Open Outlook - November 2024

OU graduates Alana Taylor and Elizabeth Newell wearing OU graduation robes.

Find out more about the latest news from The Open University in Scotland with our newsletter Open Outlook - November 2024.

This issue includes:​​

  • OU in Scotland Celebrates 50th Anniversary at Degree Ceremony 
  • OU top in Scotland for student satisfaction
  • CodeBase partners with OU to boost entrepreneurship
  • OU in Scotland joins Pathways Forward Pledge
  • Scottish firms less likely to report skills shortages compared with UK
  • Welcome events for students in Scotland
  • Jennie Lee play comes to her birthplace of Fife
  • Eilidh shares her OU degree story on World Cerebral Palsy Day
  • Partnership helping footballers plan for life off the pitch
  • Martin Boyle joins OU in Scotland as Depute Director

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4 November 2024

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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