The Open University’s new ‘Leading in a Digital Age’ report has found a clear link between business performance and leaders who are equipped to manage digital change.
Apprenticeships are aligned to the OU’s mission of providing education and progression opportunities for learners of all ages and from all backgrounds. More than 550 employers have chosen the OU’s flexible delivery model to upskill and reskill both new and existing staff.
We are looking for a critical reader to work with the module team to field test teaching units to identify strengths and weaknesses of teaching material, appropriateness for the level of study and whether learning materials are consistent with the specified workload.
Professor Edoardo Ongaro is one of six leading scholars in public administration, public policy, social work and social policy to receive recognition for their outstanding contribution and leadership in the applied social sciences.
The Open University Business School and the University of Delhi’s Faculty of Management Studies have developed a free online short course to introduce learners to the concept of empowerment in organisational research.
The Open University has launched a new media partnership with Sky and Channel 5 as part of its wider ‘Ambition’ advertising campaign. A series of OU and Sky co-branded TV adverts tell the stories of four students who have landed new jobs with Sky, demonstrating the credibility of an OU qualification and the employability of OU students with respected organisations.
As 2019 draws to a close, so too does the 50th anniversary year of The Open University.
Since its inception back in 1969, the OU’s raison d’être has been to make education available to all. And what a huge success it has made of this, educating students across 157 countries and becoming the largest academic institution in the UK. As I reflect upon my own OU experience, I’m proud to say that I have been, and continue to be a part of this inclusive and life-changing institution.
The conference, which forms part of the OU’s 50th anniversary celebrations, has attracted some 150 delegates from various parts of Africa and the rest of the world, offering an opportunity to collaborate and co-create an ambitious vision for learning for the next 50 years and beyond.
The OU’s 2018-19 Annual Report, published this week, celebrates some of the highlights of an outstanding 50th anniversary year.
Executive Dean of the Business and Law Schools, Professor Devendra Kodwani,hosted a lecture for new and returning Business and Law School students Wednesday 20 November. This new initiative took place in the Berrill Theatre and for an online audience via YouTube Live.

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.
Thursday, March 12, 2026 - 11:00 to 12:30
Online Webinar - link below
This webinar from our GOP research cluster will discuss findings from research into how motherhood impacts employment for ethnic minority women.