News from The Open University
The OU student balancing ballet with textbooks
As a dancer with Scottish Ballet, Aarón Venegas De Frutos, 22, is used to spending his days performing on stage and wowing audiences. So when COVID hit and his dancing…
Jackson Hole: the world’s central bankers have plenty to discuss after such an expensive pandemic
Alan Shipman, Senior Lecturer in Economics at The Open University, writes for The Conversation about the upcoming of the annual meeting of the world’s central banks, which will be held…
OU and BFI announce new partnership with a programme of short film courses
The Open University and the British Film Institute (BFI) are delighted to announce a new partnership, with the first offering being three stand-alone short courses aimed at those with a keen…
Geronimo the alpaca – the case for animals having the same legal rights as people
Written by Fred Motson, Lecturer in Law, at The Open University. The fate of Geronimo the alpaca was seemingly sealed in the UK’s high court recently when the appeal against an order…
OU partners with Russell Group to launch resource hub for students starting university this autumn
The Open University (OU) and Russell Group, which represents 24 leading UK universities, have launched…
National award celebrates more sustainable partnerships in the covid crisis
The OU has won a national award for its work adapting to the Covid crisis…



