A flight attendant, a musician, a teacher to be and volunteer in Rwanda - watch video interviews with four graduates at the OU's degree ceremony in Brighton in April 2011.
Karen Woollard's degree proved invaluable when she volunteered as a VSO special needs teacher in Rwanda.
Beryl Lovett talks about finally achieving the degree she began studying for in 1996 and how she plans to train as a teacher.
Ceri Stenner studied for his degree while working as a musician at the Grand Hotel in Eastbourne.
Andy Cassidy's books went all round the world with him as he studied while working as a flight attendant for Qantas.

