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The Open University extends enrolment deadline for first time as record numbers of young people choose flexible study
The Open University is extending its undergraduate enrolment deadline for the first time in its history after seeing unprecedented demand from younger students seeking a more flexible route into higher education. The move comes as growing numbers of school and college leavers look for alternatives to the traditional university experience, balancing study with work and […]
New OU/BBC’s Inside Science begins on Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
The new OU/BBC series of BBC Inside Science starts on Thursday 10 September on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds at 4.30pm. Returning for a new 26-part run, the weekly programme illuminates mysteries and challenges the controversies behind the science that’s changing our world. Covering everything from health and engineering to environmental science, mathematics and […]
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The Open University launches new strategy to widen opportunity and help more students succeed
The Open University (OU) has today launched Opening Up, its new strategy for 2026–2031, setting out how it will widen opportunity, improve student success and increase its impact through education, research, innovation and partnership. The strategy marks the next stage in the OU’s mission to make higher education open to people regardless of background, location […]
Michael Rosen returns with a new series of Word of Mouth
A new OU / BBC Radio 4 series, Word of Mouth, begins on Thursday 27 August at 15:30 on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Presented by celebrated author Michael Rosen, the programme explores the world of words and how we use them. The series explores the many ways language shapes our lives, examining topics […]
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Teenage boom at The Open University as young people choose to earn while they learn
Record 3,398 new undergraduate students aged 18 or 19. Number of teenage starters has risen by more than a third since 2019/20. Almost four in ten new OU undergraduates are now under 25. Record numbers of teenagers are choosing The Open University as young people seek more flexible and affordable ways to earn a degree […]
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OU’s Open Business Creators Fund awards grants totalling £30k to student-led enterprises
Eighteen budding entrepreneurs have been awarded cash grants to kickstart their business ideas thanks to Open Business Creators (OBC). The popular and long-running initiative supports Open University students and alumni to start, grow and sustain their own businesses or freelance careers. Through a combination of training, funding and business support, OBC aims to help entrepreneurs […]
Michael Sheen investigates a toxic legacy in new OU/BBC series
A new OU / BBC series, Buried with Michael Sheen begins Monday 17 August at 9pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. For years, Welsh actor Michael Sheen has been haunted by the story of Douglas Gowan, a farming consultant who claimed communities in Wales had been poisoned by decades of toxic chemical dumping. In this […]
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Emergency 24/7 takes viewers inside a major NHS trauma centre in new OU/BBC series
A new OU / BBC series, Emergency 24/7 begins Tuesday 18 August at 9pm on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. From the makers of Murder 24/7, Emergency 24/7 takes viewers inside one of the UK’s busiest Major Trauma Centres, the Emergency Department at Southmead Hospital in Bristol. Filmed across reception, resuscitation, operating theatres, intensive care and […]
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Professor Ian Pickup, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Learning, Teaching and Student Experience at the Open University, advises on results day, clearing, and the power of flexible higher education
A‑level results day can feel like a crossroads. For some, it brings relief and celebration, for others, it brings uncertainty, disappointment, or a sudden need to rethink plans that felt fixed only days before. But as Professor Ian Pickup, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Students at The Open University, points out, this moment is rarely as final as […]
OU celebrates inauguration of Anatolia American University
The Open University recently joined partners in Thessaloniki, Greece, to celebrate the official inauguration of Anatolia American University, marking a major milestone in a long-standing partnership built on trust, shared values and a shared belief in the power of education to change lives. The inauguration marks a new chapter in the OU’s 12-year validation partnership […]
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