Open Outlook - March 2019

Glasgow 1919 Centenary Event photo

Find out more about the latest news and events from The Open University in Scotland by clicking here for the March 2019 issue of Open Outlook

This issue includes:

  • The Open University’s 50th anniversary year 
  • Pan Commonwealth Forum launched 
  • New network for Glasgow’s cultural historians 
  • Graduate Apprenticeships open for IT: Management for Business degree 

     
  • New books for Zambian primary schools on World Book Day 
  • Open to innovation and entrepreneurialism 
  • Having a ‘Day’ to mark equality of opportunity is a goal worth having 
  • Blue Planet II in Edinburgh and Glasgow 
  • Minister welcomed by OU and Fife College partnership 
  • Glasgow 1919 Battle of George Square explored in Centenary Open Learning Event 
  • From the Highlands to the Borders - A day in the life of an OU online creative writing tutor
  • Obituary of Jim Arnold

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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.

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