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

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
OU in Scotland Principal Martin Boyle - photo by Kathryn Tuckerman.

New national role for OU in Scotland Principal

Martin Boyle, Principal of the OU in Scotland, has been appointed Vice Convener of Universities Scotland.

18th August 2026
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