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Standing L-R: John D'Arcy, Nation Director of The Open University, John Addy, Assistant Director, Professor Kevin Hetherington, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Heather Laird, Assistant Director, Simon Gregg, Student Services Manager Front Row: L-R Tim Wheeler, Doctor of the University and Catherine Bell CBE, Master of the University.

Singer Tim Wheeler joins 277 students for degree ceremony in Belfast

Singer, songwriter and Alzheimer’s campaigner Tim Wheeler was honoured by The Open University (OU) with the award of Doctor of the University at a ceremony in Belfast’s Waterfront Hall on Friday 21 October. Mr Wheeler had his award conferred alongside 277 graduating students – from all walks of life, of all ages and backgrounds and […]

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EU referendum: initial response from The Open University

EU referendum: initial response from The Open University

Following the vote to leave the EU, the Vice-Chancellor of The Open University, Peter Horrocks, has highlighted the important role the OU continues to play.  While it will take some time for the full details and potential impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU to become clear, Mr Horrocks has written to staff : “Such […]

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OU awards for excellence in teaching and learning

For more than 15 years The Open University has recognised and rewarded exceptional achievement in teaching and learning. Under the theme of Learning Now for the Future, the staff awards focus on innovation, promoting equality, supporting students, learning and teaching design, and developing students’ academic and learning skills. Each year, nominations are invited from across […]

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Time to reset your career?

Time to reset your career?

Adam Prestwood began life after school pursuing a career in law, but changed track to finance and, with the help of his employers, hasn’t looked back since… When I left the sixth form, I didn’t know what to do and there seemed no easy way to push into finance as a career. I did Law at […]

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From left, MBA graduate Graeme Millar, Assistant Director of the OU in Ireland Heather Laird, Assistant Director of the OU in Ireland John Addy, Diploma in Higher Education in Mental Health Nursing graduate Andrea Craig and Director of the OU in Ireland John D’Arcy. Copyright: Kevin Cooper

Celebrating the power of part-time Higher Education in Northern Ireland

Three OU students shared their stories at an event to celebrate the power of part-time education in Northern Ireland. The Open University hosted a winter reception at Parliament Buildings in Belfast, sponsored by the Assembly Committee for Employment and Learning. It highlighted how part-time higher education plays an important role in helping people to achieve […]

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Are more poorer students going to university?

The OU’s Vice-Chancellor, Peter Horrocks, looks at the numbers behind claims in the Budget that more students from poorer backgrounds are going to university. This blog post was originally written for Universities UK. Standing at the dispatch box to deliver his budget yesterday, the Chancellor made a significant statement about student numbers.  We were told that […]

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