By tim, on January 28th, 2012 at 5:29 pm When I graduated from Warwick University in 1985, I couldn’t wait to get away from the place.
I don’t think I even returned to the campus until the weekend of my 40th birthday – very nearly 20 years after graduating. It wasn’t that I didn’t enjoy my time there, but initially I couldn’t wait to get out into the world of work and then, after a bit of the shine of having money for the first time had worn off, I didn’t want to go back because I knew I might want to stay. Even the numerous times throughout the . . . → Read More: Lurking
By tim, on December 20th, 2011 at 8:44 pm … has just arrived in my inbox from the Faculty of Social Sciences. It confirms what I’d been told by the Yorkshire region a few weeks ago, with the merest hint that something may be resolved in time for late 2012. The email is reproduced below, with my thoughts in italics.
Dear Tim Holyoake
I understand from PGSS colleagues in Region 07 that you have enquired about studying psychology at postgraduate level with the OU/Faculty of Social Sciences. I note from your academic record that you have recently achieved a first class honours degree in psychology with us. Warmest congratulations . . . → Read More: News from the OU about postgraduate psychology provision
By tim, on December 13th, 2011 at 8:38 pm Owzabout that then! 41,500 signatures and climbing.
Marianne Cantieri, OUSA President said “I am proud of what our students have achieved already. There are a very large number of petitions on the Parliamentary website … and for this petition to reach the top ten in such a short space of time is fantastic news.”
The complete OUSA news release (spelling mistakes and strange formatting included) is available online here.
If you want to see the Open University remain truly open, please sign if you haven’t done so already and spread the word to your friends.
By tim, on December 12th, 2011 at 11:18 am Seremoni raddio archebu! Rwy’n gobeithio gweld rhai ohonoch yng Nghaerdydd ar 12 Mai 2012.
By tim, on December 6th, 2011 at 7:05 pm It’s been quite a day!
I’d woken up at around 6.30 this morning and the first thing I did (after giving Jane a kiss, of course!) was to check my StudentHome page. iPads are wonderful for furtive internet browsing in bed while still half asleep. No change. So I’d started to get up to go swimming and noticed that someone had posted a message on the DD307 facebook forum – RESULTS ARE IN!
Heart in mouth moment. I made sure that nothing breakable or valuable was nearby. I checked – and sure enough, just after 7am this morning I had . . . → Read More: First Class!
By tim, on December 2nd, 2011 at 4:53 pm Wow. When I signed the petition a couple of days ago, it had a few hundred signatures on it. It’s put on another few thousand today, presumably in response to messages circulating on the usual social networking sites and this email, sent by Marianne Cantieri, OUSA President, to all current OU students this morning.
Dear Tim
We don’t send many communications direct to your mailbox since we’re only too well aware of the frustrations of spamming. However we hope you’ll agree that we made the right decision on this occasion since literally a couple of minutes of your time could help . . . → Read More: Open University epetition reaches 20,000 signatures
By tim, on November 30th, 2011 at 9:26 pm As I write, the epetition I mentioned earlier on today has just passed the 4,000 signature mark – adding around 3,000 signatures in the last 24 hours according to my reckoning. At this rate, it might just stand an outside chance of reaching 100,000.
It’s been produced by the OU branch of UCU and is also being supported by OUSA. If you’d like sign the petition (and are a UK resident or national), this is the link you need.
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