The Trojan Horse affair in Birmingham schools last year has left an indelible mark on the education system and the ensuing debate on the need for schools to uphold “British values” has infused parties…
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For five years the Chancellor has sought to invigorate returns on investment for businesses, but the pay off is yet to materialise.
Internet Explorer, the browser that everyone loves to hate, isn’t done yet.
One to three planets in habitable zones around stars in our galaxy could sustain life.
George Osborne has delivered his fifth and final budget before the general election. Our academic experts respond.
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft hasn’t reached optimum orbit around Ceres but the data it’s returning has already got scientists excited.
Our blood-brain barrier protects us by blocking out unwanted material but with age it also blocks waste from getting out.
The chancellor has announced a voter-friendly annuity escape plan. But just how much freedom this gives pensioners should be questioned.
The new statue next to London’s Parliament honours the impact Gandhi had on Britain, as well as the influence Britain had on Gandhi.
Attack on two police officers shows a new approach is needed to resolve tensions.
Isaac Baker Brown promoted FGM in Victorian London as a treatment for hysteria, mental illness and unfeminine behaviour.
The question of whether or not to go for the upgrade or stick with the devil you know is an increasingly common contemporary dilemma; the lure of new features against the threat of potentially disabling…
A new security law working its way through Turkey’s parliament could radically reduce police impunity.
Sometimes it’s fine for climate science to be plain old interesting.
The first ever minutes from the rate setting meeting at the ECB should remind member governments of the Eurozone’s disarray.
A blend of online and face-to-face teaching is changing the nature of the classroom.
It is 1529. Cardinal Wolsey leaves his palace at York Place, giving way to the triumphant Anne Boleyn, who holds court in the long gallery. But this York Place is not the princely residence of the Archbishops…
The UK government has launched its new Pension Wise service. The website is designed to help people understand their new pension freedoms that start from April this year. But it has a gaping hole at its…
As a Roman historian, I’m struck by how often people ask why the Roman empire ended, since a far more interesting question is surely how it managed to survive for such a long time while extended over such…
The second open enrolment period of the US Affordable Care Act, which was due to close on February 15 has been extended in most US states. Estimates vary, but around 10m people have already enrolled on…
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Academic Lead, Access Participation and Success Faculty of Business and Law, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Financial Management, The Open University
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Lecturer in Biomedical Health Science, The Open University
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Associate Lecturer, The Open University
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Visiting Academic, The Open University
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Lecturer in Social Work, The Open University
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Research Fellow, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University
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Visiting Fellow in History, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer In Popular Music, The Open University
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Visiting Fellow, The Open University
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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Professor of Transport Strategy, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Art History and Heritage, The Open University
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Professor of Finance, The Open University