digital...
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*NOW CLOSED* Win HP Netbook worth £230 or copy of The Good Study Guide
07/09/2011 - 15:14
Platform has joined forces with internet bookseller Eddington Hook to offer you the chance to win a HP Netbook worth £230 with three runners up prizes of The Good Study Guide. 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. It recently...
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*NOW CLOSED* What’s your study treat? OU goodie bags up for grabs
29/07/2011 - 09:54
Student blogger Carrie has confessed that rewarding herself while studying has added a few extra pounds to her waistline. So yes, OU study has led to a degree, but a last minute rush to finish TMAs has meant her love of mountain biking has taken a bit of a back seat. She says: “Before I knew it I was having to study in the evenings and take occasional weekends off...
Recent winners
...goes to Helen Mackman, of York, for correctly stating that presenter Nicholas Crane also presented the OU/BBC series Coast.
A fun night for...
...Charles Harvey, of Gosport, Hampshire, who wins a comedy night pass for eight people for correctly stating you can drive a Ferrari 360 on a Driving Day with wish.co.uk.
...Kelly Greening, from Dorchester, who correctly answered that Eddington Hook sells The Good Study Guide for £9.99. Runners up, each receiving a copy of the study guide, are Claire Saunders, from Bournemouth; Shervyn Cole, from Watford; and Richard Smith, from Chester.
Bang boxset
Winner of the BGTT DVD boxset comp, which attracted 300 entries, is Chris Stone from Norwich for correctly answering that presenter Liz Bonnin got her Masters in Wild Animal Biology.
Martin Weller's Digital Scholar
Winner of a signed copy of Professor Martin Weller's The Digital Scholar is Arts AL James Hutchinson.
Goodie bags go to...
Winners, picked at random, for sharing their 'study treats' are Claire Lucas, Danielle Lloyd and Owen Manuel. Email platformeditor@open.ac.uk to claim your prizes!
An iPad goes to...
The winner of the Digital Champion competition, featured as part of Race Online 2012, is... Clara St Kilda.
The OU books scheme was set up by Eddington Hook in 1971. Of the 400 entries, Natalie Bradley, from Lancashire, was selected as the winner and will receive her course books or £40 to spend on cookery, sports or travel books. Five runners up prizes of The Good Study Guide or £10 to spend online go to Ramesh Patel, of Sherborne; Michelle McCue, of London; Hayley Roche, of Reading; Jean Gibbon, of Castle Douglas; and Daniela Menascé, of Barcelona.
Egg hunt competition
The egg hunt across Platform attracted thousands of entries with most of you getting the answer correct - the letters hidden across the site, when rearranged, spelled DEGREE. Big congrats to the winner - Penelope Bray, of Surrey - who receives £250 in OU course vouchers.
Digital camera and signed books...
Platform teamed up with iSpot to offer you the chance to win one of 25 Samsung digital cameras with accessory kit and a signed copy of Fragile Web: What Next For Nature, by OU ecologist Professor Jonathan Silvertown. All you had to do was tell us how you encourage wildlife. And the winners are as follows:
Shaun Morrison, of Birtley; Yasmine Hamid, of Durham; Jeannie Mehta, of Hertforshire; Joy Mara, of Suffolk; Dave McKervail, of Hampshire' Annie Watkins, of Telford; Caroline Zammattio, of Middlesex; Lesley Denholm, of Newcastle Upon Tyne; Alison Bancroft; Nick Stevens; Tina Hoffman; Kay Miller; Tom Richards; Emma Cooper; Johanna Caroll; Tania Yeatman; Gerard Phillips; Celia Hadow; David Wilson; William Gordon; Ian Dean; Jean carter;Sally Ann Winter; Melissa Dennison; and Louise Davis.
We've not been able to successfully contact all the winners so if you're named above and enterered this competiton, your prizes await you. Please email the Platform team at platformeditor@open.ac.uk and we'll arrange to send your prizes out.
And his name is... Bob!
Winners of the competition to name the main character in the OU library's animated video have been selected. The little yellow guy who features in a series of animated video shorts now has a new name thanks to Kelly Young, of Grantham; Benedetto Notarianni, of Northumberland; and Joanne Witham, of Cardiff who all came up with Bob, or variations of Bob. Anita Hunt, from Cornwall, is a bonus winner for suggesting that Bob's fishy friend should be called Fin. The winners each receive £20 in book tokens or Amazon vouchers.