Open University helped Nathanial get his dream job in IT
‘’When I started my degree I was asked by a colleague what my dream job was, well my dream job is actually the job I’m doing…
Author Kath Middleditch
Kath Middleditch
Former Media Relations Manager at The Open University. For enquiries, please contact press-office@open.ac.uk.
A trans review of 2017: the year of transgender moral panic
Three years ago, 2014 was hailed as “the transgender tipping point” – a year when trans people became more visible and better understood. Sadly, looking back…
Hugh’s Wild West: new BBC wildlife programme explores the West Country
Lifelong nature-lover Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall pursues his fascination with the wildlife of the West Country as he teams up with the region’s most dedicated nature lovers for…
2017: an award-winning year of inspiring BBC TV and radio
2017 has been the most successful year to date for The Open University and BBC partnership. Our TV and radio programmes reached more people than ever…
Fitness trends for 2018: stretching classes, eco-friendly treadmills and gym psychologists
In 2017 we saw the continued popularity of high intensity interval training (HIIT), strength training and group training. The success of parkrun, free 5 km running…
House prices in 2018: steady despite the hints of demolition
Lecturer in Economics, Alan Shipman, offers his view on what the next year has in store for the UK housing market… Judged by what they announced,…
Navigating fake news, learning in minutes and active participation: the big trends for education over the next decade
With ‘fake news’ named the word of the year for 2017, experts expect that it will remain a problem throughout the next decade, with one of…
“Online study worked for me – I doubled my salary”
Five years ago, Ryan Peddie from Newcastle was working as an IT Manager – but when his company started to face financial difficulties and approached a…
Open University renews learning agreement with Unison
The Open University has renewed its learning agreement with UNISON to benefit workers across the UK’s public services. UNISON’s relationship with The Open University first began…
7 amazing things digital wearable devices are helping us do
For the past 15 years Professor Blaine Price has sported every smartwatch and digital health wearable device imaginable, earning him the nickname of ‘Inspector Gadget’ at…
