Business English workshops for non-native speakers
Legal English workshops for non-native speakers
ONB's Current Affairs Podcasts
A taxing
topic
New Year 2026: How to avoid double trouble.
More Brits are decamping the UK and settling overseas. We check out double tax agreements with continental nations and speak to expert Laura Sant, a specialist in the rules affecting current and future ex-Pats.
An update on how British summer schools are coping in a post-Covid/Brexit world, and a top lawyer's view on how UK firms can better protect themselves when deals with clients in the EU turn sour.
When the
Bell tolls
Winter 2023: An alpine racer reflects on green issues.
Team GB athlete Reece Bell, daughter of a famous British Olympian, talks about the impact international sport can have on the climate, and about her battle to overcome injury.
Dental
tourism
Autumn 2022: The pros and cons of overseas treatment.
As NHS dental practices pull the plug on taking new adult patients, we talk to health specialists in one continental city about what people should do when seeking an overseas appointment.
Project
Apollo
Spring 2022 - Revised Version: An international rescue effort.
Four ex-British military volunteers describe their high-risk mercy missions to supply aid and take mothers and children from Ukraine's front lines to new safe houses - and why Brexit poses a bureaucratic threat.
Crime-fighters
beware!
New Year 2022: Don't let them unmask your face!
As European governments come under pressure to lift social distancing rules, we throw a spotlight onto a new law that's designed to keep an army of citizen crime-fighters masked up for the foreseeable future.
Free speech
on campus
September 2021: A good idea or a recipe for trouble?
The UK government's proposals to give students, staff and visitors legal rights to free speech on campus carries penalties for colleges and students unions which fail to comply. Is it workable? We look at the draft Bill.
Your right
to know
June 2021: UK council budgets in the spotlight.
Local taxpayers and journalists have a brief opportunity this summer to investigate how UK councils have spent cash during the pandemic . Do you know your rights, and what issues can you probe by yourself?
A new British
passport
March 2021: A book, document, export or import?
British citizens resident in the EU face extra security hurdles if they need to renew an expiring UK passport, in the face of tighter customs controls post-Brexit and ongoing pandemic travel restrictions.
Home-working
& I.T. safety
December 2020: Must it be a security headache?
Software systems allowing managers to monitor employees who work at home need not be as intrusive as critics suggest. We talk to CEO Piotr Kubiak about a leading I.T. solution for bosses and workers.
Learning the
lessons
October 2020: How to t
rain teachers in a pandemic.
Thousands have embarked on new teaching careers after attending British Council courses. Trainer Declan Cooley outlines moves to online instruction. Plus: Lugano update from Farrer & Co law partner Hendrik Puschmann.
The riddle
of Brexit
September 2020: Lugano Day and a looming 'Italian torpedo'.
Brexit risks leaving British businesses in limbo over enforcing cross-border compensation claims in commercial courts. Will the UK's bid to stay in another continental accord succeed ? The EU's verdict is imminent.
Not just lost
property
July 2020: A dilemma for foreign students at UK colleges.
International undergraduates risk losing property left in dorms as Covid-19 struck, plus future rent guarantee woes. Ex-Uni boss John Simons and lawyer Nicola Fairburn reflect on a dilemma for students and families.
Testing
times
June 2020: The UK's English summer schools in crisis.
Business acquisitions consultant James Dixey and summer school director Harry Hortyn describe how Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on a £1.4bn industry, and what owners must do to survive and flourish in the future.
ONB Media Training Workshops
Investigating
Town Halls
Journalists have a narrow window of opportunity each summer to examine local government financial records. Our workshop covers the legislation, the process and what to do if authorities try to block or frustrate enquiries.
Wintersports
Journalism
Tailored for tutors and students of university media courses, our entertaining and informative workshop explores the exciting world of wintersports journalism, and features interviews with top-flight athletes, managers and reporters.
Recommended External Providers
The Centre for Investigative Journalism
Summer Schools & Seasonal Workshops
The ONB Bookshelf
Specialist Journalism Edited by Barry Turner & Richard Orange
Published by Routledge, Oxfordshire
Combining 'how-to' skills with reflection on the place of each specialism in the industry, this guide features the skills needed to cover specialist areas, including writing sports reports, reviewing the arts, and explaining complex scientific concepts. The book discusses how specialist journalists have contributed to the mainstream news agenda, as well as analysing how different issues have been covered, such as global warming, crime trends and the celebrity culture in sport.
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