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The Open University at 50
“The OU completely changed my life”
Science was the one subject Ray Barber loved since he was a boy. Working as a college technician with no…
OU launches scholarship fund to support carers
The Open University has this week launched The Carers Scholarships Fund, which will provide 50 UK-based carers with a full fee-waiver scholarship of up to £18,000 to study an OU…
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…
Georgina Blakeley wins CEU’s European Teaching Award
Dr Georgina Blakeley, Director of Teaching and Deputy Head of School in FASS at The Open University has been announced as the winner of the prestigious 2019 European Award for…
Libra, Iran and the potential end of cryptocurrencies as we know them
Robert Herian, The Open University, writing for The Conversation Facebook’s new cryptocurrency, libra, is being heralded as the moment that cryptocurrencies and blockchain, the technology that supports them, become truly…
OU first for Assessment and Feedback – National Student Survey results
The results of the annual National Student Survey (NSS) have been published with The Open…
Lifelong learning should be a reality, not a slogan
“Lifelong learning can no longer be a slogan. It has to be a practical reality.”…
