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Calling all creatives: OUESS logo competition is here!

Got a passion for sustainability and design? Help shape the future of OUESS by creating our new logo—and you could win a £50 Ethical Superstore voucher!

Hobbies

Earth Day poster competition entries and winners!

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

Hobbies

Earth Day poster competition: alternatives to plastic

To raise awareness of Earth Day this year we are hosting a competition to create a poster promoting alternatives to plastic.

Community

Announcing… the Bake Your Research winners 2021!

It's the day after the Great British Bake Off final and we're reeling from the result, but did you know that the OU has it's very own baking extraordinaires?