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    22nd May 2012

    'OU remains the UK's number one provider of online undergraduate degrees'

    The Guardian has today published its University Guide stating “The Open University remains the UK's number one provider of online undergraduate degrees.” In the article, Niall Sclater, OU Director of Learning, Teaching and Quality, says: "We have 30,000 students under 25 and they are applying for degrees right across the board. School leavers usually have no problem with...

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    21st May 2012

    Fish on sale at Billingsgate Market: By Nic0 via Flickr

    OU/BBC series takes a closer look at London fish markets

    The first of three programmes on the London markets will be broadcast on Thursday 24 May at 9pm on BBC2 touching on issues of food security, climate change and our role in the global food system. This series is the story of the food we eat, told by the people who know it best – the buyers and sellers on the market floor, together with the many different...

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    18th May 2012

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    Volunteers needed: Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games

    Do you want to be part of a team helping to organise the next Commonwealth Games? Glasgow 2014 is seeking pre Games volunteers to help them prepare. There will only be 400 frontrunner (the organisers) Volunteer roles, some of which you can apply for now. The full Volunteer programme for up to 15,000 Volunteers will launch in January 2013. Glasgow 2014...

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Student scientists by Andy Pini

Jocelyn Bell Burnell: How science was a man's world

Open University Honorary Graduate Jocelyn Bell Burnell recently appeared on the BBC's Hardtalk. She discusses 'How science is a man's world' as she ...

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Tony Brush

OU Spanish graduate launches own Spanish tuition website

Tony Brush (pictured) describes how his OU Spanish studies combined with a range of other interests to take him in a new direction. I worked with the OU from 2002-2004, and...

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Dame Mary Peters

Dame Mary Peters becomes an Honorary Doctorate of The Open University

Olympic gold medallist, Dame Mary Peters has received an honorary degree for her contribution to Public Services in Belfast on 19 May. John D’Arcy, Director...

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