News from The Open University
OU Wales offers an alternative route into teaching with its new PGCE
The Open University in Wales has had its Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) courses fully accredited by the Education and Workforce Council. With the secondary Science PGCE expected to launch…
OU researchers make new discoveries set to reveal the geology of planets outside our Solar System
Three OU astronomers today announce ground-breaking discoveries allowing scientists to understand planets outside our Solar System. Professor Carole Haswell, Dr Daniel Staab and Dr John Barnes discovered three, new, nearby…
Sixty years ago: Stuart Hall arrives to renew the Left
Alan Shipman looks back to 1960 when the late Stuart Hall (former Professor of Sociology at the OU) first emerged as a leading Left thinker and pioneering social scientist. January…
‘I’m married with a 12-year-old daughter, but the OU has enabled me to be flexible’
With a degree and a MBA from The Open University, James explains how he fit studying into his busy life, which subsequently transformed his career. When I was at school,…
“The OU changed my career prospects” Gary shares his story
At the age of 14, Gary Steel left school to care for his mum. His…
My OU journey has been life altering
As Justine Wilkes-Kendall crossed the stage at the Barbican degree ceremony, she was proudly proving…
