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Two Open University Academics win prestigious teaching award

7 August 2025

Two Open University academics have been honoured with a National Teaching Fellowship from the Advance HE Teaching Excellence Awards 2025. Diane Butler, Professor of STEM Education, and Professor Carlton Wood, Head of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems, have both received National Teaching Fellowships, in recognition of their outstanding impact on student outcomes and advancing teaching in […]

OU’s Open Business Creators Fund awards £30,000 to small businesses

29 July 2025

The Open University (OU) has granted a total of £30,000 to 20 student-led businesses through its Open Business Creators Fund. The fund, which is co-funded by Santander Universities and the Higher Education Innovation Fund, provides crucial financial support to small and aspiring businesses owned by OU students and alumni. 350 budding entrepreneurs signed up to […]

The Open University responds to the NHS 10-year Health Plan

17 July 2025

The Government has now published its 10-Year Health Plan for England, focusing on the NHS being ‘Fit for the Future’. Here, the OU nursing team give their topline thoughts on the three main themes. Hospital to Community The emphasis on prioritising most care out of or near to home is expected, appreciated and long overdue. […]

The CONNECT Initiative: empowering the next generation for global digital co-operation through sci-tech diplomacy

15 July 2025

The CONNECT initiative, led by The Open University and discussed during UNESCO’s Science Diplomacy Dialogue and Global Education events, is being recognised as a flagship example of capacity-building in scientific and technological diplomacy. CONNECT is a project aiming to support secondary schools to adopt open schooling, integrating science-action in the core-curriculum and using participatory-science with […]

The OU named Knowledge Partner for Milton Keynes International Festival

15 July 2025

The Open University (OU) has been named official Knowledge Partner for the Milton Keynes International Festival (MK:IF) 2025, running from 18–27 July. In a vibrant 10-day celebration of arts, science, and culture, the OU will bring its world-class research, creativity, and academic expertise directly into the heart of the community. A dynamic programme of free, […]

The OU’s 2025 National Student Survey Results

10 July 2025

The results of the National Student Survey (NSS) 2025, commissioned by the Office for Students (OfS) have been published, with The Open University (OU) receiving increased positivity scores across all themes, covering academic support, teaching, organisation and management, assessment and feedback, learning resources, and learning opportunities. When compared to other higher education institutions who took […]

Open University Tutor makes the King’s Honours list

1 July 2025

Open University tutor, Diane Powles, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for her services to Nursing and to Education in the Kings Birthday Honours list 2025. The honours list gives recognition to people who have made outstanding contributions to their sectors across the UK. On finding out she had been honoured, Diane said: […]

The Open University’s new Vice-Chancellor begins work

1 July 2025

A new era has begun at The Open University as Professor Dave Phoenix takes over the reins from interim Vice-Chancellor Josie Fraser. He steps into the role that was vacated by Professor Tim Blackman in October 2024, who had held the office since 2019, steering the university through the trials of the covid pandemic and […]

New university collaborative ‘ResearchPlus’ announced to give leading research universities a voice and help boost UK research and innovation.

26 June 2025

Today, ten leading research-focused universities announced their intention to form a new strategic partnership. ‘ResearchPlus’ will give a collective voice to universities that constitute a critical element of the UK’s research and innovation system, and that deliver vital research-informed education and advanced skills. ResearchPlus has the primary aim of enhancing the strength of the UK’s […]

Free course aims to raise the profile of women composers in classical music

18 June 2025

A new free course from The Open University’s OpenLearn site has been launched aimed at helping performers in the classical music industry to diversify their repertoire to include more works by women composers. The short course called “Women transforming classical music” spans just six hours, and is aimed at ensembles, individuals and organisations within the […]

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