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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News

A ladybird sitting on top of a green plant

The Crichton Trust awarded OU funding for Greenspace Project

The Crichton Trust in Dumfries has been awarded funding from The OU's Open Societal Challenges programme as part of the second wave of their 'Challenge Us!' competition.

15th January 2025
Susan Stewart, Director of The OU in Scotland and Forbes Dunlop, Chief Executive at sportscotland, signing the Memorandum of Understanding

Partnership to boost skills and opportunities in Scottish sports community

The OU in Scotland and sportscotland have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding enhancing skills and education within Scotland’s sporting sector.

10th January 2025

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