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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
OU Honorary Graduates Andy Scott and Edwyn Collins

Degree of success for Open University students

664 new graduates were joined at an Open University degree ceremony at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall by honorary graduates Edwyn Collins, Maria Macnamara, Andy Scott and Ruth Wishart today.

28th October 2017
City of Glasgow College and Open University launch new degree programme

New Open University degree launched at Super College

City of Glasgow College is piloting a new degree pathway in partnership with The Open University in Scotland (OU).

24th October 2017
Grampian nursing project

Stepping stone to nursing study for support staff

A project aimed at helping health and social care workers become nurses has been launched in Grampian. 

13th October 2017
Paris Metro sign

Teachers become learners with new languages project

Primary school teachers are being given the confidence to teach languages to their pupils through a new project run by The Open University (OU) in Scotland and SCILT, Scotland’s National Centre for Languages.

9th October 2017
JP Morgan Team Challenge at Cyrenians Farm

Business leaders join charities to build a positive future for Scotland

Charities and businesses across Scotland are joining forces in an innovative event on “civic leadership”. The half-day event brings together The Open University, TSB Bank and Cyrenians as well as the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce in a bid to unite the skills and common drive of both third sector organisations and businesses looking to create a better future together. 

6th October 2017

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The Pledge Partners

Open University in Scotland joins Pathways Forward Pledge

The Open University in Scotland has announced our participation as a Pledge partner in the Pathways Forward initiative. 

27th August 2024
Left to right: Susan Stewart (The Open University), Yasmin Sulaiman (CodeBaseTechscaler), and Jane Grant (The Open University)

CodeBase partners with OU to boost co-learning and entrepreneurship

Distance learning pioneer, The OU, will partner with CodeBase’s Techscaler initiative, the Scottish Government’s tech startup programme run by CodeBase.

19th August 2024
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