The Open Dream
Reasons to study after 30: Development of character and personal traits: persistence, time management, curiosity, ability to summarise, setting personal boundaries.
The OU where you are
The Open University is open to people, places, methods and ideas
The OU is wherever you are. It is on every continent, every hour of the day, reaching people via social networks and the internet, via TV and mobile devices. As the world leader in providing higher education through distance learning, it supports over 250,000 students wherever they are.
The OU is at work and at home, in the study, living room, canteen, cabin, classroom, bicycle and tent. OU research is beneath the waves, in volcanic craters, in the air and in space. The OU is a partner of academic institutions and business leaders worldwide. It is a driver of economic growth and opportunity for all.
The OU community generates new stories each day and this site offers a showcase of those stories and a chance to contribute your own.
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A sound idea
Science of acoustics
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Soccer to law
Footballer's degree
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Graphic experiment
Tidy Street goes green
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Celebrating with
OU's first students
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Opening up access
to geology fieldwork
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Dogsbody to doctor
A year in blog posts
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Screenreader study
'Access is fantastic'
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Incredible journey
Mary rises to the top
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Helping to drive
electric car scheme
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We care about carers
Flexible learning
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Citizen science
Wildlife on the web
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Looking for life
Mission to Mars
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Linking the UK
Race Online 2012
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The OU and I
Joe Pasquale interview
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Predicting epidemics
ahead of London 2012
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Study for work
The employers' uni
Officially got started with the good old @OpenUniversity today! It's been my 'smart move' of the year!
@sarahlowmusic
Baffled by science? Have a look at these from @OpenUniversity & listen to me pretending I understand what I'm reading. http://t.co/nnDCfN0K
@RealDMitchell
Audioboo with an OU student
My mum is doing her @OpenUniversity physics exam this am, just dropped her off on my way to my lecture, I feel like a mum today! #goodluck
@AnnaKerwin
Student hands in final assignment
This time next week, @OpenUniversity are sending me material for my next module. Learning ahoy! Huzzah!
JJonesJennings
OU Community reports...
In this section you’ll find thoughts and comments generated by the OU community, be it snippets from blog posts, Facebook status updates or tweets.
People are talking about the Open University across the globe, across timescales and across many different platforms and here’s a snapshot of what some of them are saying.