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David Puttnam: OU 40th anniversary lecture - Leaning Into The Light

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Lord Puttnam, Chancellor of The Open University, marks the 40th anniversary of the institution in this special birthday lecture. He addresses the challenges facing the world of education as we pursue the digital revolution in face of the credit crunch and the threat of ecological disaster.
Category: Health, Sports & Psychology

OU on the BBC: OU 40th Anniversary

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Four decades on, The Open University and the BBC are still creating thought-provoking content.
Category: Health, Sports & Psychology

Dominic Ball testimonial

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Professional footballer Dominic Ball has completed a Business Management Degree with The Open University. He explains why it’s important other current players start planning for the future, plus how the support of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) helped.
Category: Education

OU 40th anniversary: Broadcasting history

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The first 40 years of The Open University has been filled with a myriad of broadcasting moments. To celebrate the 40th anniversary, here's a 2-minute race through the OU's broadcasting history — see if you can spot the famous faces along the way!
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OU 40th anniversary: Open University ringtones

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Dum-dah, dum-dah, dum, dum, dum, daaaaaah - relive the tune which used to herald Open University programming on the BBC.
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OU 40th anniversary lectures: The quest for a happy ending

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In this third and final of the 40th anniversary lectures, Lord Puttnam suggests that The Open University is well placed to play a major role in correcting the follies of the twentieth century – and avoiding the problems of the future.
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OU 40th anniversary: Meet the Chancellor

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We meet Open University Chancellor Lord David Puttnam
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BME Staff network video

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Black and Minority Ethnic Network Podcasts - series 2

Katherine Jegede returns to host the second series of a podcast to discuss the experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic staff and students at the OU. It showcases academic research and projects, plus covers the work happening within the institution in relation to race and ethnicity.

Asa Briggs and new maps of learning

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Asa Briggs' interest in how to support learning influenced his work at two universities.
Category: History

The Open University and the Cold War

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How the origins of The Open University were framed by the Cold War.
Category: History

Mendel: The first geneticist

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Born in 1822, Johann Gregor Mendel, the founder of genetics, used experiments on peas to show that inheritance takes place by means of discrete particles. These later turned out to be genes.
Category: History of Science, Technology & Medicine

Stories from our Black students

During a research project into Black students’ experiences on a peer mentoring scheme, we interviewed four first-year students. During these interviews, they talked broadly about the challenges they faced in balancing their lives and their study at The Open University.
Category: Business Strategy & Studies

Milton Keynes: energy capital of the UK?

Professor Peter (Jake) Chapman has made a large contribution to society, especially with his work which led to the energy rating of all buildings. Watch a film which explores what happened when Jake of The Open University and an architect of the Milton Keynes Development Corporation recognised the dangers of increased energy on the climate. Their energy efficiency measures are now part of everyday life and better known as the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC).

Category: Nature & Environment

Remembering Stuart Hall: On nationalism

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The former OU professor discusses nationalism and tradition in this archive extract.
Category: Sociology
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