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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News

A view of Edinburgh from Calton Hill towards Princes Street, with trees in the foreground.

New approach to grow support for tree planting

A free tool for planners and community groups has been published by researchers.

1st October 2026
Jim Metcalfe, Fife College Principal and Chief Executive Officer, and Martin Boyle, OU in Scotland Principal, seated at a table and shaking hands with each other, while looking directly towards the camera.

New investment to create Fife skills partnerships

A three-year programme will create clearer routes from Fife College to degree-level Open University study.

28th September 2026

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