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The OU in Wales has welcomed a Welsh Government announcement of a 35% increase in the number of part-time undergraduate students in Wales.

The OU in Wales itself has seen a 49% increase in student numbers in the October 2018 recruitment cycle, which equates to 748 additional students. 

Since September 2018, a maintenance grant of up to £4,500 has been made available to eligible part-time students studying at home. This makes Wales the only country in Europe to offer part-time students the equivalent support to their full-time counterparts.

The Open University in Wales launched its 50th anniversary celebrations recently during a gathering of university leaders.

The Higher Education Council for Wales (HEFCW) held its annual public meeting at The OU in Wales in Cardiff. Afterwards, Director Louise Casella addressed council members, where she gave an overview of The OU’s activity over the next 12 months.

The OU was established in 1969 by Prime Minister Harold Wilson. It was his vision to create ‘an University of the air’, a bold concept of making university education open to all.

Joint research between The Open University and Stirling University has uncovered the extent of online abuse against women.

Yesterday, at the Wales Millennium Centre, former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was presented with an honorary degree from The Open University in Wales for her contribution to public service.

A team of astronomers from the OU and other academic institutions* are launching an international citizen science project to work out what over 30 million unique objects discovered in space actually are.

Research into the history of Wales by Open University students is now freely available online for the first time.

Employability skills coordinator, Darren Jones discusses his own personal learning journey and how it has led him to support students in developing their employability skills.

The Open University in Wales was delighted to celebrate the achievements of the first cohort of students to gain the Certificate of Higher Education in Social Care Practice (Wales), at a celebration event held at Cardiff City Hall recently.

The Open University Business Barometer, which monitors the skills landscape of the UK, reveals that employers in Wales are paying a high price to ensure their organisations have the skills required to remain productive.

Widening Access Manager Gayle Hudson discusses how the OU in Wales supports students who are carers and highlights our work with student carers to develop a new resource pack.