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OU and FutureLearn link with Google to help build workforce of the future

The Open University (OU) and its partner FutureLearn, the online social learning platform has partnered with Google to launch a bite-sized work-related course on Google Digital Garage. FutureLearn, which is committed to transforming access to education on a global scale, and the OU have teamed up with Google to launch the ‘Effective Networking‘ course. The launch of […]

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Val McDermid and Mark Beaumont honoured by the OU

Honorary graduates author Val McDermid, endurance athlete Mark Beaumont, educationalist Dame Ruth Silver, and teacher and educational psychologist Graham Cameron today joined almost 500 Open University graduates in Glasgow to receive their awards. Hailing from all over Scotland and beyond, the graduates – many of whom have juggled work, family and other commitments alongside their […]

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Julia Gillard honoured by The Open University in Wales

The former Prime Minister of Australia was honoured alongside Welsh graduates at The Open University in Wales degree ceremony in Cardiff.  At the Wales Millennium Centre, former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was presented with an honorary degree from The Open University in Wales for her contribution to public service. Born in Barry, Julia Gillard, […]

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OpenLearn hits 60 million visitors

That’s 60 million people who have benefitted from OpenLearn’s mission to make informal learning freely available and accessible to people around the world, regardless of their prior educational record, or financial situation. Launched in 2006, OpenLearn is the home of free learning from The Open University. The site currently averages 44,000 visitors a day, across […]

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“The single greatest gift that study gave me was hope” – how the OU changes prisoners’ lives

“The single greatest gift that OU study gave me was hope” says John, an ex-offender who spent six years in prison. CJ went from serving nine-and-a-half years in prison for drug trafficking to gaining a first class Law degree, confidence, and employment. And Stephen, jailed for importing drugs, says that starting with the OU was […]

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New to the OU? Here’s 8 tips to set you up for study

As new students open their Open University books and start learning with us, we asked our Instagram community to share their advice for anyone beginning with the OU.  They’ve given us some top tips to help you get off on the right foot: 1. Don’t Doubt Yourself It can feel overwhelming when you start getting […]

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Campaigner and Activist Lucy Watts MBE receives honorary Masters

ome Campaigner and activist Lucy Watts MBE has been awarded an honorary Masters from The Open University for her commitment to public services. Lucy Watts lives with a life-limiting condition and draws on her own experiences of disability to improve the lives of other people grappling with severe illness. She is determined not only to […]

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Richard Gillingwater steps down as Open University Pro-Chancellor

Professor Mary Kellett, the acting Vice-Chancellor of The Open University has thanked Richard Gillingwater for his contributions to the University as his tenure as Pro-Chancellor approaches its end. “The Pro-Chancellor is a key role for the OU. The Pro-Chancellor also leads the University’s Council providing valuable guidance and oversight. I am grateful to Richard for […]

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From first black graduate of The Open University to honorary doctorate

“Education took me out of poverty,” says Elaine Sihera, the first black graduate of The Open University who has now been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of the university at a degree ceremony in London. HUGE milestone in my life this morning…being conferred a doctor of the Open University. Very difficult to describe in words. Congrats […]

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Thousands celebrate as degree ceremony season begins at The Open University

5,000 graduates are set to pick up their Open University degrees at 21 ceremonies held by the University across the four nations this Autumn. Part of The Open University family For Professor Mary Kellett, Acting Vice-Chancellor, the degree ceremonies are always a highlight of the university year: “I’d like to say a huge congratulations to […]

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