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Marnie and Martin prove age is no barrier to study

4 November 2020

You’re never too old to learn as the saying goes and the OU proves how much that rings true as we help celebrate Lifelong Learning Week From teenagers to pensioners, thousands of OU students – of all ages and stages of life – are among those choosing to study for a variety of reasons. […]

50-word flash fiction competition launches

4 November 2020

Our physical movements may be limited in yet another lockdown, but there’s no limit to creative freedom as we hook into the month of #NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) to launch a literary competition with a difference. Building on the success of our award-winning ’50 Words for 50 Years’ campaign last year, our flash fiction […]

Clive Emsley, on receipt of honorary doctorate from Edge Hill University, 2016

OU pays tribute to pioneering historian of crime and policing

13 October 2020

Staff and colleagues around The Open University (OU) have been paying tribute to Emeritus Professor Clive Emsley, a founding member of the History Department at The Open University and one of the world’s foremost exponents of criminal justice history, who has died this month aged 76. Among his accolades Clive provided the first scholarly history […]

National roll out for successful OU and Jobcentre Plus scheme to upskill jobseekers

13 October 2020

An initiative between The Open University (OU), the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and Jobcentre Plus (JCP) to tackle the common skills gaps among jobseekers is to be rolled out nationally following a successful pilot programme. Thanks to the pilots success the DWP have appointed the OU as a National Partner with a focus […]

OU director awarded OBE for services to education and the arts

10 October 2020

The Open University’s Director in Ireland, John D’Arcy, has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s 2020 Birthday Honours for his services to Education and the Arts. John has been The Open University’s National Director for Ireland since 2010, running its Belfast and Dublin offices. He is also a member of the University’s Council and […]

OU’s partnership with Uber wins international education award

7 October 2020

The Open University (OU) has won Public/Private Partnership of the year at the 2020 PIEoneer awards in recognition of its successful partnership with Uber. The winners were announced in a virtual awards ceremony on Friday 2 October and the OU was up against some very strong competition in its category. Accepting the award, Simon Tindall, […]

Black History Month: how the OU will be celebrating

30 September 2020

This October, the nation will be recognising Black History Month (BHM) – an annual celebration of the history, achievements and contributions of black people across the world. The Open University will be marking the occasion by sharing inspirational stories and experiences of our black students, alumni and staff. In the coming weeks, we’ll be publishing […]

Open University provides more free courses to boost UK Government’s skills push

29 September 2020

The Open University is adding a dozen new free skills-based courses to The Skills Toolkit, the UK Government’s website dedicated to helping people build skills in the wake of the pandemic and aid vital recovery efforts among employees and employers. The new courses from the OU will appeal to a broad set of learners who […]

Attention to mental health is thrust of OU’s latest online short course

18 September 2020

The latest in a suite of short online courses to help get learning and teaching online has been launched by The Open University (OU) on its FutureLearn platform. Teacher Development: Embedding Mental Health in the Curriculum follows hot on the heels of two earlier short accredited courses – called microcredentials – by the OU which […]

Jo hopes to “make a difference” with place on student panel

21 August 2020

An OU English Literature undergraduate, grandmother and former student advisor has been appointed to serve on the student panel for the Office for Students. Jo Barlow from Cornwall was one of ten people selected for the year, after an initial pool of nearly 900 applicants for the posts. The Office for Students (OfS) is the […]

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