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Open University scholarship fund for disabled Veterans
The OU is launching a fundraising drive to offer free undergraduate degree courses to disabled veterans of the armed forces. It aims to raise an initial sum of £2.5 million from private and public donors to establish a Disabled Veterans Scholarship Fund to help tap a huge untapped pool of talent by helping former service […]
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Open University VC announces need for change
The Open University has started a root and branch review of its work to ensure it is fit to face the growing challenges of the future. The University’s traditional market – part-time higher education – is under threat from a decline in student numbers and potential competition from new providers. The Higher Education and Research […]
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OU in LGBT top 100 employers index
The Open University has earned a place in the prestigious 2017 Stonewall Top 100 Employers index. The Stonewall Workplace Equality Index is an annual audit of workplace culture for lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) staff. More than 430 employers submitted entries to the 2017 index, across the public, private and third sectors. The OU […]
Top 10 YouTube videos from 2016
Millions of people have watched the OU’s YouTube videos from our OpenLearn channel. Here’s our 2016 Editor’s Choice, and the top ten downloads from the past 12 months. 2016 editor’s choice Exploring Religion in London As part of our Exploring Religion in London series, take a look at the capital’s oldest surviving synagogue, built in […]
OU wins four gender equality Athena SWAN Awards
The Open University has collected four Bronze Athena SWAN awards, in recognition of its ongoing commitment to gender equality for all staff and students across the newly launched (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) STEM faculty. Commitment to extending equality scheme Chair of the OU’s STEM Gender Equality Group (SGEG), Dr Clem Herman, said she was thrilled to […]
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Tributes to Gary Slapper, the first Head of the Law School at The Open University
Professor Gary Slapper, the first Head of the Law School at The Open University, has died. Gary joined The Open University in 1997 and maintained his links with the OU as a Visiting Professor after leaving in 2011 to take up a post as Director of New York University, London. Professor Rebecca Taylor, Executive Dean […]
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Honorary degrees for inspiring Yorkshire sports and charity leaders
The efforts of two inspirational men from Yorkshire in promoting sport and fundraising for cancer charities have been honoured by the OU. Mike Tomlinson, who has devoted his life to continuing the the extraordinary legacy of his wife Jane – who completed seven years’ worth of physical challenges after being given just six months to live – […]
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Honorary awards for business women helping young people
Two business women who have both set up organisations to help children in difficult circumstances have been awarded honorary Masters Degrees. They joined over 300 Open University graduates receiving their degrees at a ceremony in Milton Keynes. Improving care for young people with neurological conditions Leaving school at the age of 15 with no qualifications, it […]
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Sarah Brown and Sally Magnusson among those honoured at Edinburgh ceremony
Global campaigner Sarah Brown and broadcaster and author Sally Magnusson were among those receiving awards at Open University (OU) degree ceremony in Edinburgh. Their awards were conferred alongside 560 graduating students and fellow honorary graduates Tessa Ransford OBE (posthumously), poet and founding director of the Scottish Poetry Library and Tommy Whitelaw, dementia and care campaigner […]
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OU-led study will focus on ‘urgent’ need to assess impact of outreach to adult learners in HE
The Open University (OU) is to lead a new research project to determine the best ways universities are reaching out to mature learners, particularly those in under-represented groups. The six-month project, commissioned by the Office for Fair Access (OFFA) will address a critical gap in Widening Participation policy: sector understanding of outreach aimed, not at […]
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