Attention to mental health is thrust of OU’s latest online teaching short course
The latest in a suite of short online courses to help get learning and teaching online has been launched by The @OpenUniversity (OU) on its…
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The annual Open University Business Barometer – Businesses spend £1.2 billion on temporary hires to plug skills gaps – while redundancies rise
@OpenUniversity Business Barometer – £1.2 billion spent on temporary hires to plug skills gaps – while redundancies rise A quarter (25%) of organisations having made…
Global online learning market projected to be worth $325 Billion by 2025
The @OpenUniversity is pleased to offer a new bite-size course for those tasked with moving teaching and learning online in today’s #NewNormal OU’s expertise in…
The Open University and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime expand Education for Justice online course
The @OpenUniversity’s Open Justice Centre and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (@UNODC) are continuing their partnership to deliver to the Education for Justice (E4J) initiative. E4J…
Open University students join Freedom Law Clinic Race and Policing Forum project
Ten students from The @OpenUniversity’s Open Justice Centre are taking part in a Freedom Law Clinic project exploring race and policing in the UK and…
More Open University alumni work as UK CEOs and Managing Directors than any other UK university
Alternative for #ALevel students on #ResultsDay #ALevelResults Day (13 August) is challenging even in normal circumstances, but with the uncertainty around this year’s grading and the anxiety…
Businesses set back 18 months by COVID-19 – but optimism lies in training and development
The impact of COVID-19 is being felt by businesses around the world. Leaders are navigating a broad range of interrelated issues that span from keeping…
Businesses that have invested in training during lockdown expect to recover more quickly
Businesses set back 18 months by COVID say @OpenUniversity UK organisations anticipate that it will take 18 months to fully recover from the disruption of…
OU Law students develop chatbots to support the public with domestic abuse, injunctions and legal aid
Law students from @OpenUniversity have been working with legal automation platform, Josef, to develop a series of chatbots to support the public with legal issues such…
Open University Law students join Freedom Law Clinic project researching the effects of Covid-19 on civil liberties
Ten law students from The @OpenUniversity and @OU_Law are taking part in a four-week project that will consider the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on…