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- CILIP'S Professional Qualifications retain Open University credit rating ensuring valuable benefits for members.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-9 May 2007-CILIP: CILIP'S Professional Qualifications retain Open University credit rating ensuring valuable benefits for membersC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09052007 CILIP's Qualifications and Professional Development Department is delighted to announce that the Open University Validation Service OUVS has again...
- Research articles 2007-05-09
- The African Virtual University and the Open University received a $900,000 grant from the Hewlett Foundation to support the Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa initiative
- The African Virtual University Nairobi and the Open University United Kingdom received a $900,000 grant from the Hewlett Foundation to support the Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa TESSA initiative. TESSA is a consortium of African and international organizations that offers educational materials to train teachers in basic curriculum areas including...
- Research articles 2005-12-15
- Lynne nominated for educational success
- Byline: By Kate Campling Almondbury woman Lynne Noble has been nominated for the Yorkshire Women of Achievement Awards. Lynne, 50, was nominated by her friend Jane Harmer because she has managed to notch up extensive educational achievements despite suffering with multiple sclerosis. Lynne said Mrs Harmer was...
- Research articles 2004-05-19
- Advertisement Feature - Challenging
- Wendy Denham and her father Tony Pilkington, of Fenham, are just one example of a family studying together with The Open University. Wendy, 34, took the Openings course Living Arts while Tony, 62, took the online short course Start Writing Family History. Now they will both work towards a...
- Research articles 2003-09-23
- Homeopathic remedies for animals?
- Cindy Engel, a lecturer for Open University in Great Britain, marvels at elephants that trek miles seeking clay to counter dietary toxins. In her new book Wild Health (Houghton Mifflin, $24), Engel explores this and other behavioral strategies animals use to maintain their health. Learn about...
- Research articles 2003-01-01
- Evening Standard, London, Business Peeps Column.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 23--Now chairman of Holborn Public Relations, former retailer Philip Birch -- who famously sued Boots for UKpound 4.7 million when Sir James, now Lord, Blyth took over his Ward White DIY group for UKpound 900 million in 1989 but...
- Research articles 1998-10-25
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- SpaceShipOne designer to speak at University of Oregon
- Burt Rutan, an aerospace engineer and the designer of SpaceShipOne, will present the 2005 Koehn Colloquium lecture for the University of Oregon's School of Architecture and Allied Arts today in Eugene. The talk, Breakthroughs: The Product of Innovators, will explore the concept and benefits of thinking outside the...
- Research articles 2005-04-25
- Irrational Exuberance over Electronic Medical Records?
- When President-elect Obama outlined his economic stimulus package earlier this month, he emphasized the need to invest in the healthcare system's infrastructure by pushing for electronic health records EHR, nationwide: "We will make sure that every doctor's office and hospital in this country is using cutting edge technology and electronic...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Berkeley-Haas' Henry Chesbrough on "Open Innovation"
- Henry Chesbrough is an adjunct professor at the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley. He serves as the Executive Director of the Center for Open Innovation… which makes sense, since his 2005 book "Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating And Profiting from Technology" is...
- Blog posts 2008-11-26
- Mentoring Others
- Mentoring is generally considered to be an activity undertaken by someone "older and wiser" in the same industry who acts as a role model, sponsor, guide, and adviser. Coaching, on the other hand, can be undertaken by someone who is not necessarily in the same industry but who can ask...
- Articles 2007-10-31
- Sun grants Princeton University 100,000 CPU hours on the Sun Grid.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-13 December 2005-Sun Microsystems: Sun grants Princeton University 100,000 CPU hours on the Sun Grid C1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12122005 SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW), today announced Princeton University is a recipient of the...
- Research articles 2005-12-13
- The New Job Market: Who Wins and Who Loses?
- Recession, government spending, and demographics are transforming the workforce right before your eyes. To protect your career, make sure you're on the right side of history. If history is any guide, unemployment will continue to rise after the recession bottoms out, according to Steve Hipple, an economist with the...
- Articles 2009-06-24
- Winners and Losers in the New Job Market
- The fall of Lehman and the broader financial crisis have transformed the job market. Among the consequences: Women are now better off than men and part-time is the new full-time. Here's how you can succeed in the new economic order. But it’s not the sheer numbers of jobs shed...
- Articles 2009-09-15
- Improved design for open-graded asphalt
- The National Center for Asphalt Technology NCAT at Auburn University developed specifications and mix-design methods to improve the performance of open-graded friction course OGFC asphalt. First used by some western states in the 1960s, OGFC has interconnecting voids that provide drainage during heavy rainfall. According to NCAT, benefits include: ...
- Research articles 2001-07-01
- Global cyberwar: Installed in your PC at home, the office and government
- It starts out as banter on Internet Relay Chat IRC; on one end, a teenager programs a small program called a botnet, and instructs it to begin pinging your IRC client with lots of packets. You find a little botnet script yourself and retaliate. The war begins, albeit 1 versus...
- News items 2009-10-21
- Weighing Your Career-Break Options
- If you're thinking of taking a break from your job or career, you'd be well advised to do some advance planning. As with most things in life, you will get the most out of this endeavor if you give it careful consideration. While some career breaks are dictated by circumstance—such...
- Articles 2007-04-20
- Developing New Ways of Thinking
- Over the years we tend to develop thinking styles that become ingrained. People who say, "I'm not creative" or "I'm not really a thinker" simply have not been made aware of, or adopted, thinking patterns different from their own. We are all capable of breaking old habits, and this checklist...
- Articles 2007-04-20
- How to Manage in a Recession
- During a downturn, the usual rules of the workplace change dramatically. Here's how to keep your team motivated and productive. Set the Tone Goal: Lower the anxiety level in the office by being candid about...
- Articles 2008-06-23
- Microsoft, Yahoo join in opposing Google books deal
- By David Lawsky SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp and Yahoo! Inc are joining a group of opponents to a class action settlement that gives Google Inc the right to digitize millions of books, the companies said on Friday. The companies are becoming part of the Open Book Alliance, made...
- News items 2009-08-21
- Three Who Switched Careers
- Even in the worst labor market in a generation, there are good jobs to be had — if you're willing to follow the market to the careers that are still expanding. These three career switchers did just that. Let their stories be an inspiration and a game plan for your...
- Articles 2009-04-13
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