Evelyn Lipmann survived the Holocaust. She survived internment in four concentration camps; many of her family did not. As a pioneer student of The Open University,…
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Professor Devendra Kodwani, Executive Dean of The Open University’s Faculty of Business and Law, will introduce the OU’s 50th Anniversary Inaugural Lectures with a lecture on…
As Linda Smith crossed the stage at the Barbican degree ceremony, her feeling of pride was not just for her own achievement, but for her Dad…
So what do OU students want for Christmas? We took to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and asked our community of students what would be on their end of…
The Christmas break is the perfect time to squeeze in some extra study – OU Student Association rep, Sarah talks us through her top tips for getting…
Although the OU’s method of teaching is very different to the norm – with online tutorials, forums and remotely accessed science kit – there is still…
Our Vice-Chancellor Mary Kellett has often shared her thoughts on how Open University students are described, saying: Let me share a small frustration I have over…
The former Prime Minister of Australia was honoured alongside Welsh graduates at The Open University in Wales degree ceremony in Cardiff. At the Wales Millennium Centre,…
As new students open their Open University books and start learning with us, we asked our Instagram community to share their advice for anyone beginning with…
The lives of hundreds of thousands of people have been transformed by their study at The Open University, but few can have valued it more than…