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After the defenestration of Peter Horrocks there was a collective sigh of relief from many quarters. Mary Kellett was installed as temporar...

Young people still go to university in large numbers, despite educational policy having raised the price to the point where many question w...

My first contribution to the debate about the post-Horrocks Open University. This was first published in the OU's Associate Lecturers...

If you're going to learn properly you have to go beyond what the module teaches you. You have to do stuff beyond the letter of the lea...

Ravens have social abilities previously only seen in humans. Henry says, "I told you".

Dear Albert Jacson, James Anderson et al “Cheap Essays” Thank you for your complimentary comments on my blog post on educational policy ....

Time pressure has always been a problem for OU students (Who am I kidding? All students.) Perhaps it is becoming more prevalent as students...