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‘It’s the reason I’m a novelist’ – award-winning children’s author talks about studying with the OU

4 September 2019

M. G. Leonard, award-winning author of bestselling children’s book series, Beetle Boy achieved a BA Degree in English Literature nearly 12 years ago. After not enjoying school and working various jobs in her 20s, the OU set Leonard on her path to becoming a writer. As we mark International Literacy Day on September 8th, Leonard […]

Professor Jean Hartley wins British Academy of Management award

3 September 2019

Open University Professor Jean Hartley received this year’s Medal for Research from the British Academy of Management (BAM) at its annual conference in Birmingham on 3 September. The award, for ‘sustained, original contributions to management research by a BAM member’, was presented to Professor Hartley by the Academy’s President, Professor Nic Beech. The Academy inaugurated […]

OU collaborates with BBC on The Big Hospital Experiment

3 September 2019

On Wednesday 4 September, episode one of The Big Hospital Experiment airs on BBC Two at 9pm. Co-produced by the BBC and The Open University’s Broadcast and Partnerships team, the four-part programme follows a group of young people as they embark on a radical social experiment – volunteering on the NHS frontline to deliver patient […]

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“Language studies with the OU helped me further my career”

28 August 2019

A degree in foreign languages with the OU enabled Donna James to flourish both personally and professionally through her career development. She believes that her OU studies played a big part in furthering her career. “My greatest success was passing my degree with First-Class Honours on my 25th birthday – I practically screamed the house […]

Law students make prison radio series

23 August 2019

Open University law students from around the UK have collaborated with prison learners to record a series of radio programmes for broadcast on prison radio, as part of a pioneering project by the University’s Open Justice Centre. The success of the pilot, which resulted in a radio programme called Castaway, means it is expected to […]

Submit a winning assignment – 5 practical tips from OU students

16 August 2019

With new students about to start their journey with us, we asked our Instagram community to share their top tips for completing those TMAs (tutor marked assignments). Here’s their advice on how to submit a winning assignment: Know ALL your TMA questions It can feel daunting when your module website first opens, but taking the […]

Clearing 2019: OU offers a positive choice

13 August 2019

A-level results day is looming and with it a wave of emotion across the UK as the Clearing process reaches high intensity. The Open University continues to provide a positive choice, offering an alternative route to a degree for many young people and one which is open to all. Increasingly attractive choice In the National […]

“Current mobile phone laws are outdated”

13 August 2019

Tougher restrictions on driving while using a mobile phone and stricter enforcement of the law could prevent deaths and serious injuries from related crashes on the roads, says new House of Commons report. In Road Safety: driving while using a mobile phone, the Transport Committee says the evidence is clear: using a mobile phone while […]

Research reveals depths of plumbing system of ocean volcanoes

12 August 2019

An Open University scientist is among those to have revealed the true extent of the internal “plumbing system” that drives volcanic activity around the world. Dr Frances Jenner is co-author on a new study published in Nature, which has challenged existing knowledge of the structure of ocean volcanoes. The study involved an examination of pockets […]

Tardigrades: we’re now polluting the moon with near indestructible little creatures

8 August 2019

Monica Grady, The Open University writing for The Conversation An Israeli spacecraft called Beresheet almost made it to the moon in April. It took a selfie with the lunar surface in the background, but then lost contact with Earth and presumably crashed onto the lunar surface. Now it’s been revealed that the mission was carrying […]

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