Society

The Big Hog Friendly Litter Pick Challenge

Ciara Linehan -
Help your local community and wildlife by joining our coordinated litter pick!

Student Hub Live: Ten years helping OU students thrive

Student Hub Live -
Student Hub Live (SHL) is this year celebrating its tenth anniversary - and what a journey it has been!

Never Better! A London Meetup for OU Students with live music, drinks and fun!

Santiago Vidal -
There is never a better time to follow your passions, be that studying, making music or getting to know like minded people on the same boat as you 🙂

Why your choice of search engine could help save the planet

Avril Moore -
Avril Moore, member of the OU's Academic Services Sustainability Working Group, gives the case for changing your search engine from Google to Ecosia.

Earth Day poster competition entries and winners!

Ciara Linehan -
We had fantastic entries in our poster competition, showing how OU students care about sustainability and sharing their plastic swap tips.

Discover the fantastic support available from charities for Pride Month (and beyond)

oustudents -
As you may be aware, June is Pride Month. However, these incredible charities can provide fantastic support and resources for you, this Pride Month...

Learning shouldn’t be competitive

Tricia Johansson -
It shouldn’t be competitive, so why do we continue to gatekeep higher education?

The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023

hootbot -
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 year running!

The latest print edition of The Hoot Newsletter for Students in Secure Environments is live!

Tom Mitchell -
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 ever.

The Open University Giving Day is underway!

Mark Parsons -
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...

The Open University Giving Day – 5 and 6 July 2023

Mark Parsons -
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.

Sibling loss and studying

Elizabeth Curtis -
When my youngest sister Lorna died suddenly, my whole world turned upside down and studying became my escape.