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I left school with no A Levels and very poor GCSEs, now, with three OU qualifications under my belt, I’m a new man!

A religiously-focused education in a closed community left David keen to expand his horizons. Now, with three OU qualifications under his belt, he's...

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“The OU’s flexibility suited me much better than a brick university”

“I particularly liked the virtual laboratory … as not everyone can get to an on-campus laboratory”  Natalie was a star student at...

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Celebrating our new Professor of Planetary Mineralogy, Susanne Schwenzer

We are celebrating a new Professor in EEES. Dr Susanne Schwenzer has recently been promoted to Professor of Planetary...

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STEM Freshers: Who do you call? SST or Tutor?

STEM Freshers: Who do you call? SST or Tutor?  Thu, 21 Sep 2023 19:00 - 22:00 BST What if I need an alternate format of my module...

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STEM Freshers: Why should students engage with tutorials?

STEM Freshers: Why should students engage with tutorials? Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:00 - 20:00 BST Join us for this event dedicate to online...

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BBC Co-Production: More Or Less returns

Starting on Wednesday 24 May, a new six-part OU/BBC series of More or Less will be aired on BBC Radio 4 at 9am. Tim Harford explains - and...

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Supporting students with dyslexia: an academic’s perspective

10% of the population are dyslexic. My name is Dr Anne Jay, and I am dyslexic. Dyslexia brings challenges that have a...

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Double award win for BBC/OU co-productions

Two programmes co-produced by The Open University and BBC have won accolades at this year’s Grierson Awards. The Green Planet: Tropical...

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Ancient rivers increase chances of finding life at next Mars rover’s landing site

Rivers as wide as 600 metres once lay across the surface of Mars – according to new research from Birkbeck, University of London; The Open...

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NASA’s JWST reveals an exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before

NASA’s JWST just scored another first: a molecular and chemical profile of a distant world’s skies secured by research from experts...

Professor Ray Ison’s book

Professor Ray Ison’s book

According to research gate, Professor Ray Ison's book written for TU812/TB872 has reached 3,500 reads.  Achieved...