Welcome to The Open University Business School
A pioneer in flexible learning for over 40 years, The Open University Business School delivers transformational, high quality business and management education. We are proud to be part of an elite and exclusive group of just 1% of business schools worldwide that are triple accredited.
Quality assured business school
We have a global reputation as a leading provider of qualifications and work with a number of influential professional bodies and international partners to ensure that our curriculum meets the needs of students and employers in the UK and worldwide.
Study with us
It’s an exciting time to study business and management. Organisations are looking for dynamic managers with adaptable skills to help them succeed.
Explore our research
Research is at the heart of The Open University Business School, underpinning all our activities from teaching to consultancy, advisory and policy work.
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Alumni and careers network
If you have an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification from OUBS, you automatically belong to our well-connected global community of over 116,000 alumni.
Scholarship and innovation
SCiLAB is our centre for pedagogical research and innovation, operating within and outside The Open University.
Academic Departments
Teaching and research is organised around five academic departments, each focusing on business research into a key management discipline:
OU study can be life changing. It offers flexibility and support, enabling you to pursue your goals no matter the challenges you face.
Julie McElroy
News
Digital poverty is holding university students back
When a student can’t submit their essay because the household’s only device is being used by three siblings for school, or because their mobile data ran out mid-lecture, they are experiencing digital poverty, says Matthew Hinton, Senior Lecturer in Information Management, and Jacqueline Baxter, Professor in Public Policy and Management.
Upcoming Events
Caring Feminisms Across Borders Conference
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - 09:00 to Friday, September 4, 2026 - 17:00
University of Donja Gorica, Oktoih 1, Podgorica 81000, Montenegro
This academic conference hopes to draw feminist scholars, activists and communities together to consider what caring feminism across borders might mean now and for the future.
12th International EurOMA 2027 Service Operations Management Forum
Thursday, March 4, 2027 to Friday, March 5, 2027
The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom
Contact SOMF 2027 Team
The annual European convening of the service operations management research community; an event designed for deep discussion, new collaborations, and the open exchange of work-in-progress alongside finished research.
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