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The Open University’s (OU) brand new Open Business Creators Fund for Disabled Entrepreneurs is now open. £25,000 in total funding is being offered from the OU to help disabled individuals in the UK kickstart their business ideas.

A new report from The Open University, in collaboration with Riverford Organic Farmers and Sustain, explores how employee ownership can address the complex challenges facing the food and farming sector.

The Open University Business School has maintained its EQUIS international accreditation. EQUIS makes up one third of OUBS’ triple accreditation status.

A new study published today and led by The Open University (OU) has identified significant areas for improvement in the care for transgender adults within the NHS.

As part of our new BSc Accounting and Finance degree, the Business School has agreed to collaborate with Zoho Books to allow free access to its accounting software for the duration of their module studies.

New data from this year’s Business Barometer report published by The Open University in partnership with the British Chambers of Commerce, has found that nearly two thirds (62%) of UK organisations are still reporting worrying skills shortages. 

The Open University (OU) has launched a new initiative designed to empower the next generation of Black leaders in business and the community.

A toolkit has been designed to enhance support for maternal mental health in the workplace as a result of a research study conducted by The Open University, Manchester Metropolitan University and Greater Manchester Police Association of Women in Policing.

Sir David Harrison, MBA alumnus and Honorary Graduate of The Open University, has been named as part of a new campaign led by Universities UK that promotes 100 faces who were the first in their family to attend higher education.