Professor Tim Blackman has today announced that he is stepping down from his role as Vice-Chancellor at The Open University ...

Number of free course enrolments on The Open University’s OpenLearn platform reaches 1 million over the past 12 months.

A report from the OU reveals that 27% of businesses believe productivity has declined over the past five years.

Researchers, including academics from The Open University (OU) have discovered a possible sulphur-rich atmosphere of ...

When English Literature and Creative Writing graduate Maria, 32, realised that attending a brick university wasn’t the right fit, she thought her dreams of becoming a writer were behind her. Spurred ...

The Open University is the largest academic institution in the UK and a world leader in flexible distance learning. Since it began in 1969, the OU has taught more than 2 million students worldwide.

Distinguished Zanzibar-born author and Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, who has been celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by The… ...

We’ve hit a million again! That’s the amount of free course enrolments The Open University’s OpenLearn platform has clocked up over the past 12 months. Additionally,… ...