News from The Open University
The Open University at 50
Paging the poets!
Following on from our hugely successful 50 word flash fiction competition in January, we’ve decided to continue the theme for…
Schools need to prepare today’s students to tackle global challenges
Professor Peter Twinning, Professor of Education (Futures) at The Open University discusses why the UK’s school system needs to change. Traditional models of schooling are based on a desire for…
Proving you’re never too glamorous for Science
Amy King has been a science enthusiast from a very young age. Her school told her that “science isn’t for girls”; she proved them wrong by achieving straight As at…
Books are delightful as they are – don’t fall in the trap of competitive reading
“My happiest times in childhood were spent reading the books of E. Nesbit, C.S. Lewis and Joan Aiken. Preferring to read in hidden corners where nobody could find me, I…
Business school graduate Tillmann Henssler honoured as 2019 influential leader
The Open University announces that alum Tillmann Henssler is one of 33 business school graduates honoured by AACSB International (AACSB)—the world’s largest business education alliance—as the 2019 Class of Influential…
BBC honours OU in 50th Anniversary celebrations
In an inspiring address marking the OU’s 50th anniversary celebrations Tony Hall, director general of…
OU/ BBC co-productions nominated for Learning on Screen Award
The NHS: A People’s History and The Fires that Foretold Grenfell, co-produced by the BBC and…
