What’s happening during Freshers?

Freshers Fortnight is just around the corner, and what better opportunity to meet fellow OU students? Freshers is an opportunity for all students to learn about studying at the OU, what your Association can do for you, and take part in many enjoyable online sessions – from talks by Societies and Clubs, to a Quiz Night and Movie Night, to a Coffee & Chat with fellow students! There’s also plenty of opportunities to win amazing prizes, so keep reading to see what we have in store…  

Message from VP Community

If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that we are not on our own. We can be close together, supporting each other and reaching our potential. 

Welcome to Freshers! It’s that time of the year. New year, new beginning. For our new students, “Welcome to the Open University” and congratulations on making the best decision of your life. You must be feeling excited, scared and apprehensive. You made the first step, and there is a lot of help and support out there. You are not on your own, there are oodles of things you can be involved with. 

For two weeks, the Students Association is putting on a plethora of events to help you settle into your new life and help you find your feet. We have events for everyone – presentations, chats, discussions, Q&As, social events, talks. Whether you are a new student, or you’re returning to the OU, this is where your journey (re)starts. If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that we are not on our own. We can be close together, supporting each other and reaching our potential. 

Have a look at our programme and join us! 

Anca Seaton 

VP Community 

We have over 40 sessions for you to get involved in. From informative sessions from the Careers and Library departments at the OU, to opportunities to get to know your student reps and ask questions about being an OU student, to Society and Club-led talks on a wide range of topics from space science to the climate crisis! If that wasn’t enough, we even have social sessions, online meet-ups and a University Challenge Warm-Up for our new 2021 team. 

Take a look at all of the sessions on offer in our Freshers programme.  

We also have plenty of competitions and prize draws to take part in. We have a Wellbeing Writing Competition, a Passport Bingo Prize Draw with the opportunity to win an iPad, a Quiz, Bingo, and more! Check out all of our competitions here, including when and how you can take part.  

Keep up to date with what’s happening during Freshers by taking a look at our Freshers site. We will also be posting throughout Freshers on our Twitter and Facebook pages.  

To stay in the loop with your Association, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter too?  

We hope you’re as excited as we are – ‘see’ you at Freshers!