Open Outlook - March 2025

OU graduate Jade Ormiston wearing her graduation gown and with her child.

Find out more about the latest news and events from The Open University in Scotland with our newsletter Open Outlook - March 2025.

This issue includes:​​

  • Farewell from Susan Stewart, Director of The Open University in Scotland
  • Inclusion, innovation and impact shared in OU in Scotland Annual Review
  • Scottish charity awarded OU funding for Greenspace Project
  • Scottish mums considering retraining for new career
  • Scots Language programme is awarded professional recognition
  • OU joins Scotland's Digital Inclusion Charter
  • Partnership to boost skills and opportunities in sports
  • Research and kids’ art challenge policy makers on sustainability
  • Open Research Week is open to everyone
  • Advancing anti-racism: civic society’s role explored
  • Glasgow student captains University Challenge team
  • Martin Boyle appointed as the new Director of The Open University in Scotland

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24 March 2025

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Open Outlook - September 2026

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

22nd September 2026
Douglas Dickson, Dumfries and Galloway College Principal and Chief Executive Officer, and OU in Scotland Principal, Martin Boyle.

Innovative partnership to unlock skills in region confirmed

The Open University in Scotland and Dumfries and Galloway College programme will create clearer routes from college to degree-level study.

4th September 2026

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