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The Think Big Regatta – Yachts of fun for a great cause

September 2012 will herald the arrival of an exciting new corporate team building event – the Think Big Regatta. The regatta will include networking, team building and yacht racing fun with the support of a fantastic charity – Think Big.

Thinking Big - O2’s carbon commitment continues

It’s pretty obvious to anyone who knows us that our favourite colour is blue. But that won’t stop us looking into how, as a business, we can be more green.

Have you had your share of £30m from O2 Recycle?

Last week, O2 Recycle reached an astonishing £30million paid out to customers for their old mobiles and gadgets. Since launch, we’ve helped over 400,000 customers to trade in their old phones and use the value to upgrade to a new one, paying out an average of £75 for each item.

Thinking Big – great news for Young Scots

If you’re one of the 109,000 18-26-year olds who holds a Young Scot NEC card, today’s a good day - we’ve just announced a partnership with Young Scot that’ll get you some great mobile deals.

Too little too late – UK revision still not making the grade.

Today, O2 Learn releases the results of three new surveys, carried out with the help of Edcoms. The surveys, conducted on school teachers, pupils and their parents, show that GCSE students are falling short of teachers’ recommendations when it comes to revision.

Tech Digest partners with O2 Recycle over the festive season

If you’re like us, you will be wishing for a shiny new gadget in your stocking this year.  The question is, what will you do with your old gadget if it is replaced by a newer model?  Or like many people in the UK, you may have a draw full of unloved gadgets just begging for a new home? 

O2 Recycle - Are you sitting on a goldmine?

New research from O2 Recycle reveals Brits lose out on a staggering £762million each year by failing to cash in on their old tech goods, including mobile phones, MP3 players, sat navs, games consoles and digital cameras.

Chipmunk backs Marie’s Think Big project to help young people re-engage with homework

Our new research shows how important homework is but how hard it can be to do. Read what a young person called Marie, O2 and Chipmunk are doing about it.

O2 Think Big: We're tired of the negativity surrounding young people today in the media

A new video has been launched online to encourage more young people to get involved in O2’s social programme. Think Big is handing over the reins to young people themselves and helping them take charge of changing the society in which they live and to celebrate this we are launching a social media campaign giving you the chance to win £90 worth of vouchers to O2 Academy Events.

Young people feel depressed about their futures. Why? Blame it on the celebs.

Almost one in four young people feel depressed about their future due to a combination of pressures that harm their confidence, according to a new survey by our Think Big programme.