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Action needed to widen pool of apprentices

Action needed to widen pool of apprentices

The OU has today (Thursday) published a new report Access to Apprenticeships. It calls for the UK Government to help businesses further attract and recruit more disabled apprentices, through its apprenticeship programme. It comes as fresh data from the Department for Education shows the number of people starting apprenticeships in England with learning difficulties and/or […]

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What’s your motivation?

As the new intake of OU students embark on their first modules (and others continue with the next one) it’s timely to look at what draws these hard-working scholars to study. Why do they put in the hours to pour over pages of reading material, analyse stats, share in online debates, do home science experiments […]

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OU’s Lunar scientists take a look at living on the Moon

A team of UK scientists, led by The Open University, are revealing research which brings the possibility of living on the Moon much closer. The Living on the Moon! exhibit at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition (1-7 July), created by a consortium of 5 UK institutions, brings together lunar research from the past 50 […]

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The OU at 50

BBC Radio 4 documentary charts history of the OU

This year The Open University celebrates 50 years of revolutionising access to higher education. Marking this milestone, BBC Radio 4 is exploring the remarkable story of how the UK’s largest university came into existence, the impact it has had since 1969 and why it is continues to be vital to the fabric of society today. […]

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OU’s free law clinic takes awards tech honour

OU’s free law clinic takes awards tech honour

The Open University’s Open Justice Centre’s Law Clinic, has won the Best Legal Tech Contribution in the Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards. The centre, which offers free online legal advice led by the OU students supervised by qualified solicitors, beat a strong field to take the category title at the Houses of Parliament on […]

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Funding supports Floodplain Meadows Partnership

Funding supports Floodplain Meadows Partnership

A new grant from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has given a fresh boost to the work of the Open University-led Floodplain Meadows Partnership. The Floodplain Meadows Partnership is an innovative project focusing on research, management, promotion and restoration of these special meadows in England and Wales. The grant of £280,000 is to support the latest […]

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Celebrate OU: How we’re marking our 50th

It’s not every day you reach half a century and so we’re making sure we mark it properly! Up and down the country, in our nations, up mountains and in fields we’re getting ready to celebrate. There’s all sorts of activity going on, from baking cakes and fanfares to social media messaging. All of them […]

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BBC documentary marks 50 years of OU

BBC documentary marks 50 years of OU

The BBC marks a half century of The Open University with a new, hour-long documentary capturing the journey of our institution over the last 50 years. Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University is the title of the documentary, narrated by comedian, actor and OU alumni Sir Lenny Henry. Sir Lenny gained a […]

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’50 Years’ photography collection launched

The Open University is marking its 50th year anniversary this month by telling its remarkable story through the power of photographs, in a collection released today. Former and current OU students, including a prisoner turned academic, a woman research pioneer in moon exploration and a soldier who studied in the field with waterproofed books, all […]

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Blue Planet Live: BBC/OU series celebrates marine life characters

An exciting week of programmes, delving into the depths of marine life around the globe – begins on Sunday 24 March, in a series co-produced by the BBC and The Open University. Blue Planet Live will aim to assess the state of the world’s seas, following three different marine hotspots: Mexico, Bahamas and the Great […]

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