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Five tips for making friends at university
Education & Development

Five tips for making friends at university

...open up new opportunities and meet new people. Ask questions When meeting new people, the hardest step can be knowing what to talk about. Remember that the person you’re talking to may well be feeling nervous, and finding out about them can set you both at ease. Ask about them – and before you know it, they’ll be asking about you too. Smile If we feel anxious in a...
Constitutional Conversations: what Good Friday Agreement was for women
Society, Politics & Law

Constitutional Conversations: what Good Friday Agreement was for women

...education and inaccessible health care are faced by under-resourced women’s groups. These experiences are shared by women in loyalist and republican districts. Some see constitutional conversations as an opportunity to press for intersectional gender justice. A unity referendum is not a magic wand to fix these conditions. However, in the year of the twenty-fifth...
Wangari Maathai: standing up for women and the environment
Nature & Environment

Wangari Maathai: standing up for women and the environment

...educated women were rare) and finally, political atmosphere (when authoritarian leadership was the norm). Despite this, she succeeded in her academic pursuits, following up opportunities to study in the West, secure a prestigious job in Kenya and still put local population needs at the heart of her work at grassroots. Her non-conformity meant she paid dearly and...
The planet as the stakeholder
Money & Business

The planet as the stakeholder

...resources are largely omitted and may only be heard through specialist lobbying groups. In my own experience, as an Open University tutor and business consultant, I’ve conducted many stakeholder analyses, often classified by the following dimensions: Power – those able to marshal the means to impose their will. Legitimacy – those who have little input in the...
Poverty in Scotland 2016: Tools for Transformation
Society, Politics & Law

Poverty in Scotland 2016: Tools for Transformation

...Open University in Scotland’s national office in Edinburgh. Each of the main Scottish political parties had representatives attending and speaking to the question of poverty and how to tackle it. The audience included politicians, academics, researchers, trade unions, campaigners, third sector organisations and students. The Scottish media were also in attendance. The...
5 tips on financially thriving
Money & Business

5 tips on financially thriving

...resources to boost your money know-how...[iconic graphic - budget] 1. Budget The first thing to do to gain financial stability is to create a budget. This should be a factual exercise that lists the cold hard facts - what is your income VS outgoings? You could do it electronically with a spreadsheet or simply with pen and paper. If you're unsure where to start, there are...
What is Talk Factory?
Education & Development

What is Talk Factory?

...education described in the English National Curriculum (2014) as follows: “Pupils should be taught to speak clearly and convey ideas confidently using standard English. They should learn to justify ideas with reasons; ask questions to check understanding; develop vocabulary and build knowledge; negotiate; evaluate and build on the ideas of others, and select the...
Buddhist Economics
Society, Politics & Law

Buddhist Economics

...Open University Business School and Alan Shipman from the Department of Economics at The Open University... The intellectual foundations of the shareholder value model Dr Mike Lucas of The Open University Business School explains how the experience of working and teaching in accounting and finance has forced him to a fundamental reappraisal of the idea that businesses’...