Society
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Learning shouldn’t be competitive
It shouldn’t be competitive, so why do we continue to gatekeep higher education?
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The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023
Giving Tuesday (on 28 November) sees the return of the Big Give Christmas Challenge, which the OU will be taking part in for the sixth...
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The OU’s platforming of arms dealers
An opinion piece written by Daniel Horne, an OU student.
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The latest print edition of The Hoot Newsletter for Students in Secure Environments is live!
The 3rd print edition of The Hoot Newsletter for Students in Secure Environments (SiSE) has now been posted out and includes more new material than...
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The Open University Giving Day is underway!
Throughout the next 36 hours, we are inviting our alumni and supporters to do something truly special and change someone’s life forever by giving them...
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The Open University Giving Day – 5 and 6 July 2023
The Open University Giving Day runs from 9.00am on 5 July to 9.00pm on 6 July, helping to transform lives and rewrite futures.
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Sibling loss and studying
When my youngest sister Lorna died suddenly, my whole world turned upside down and studying became my escape.
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Give the gift of a book on International Book Giving Day… or on any other day!
Tuesday 14th February was International Book Giving Day, and to recognise it we collected books for the Children’s Book Project.
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Meeting TV royalty at an OU Graduation
We all know volunteering comes with added benefits you never expected, like meeting new friends, learning new skills and going places you’d never usually see...
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Being a Library Study Volunteer
This is a bespoke article written by Janet MacKay for the second edition of the printed Hoot magazine for students in secure environments.
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World Suicide Prevention Day & Samaritans – SiSE edition
This is a bespoke article adapted for the second edition of the printed Hoot magazine for students in secure environments.