Baroness Martha Lane Fox, the sixth Chancellor of The Open University, shares her excitement about the university’s big birthday and “can’t imagine a more important institution…
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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…
The regeneration of seaside areas has been under debate in Westminster, with one topic of focus being access to education for those in coastal communities. Some…
The Open University is calling on the new Office for Students (OfS) to lead the way in improving the chances of people from disadvantaged backgrounds going…
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds are being let down by the university system in England, new figures show. A Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) assessment showed a…
Imagine not doing well at school. Imagine being told you’ll amount to nothing. And imagine carrying that around with you for decades. One of the highlights…
This blog was authored by Vice-Chancellor, Peter Horrocks, and originally published on Universities UK We are at a rare moment in politics where the concerns…
The OU and National Extension College (NEC) are launching a joint campaign to improve the life chances of those from low income groups or without previous…
A new report says effective outreach to potential adult and mature students is vital to widen participation in Higher Education among under-represented groups. University leaders must…
A new study commissioned by The Open University has found that the country’s skills gap is costing businesses more than £2 billion1 a year in higher salaries, recruitment costs…