The Open University Business and Law Schools held our annual Student and Alumni Awards on Friday 21 October 2022. Awards were presented to exceptional students from the faculty, and postgraduate business alumni who have made an outstanding contribution to society.
This blogpost explores how innovative methods are being used to help assist flood victims in Pakistan using interest-free loans.
A long awaited report by an All-Party Parliamentary Group into the menopause has finally been published and it is calling for more urgent help for women.
Eco-friendly podcast The Big Green Money Show is back. Presented by Dragons’ Den’s Deborah Meaden, the 11-part OU/BBC series examines the way some businesses are becoming greener.
Alumnus John Morris looks back on his journey studying for his MBA with The Open University.
The story of how a huge fashion brand fell dramatically to earth is the subject of a new two-part OU/BBC co–production.
The OU Research Excellence Awards recognised the wide range of ways research undertaken at the OU makes a positive difference to the economy, the environment, and society.
The Open University is saddened to learn of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen and joins people across the world in expressing our condolences to the Royal Family.
A research project, funded internally by The Open University, explored how the pandemic impacted academic and professional staff in higher education throughout the UK.
OUBS academic Professor Richard Blundel and other members of a multi-disciplinary research team have secured funding for a 20-month study of the governance of decarbonisation in small businesses titled GOZERO.

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 - 09:15 to 14:30
The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA
MoneyFEST is the annual festival dedicated to funding and finance for SMEs in and around Milton Keynes.
Thursday, March 4, 2027 to Friday, March 5, 2027
The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, United Kingdom
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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.