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Paralympic cycling champion Karen Darke

Winning Students funding applications now open for student athletes

Scotland’s national sports scholarship programme has opened the application process for its 2018/19 intake of individual scholar athletes.

28th March 2018
Scottish Trades Union Congress and OU in Scotland celebrate 10 years of partnership

Open Outlook - March 2018

Find out more about the latest news and events from The Open University in Scotland, with the March 2018 issue of Open Outlook

27th March 2018
Data Fest 2018 logo

OU in Scotland at DataFest 2018

The OU in Scotland is delighted to be supporting and participating in DataFest18, a festival of data innovation run by The Data Lab.

2nd March 2018
A woman seated in front of a laptop, holding a pen

New software and cyber security Graduate Apprenticeships from The Open University

The Open University will offer Graduate Apprenticeships (GAs) in Software Development and Cyber Security, starting in October 2018. 

18th January 2018
Scottish Trades Union Congress and OU in Scotland celebrate 10 years of partnership

The STUC celebrates a new decade of learning opportunities with The Open University for 580,000 Scottish workers

Today the Scottish TUC and The Open University in Scotland celebrate 10 years of partnership.

14th December 2017
Susan Stewart Director of The Open University in Scotland

A response to the independent review of student support in Scotland

Susan Stewart, Director of The Open University in Scotland, comments on the exclusion of part-time students.

30th November 2017
OU Honorary Graduates Andy Scott and Edwyn Collins

Open Outlook - November 2017

Find out more about the latest news and events from the Open University in Scotland, with the November 2017 issue of Open Outlook.

29th November 2017
Young Applicants in Schools Scheme 10 year celebration

OU celebrates ten years of higher education in the classroom

The Open University’s Young Applicants in Schools Scheme (YASS), which enables S6 pupils to study at university level in the familiar surroundings of their own school, is ten years old.

21st November 2017
Scottish Parliament

OU unveils free courses on law in Scotland

A suite of free courses on law in Scotland have been released by The Open University. 

15th November 2017
Left to right: Karen Beck, Suzanne Eadie, Katy Foster, Jennifer Wilson, Hannah Parker

First registered nurses to cross the stage and collect an Open University degree

The first nurses to graduate with a degree at an OU ceremony did so on Saturday, the result of a partnership between The Open University and the NHS with funding from the Scottish Government. 

30th October 2017

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Steven Bell, wearing graduation robes and holding up a ring box to Clark Edgar, in front of giant letters OU.

OU grad's birthday, graduation and proposal all in one day

In a joyful finale to the OU's 50th anniversary of its first-ever degree ceremony in Scotland, graduate Steven took centre stage again, this time to propose to his partner Clark.  

29th October 2024
An OU graduate walking across the stage at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, holding up a graduation scroll.

Open University in Scotland Celebrates 50th Anniversary at Degree Ceremony

The OU is marking a historic milestone as it celebrates the 50th anniversary of its first-ever degree ceremony in Scotland. This year’s event will see 660 graduates cross the stage in Glasgow.

25th October 2024
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