9 ways to avoid a New Year financial hangover
Top tips from our financial expert, Martin Upton, on how to ensure that after the excess of Christmas spending we start the New Year on a firm…
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No Royal Wedding bank holiday: Why that’s probably a good thing
With the feel-good factor of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement, many of us were crossing our fingers that we’d get an extra bank holiday in…
Why a blockchain startup called Govcoin wants to ‘disrupt’ the UK’s welfare state
The UK chancellor’s recent Budget reminded us that systemic problems continue to plague the government’s delayed roll-out of universal credit – a single monthly welfare payment…
Budget 2017: The expert’s view – investment in technology
The UK chancellor of the exchequer, Philip Hammond, has delivered his budget stating that the government will “invest over £500m in a range of initiatives from…
11 top tips to become a financially savvy teen
According to research from by the OU’s True Potential Centre for the Public Understanding of Finance (PUFin) a staggering one in seven 18 year olds is already in…
Seven simple ways to support colleagues with mental health issues
This article was authored by Matt Georges – one of our inspirational graduates who recently achieved his degree in Economics and Mathematical Sciences, aged 38. Some…
It’s time to modernise the UK’s road rules – but adding offences for cyclists is no place to start
The UK is set to review the criminal laws and safety issues relating to cycling. This announcement came shortly after 20-year-old Londoner Charlie Alliston was found…
If a brain can be caught lying, should we admit that evidence to court? Here’s what legal experts think
A man is charged with stealing a very distinctive blue diamond. The man claims never to have seen the diamond before. An expert is called to…
Still too many holes in Theresa May’s promise to EU citizens
A full year after the EU referendum, the British prime minister has finally issued a statement on the status of the 3m European citizens living in…
OU Business School Awards 2017 – student and alumni winners
The OU Business School’s top students and alumni were celebrated at a special ceremony for the School’s annual award ceremony, held in Milton Keynes on Wednesday…
