It’s Lifelong Learning Week!

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The Open University is supporting Lifelong Learning Week, which is a celebration of the power of learning to transform peoples’ lives.

Coordinated by Festival of Learning, Lifelong Learning Week runs over 2-6 November 2020, and will be an annual event. The Campaign’s partners are also running online events and lectures that all are invited to participate in during the week.

If you’ve been inspired by Lifelong Learning week, why not start your new learning journey with free, online courses on the OU’s platform OpenLearn? Try something new or refresh your past learning today and see where it takes you.

Upcoming Events

Mar 10

Doing Academia Differently: Professional Development Symposium for Doctoral Students and Early-Career Academics

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 - 09:00 to 17:00

Michael Young Building, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BB

This one-day symposium on ‘Doing Academia Differently’ will provide inspiration and support for PhD and early-career academics to approach the complex tensions and dilemmas of contemporary academia in new and creative ways.

Sep 2

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.

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