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The Open University in Wales hosted a free lecture on 28 March with two leading academics who worked on the award-winning BBC / OU co-production Blue Planet II.

Louise Casella, Director of The Open University in Wales, explains how financial support for new students starting from September 2018 could make a major difference to the numbers of people studying part-time in Wales.

We currently have three exciting career opportunities to join our senior management team, as we work together to ensure that a growing number of learners in Wales recognise and enjoy the benefits of part time distance learning with The Open University in Wales.

As part of British Science Week, The Open University in Wales, will be hosting a series of interactive events to demonstrate how science can be studied outside of the lab. 

The Open University in Wales has launched a new ‘STEM talent’ programme which enables sixth form students to study an OU science, technology, engineering or mathematics module during their studies.

A new project, hosted by the Institute of Welsh Affairs (IWA), will consider how smart technology can be used to maximise the positive impact of the Cardiff Capital Region City Deal (CCRCD).

The Open University in Wales and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol are working in partnership to provide free online resources in Welsh and English for learners to try something new, increase their skills or sample a Higher Education course.

Louise Casella, who has considerable strategic leadership experience in higher education, including senior roles in Wales, will take up the post early in the New Year.

The Open University Business School (OUBS) has designed a new course to combat a growing debt problem among young adults, as part of an initiative to champion personal finance education across the UK.

Ahead of our Cardiff graduation ceremony this week we pay tribute to the hard work and determination of all of our students and highlight the inspirational story of one of our recent graduates.