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Santander Universities scheme offers cash grant to students

Santander Universities scheme offers cash grant to students

Students who are about to embark on an Open University study module this autumn have the opportunity to reap the rewards of a £500 grant towards their personal development. The cash is the result of the OU’s partnership with Santander Universities, a global philanthropic organisation working in the higher education sector. It is one of […]

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OU partners with Russell Group to launch resource hub for students starting university this autumn

The Open University (OU) and Russell Group, which represents 24 leading UK universities, have launched Jumpstart University, a hub of free resources to help students to prepare for and settle into their studies at their new university or college. The hub provides a range of online materials from the OU’s free learning platform, OpenLearn, which […]

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Funded digital-skills job training for over 19s

Funded digital-skills job training for over 19s

People with a strong interest in moving into a digital career have an opportunity to change their fortunes for the better. Two free Skills Bootcamps are being delivered by The Open University (OU) that will fast track those taking part into their first digital job or into a new digital role with their existing employer. […]

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National award celebrates more sustainable partnerships in the covid crisis

National award celebrates more sustainable partnerships in the covid crisis

The OU has won a national award for its work adapting to the Covid crisis by ensuring it swiftly maintained degree validation and other related operations via remote engagement. The majority of Open University Validations Partnerships (OUVP) with 40 partners are historically conducted face to face. But when the pandemic restrictions took effect, rapid agility […]

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‘Generation Hustle’: The Open University discovers a new wave of Passion-preneurs

Whilst many say young people have been hugely affected by the pandemic, latest polling reveals a new wave of optimism when it comes to the study and the career choices of today’s school leavers. The Open University study has identified the next generation of ‘Passion-preneurs’ – students inspired to undertake a degree and pursue a […]

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OU ranked third in National Student Survey

The results of the National Student Survey (NSS) 2021, commissioned by the Office for Students (OfS) have been published, with The Open University (OU) ranking third amongst 174 participating degree-awarding universities. This is a significant improvement from 17th in 2019, when the university last met the threshold for publication of its results. The OU maintained […]

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The Open University’s future trends predictor reveals list of most in-demand jobs anticipated for major growth over next five years

The Open University’s future trends predictor reveals list of most in-demand jobs anticipated for major growth over next five years

Business, sustainability and digital entrepreneurs have backed a new campaign from The Open University that highlights skills and jobs forecast to be of vital importance to the growth of the UK economy in the coming years. Centring around the nationwide skills gap in management & business and computing & IT and against a backdrop of […]

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Impact of COVID-19 on weddings reinforces need for marriage law reforms

Impact of COVID-19 on weddings reinforces need for marriage law reforms

Research by Dr Stephanie Pywell, from The Open University and Professor Rebecca Probert from the University of Exeter into the impact of COVID-19 on weddings has reinforced the need for marriage law reforms. Complications thrown up after events were cancelled due to the various lockdowns resulted in hundreds finding it difficult to reconvene, the research […]

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Gender Critical Research Network – A message from the Vice-Chancellor

Gender Critical Research Network – A message from the Vice-Chancellor

Our University is not only a place of open debate but should be an exemplar of how to have these debates, bringing the standards of inquiry we have as an academic institution not just into our own conversations but taking them out into wider society. This, however, needs to be governed by clear rules that […]

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The Open University (OU) conducted a review of the GB News channel as it would for any new broadcast outlet, to look at viability of running advertising. The review looked at a range of data sets and associated commercial broadcast data. As a result of the review’s conclusions, the OU will not be commencing advertising […]

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