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...course (You, your computer and the Net) which marked the beginning of the University's rise as a major provider of online education. In 2001 he set up the University's Relevant Knowledge programme—a suite of short online courses on topical technological issues and was Director of the programme until 2009. John retired from the OU (where he was Professor of the Public...

...Open University's Open degree qualification. Setting the scene I am an active trade unionist in the Communication Workers Union (CWU) based in Glasgow. I asked one of my friends, also a CWU worker, who has asked to remain anonymous, about being a female postal worker. By 2022 she had been in this role for 6 years and she willingly spoke to me in mid-2021 about her ‘job...

...open to a trade deal with a UK outside the EU. That’s a position that contrasts with his overall protectionist stance. While he might leave an opening for the UK, his overall position would inflict much larger damage on the wider open global trading system that Britain remains a committed member of. Britain’s hopes of securing global trade deals depends on the rest of...

...open the investigation into her emails. The political implications are, as yet, unclear. The smart money suggests that she will still win the election, if only because of the vagaries of the US electoral system. But, even if true, the effect on voting for US Senators – what Americans refer to as “down-ballot voting” – could be significant. Faced with this...

...Open University researcher Sara de Jong on the intersections of identity and citizenship with economic history and language...[Plant by Laura Malacart] Sara: What were the sources of inspiration for developing your current installation for the Who Are We? Project? What discoveries did you make in the process that have found a place in your artistic intervention? Laura: I...