Open Outlook - April 2022

Find out more about the latest news from The Open University in Scotland with our newsletter Open Outlook April 2022

This issue includes:​

  • Review highlights reach across Scotland 
  • OU's free learning site turns 15 and reaches 100m visitors 
  • Long Live My Happy Head documentary film 
  • Community learning and development support 
  • Study motivation helped by a good blether 
  • Opportunities for educators and schools in Scotland 
  • Solving social work skills challenges in Scotland 
  • Showcasing the OU in the Scottish Parliament and beyond 
  • PhD researcher names Mercury crater after Scottish poet 
  • Falkirk student features in new inspirational photos collection 
  • A life turned around through OU study in prison 
  • Cyber Security graduates celebrated 
  • MSP's OU studies in the spotlight 

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Open Outlook - March 2026

Find out more about the latest news and events from The Open University in Scotland with the March 2026 issue of Open Outlook.

25th March 2026
Katie Palmer sitting on a seat in a theatre auditorium

Comedy business lands serious returns from laughter

A 10-week online marketing course from the OU in Scotland has transformed the fortunes of Edinburgh-based comedy entrepreneur Katie Palmer, leading to equity-free funding and her first employee hire.

19th March 2026

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