Paul has been an OU tutor for 13 years, teaching a variety of social science, business studies and accounting modules during that time. He is proud to be a graduate of The Open University (2006) in a subject far removed from business studies (History and Philosophy of Science) into which he is currently undertaking PhD research. He is a Chartered Accountant and the author of the finance block of the OU module B100 Introduction to business and management.