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Students offered additional learning support following OU operational difficulties
The Open University has announced to its student body that it is putting in place additional learning support to help them through their studies following ... -
Swedish philanthropist, founder of the Sutton Trust and two national journalists honoured at degree ceremony
The Open University has honoured four leading figures in UK society for the exceptional contributions they have made. Martin Lewis OBE, former editor of The ... -
OU expands Cisco computing courses on OpenLearn
Updating your smartphone is one thing, but getting to grips with how the Internet of Everything will change lives across the globe, is no longer ... -
Open University and KPMG to provide degree apprenticeships programme
Following the Government’s plan to introduce the Apprenticeship Levy in England, from April 2017, The Open University and KPMG have announced a partnership to enable ... -
Don’t ignore part-time study
A report by the Department for Education into widening participating in higher education found that the percentage of state-educated pupils going on to universities and ... -
Open University responds to review of Research Excellence Framework
The independent review of the process for assessing university research and allocating public funding has been published by Lord Nicholas Stern outlining proposals to protect and strengthen ... -
Vice-Chancellor’s reassurance welcomed by International Community Network
In the week that has seen Lord Nicholas Stern, President of The British Academy calling for “clear reassurance” to be given to EU researchers in ... -
Praise for ground-breaking OU/BBC series following refugees
Last night saw the first episode of a new BBC2 series which follows the journeys of 70 refugees as they aim to leave conflict or ... -
Carers pay the heavy price of failing legislation
A year on from the introduction of the Care Act 2014, a review by the UK’s largest charity for unpaid carers has found that the ... -
OU Vice-Chancellor: Brexit vote highlights social inequality
The Vice-Chancellor of The Open University, Peter Horrocks, has used a keynote speech to highlight a link between levels of degree attainment and how parts ...
