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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, […]

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 […]

Making online teaching even better is focus of OU’s bite-size course

17 August 2020

The Open University is pleased to offer a new bite-size course for those tasked with moving teaching and learning online in today’s “new normal”. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen many organisations and individuals move courses and teaching online at unprecedented speed. With the likelihood of variations of lockdown and remote working remaining for some time, […]

OU launches bursaries for 50 new BAME students

29 July 2020

The Open University is offering ‘Open Futures Bursaries’ to support new OU students who identify as being from a Black, Asian, or other minority ethnic (BAME) background. Fifty bursaries of £1,000 are available to eligible new students for the academic year 2020/21, to be used towards study costs or other living expenses. Applications are open […]

Survey reveals strong OU graduate employment results

30 June 2020

Results from the first Graduate Outcomes survey show OU graduates succeeding in the jobs market. More than three-quarters (76%) of OU graduates in the 2017/18 academic year were employed or doing voluntary work between 2018 and 2019, according to a new Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) study. The inaugural Graduate Outcomes survey also reveals that […]

OU Law students develop chatbots to support the public with domestic abuse, injunctions and legal aid

29 June 2020

Law students from The Open University have been working with legal automation platform, Josef, to develop a series of chatbots to support the public with legal issues such as domestic abuse and injunctions. The Open University’s Open Justice Centre has been working with Josef since February this year, making the OU the first UK university […]

A new journey for disabled veterans like Daniel

21 June 2020

After joining the Army at just 16 years old, OU student Daniel Bingley was flying high in a military career when a terrible injury turned his world upside down. “In 2012, I was injured in Iraq following an explosion,” Daniel tells us. “It seriously damaged my ears and I still really struggle with my hearing.” […]

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