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Find out more about the latest news and events from The Open University in Scotland with the November 2025 issue of Open Outlook.

OU researchers have been appointed to create a comprehensive picture of current university access and participation activity across Scotland.

Saffron Macivor of South Ronaldsay celebrated her First-Class Honours degree at an OU ceremony in Glasgow.

The OU in Scotland will once again bring young people together to debate climate action and global co-operation at this year’s Mock COP30 events, taking place in Inverness, and for the first time, in Dumfries.

Husband and wife Elvis Mohammed and Arlene Warrick-Mohammed have graduated with OU Bachelor of Science (Honours) degrees.

Kayleigh and Nicole Sharkey have each gained Honours degrees - in Business Management and Adult Nursing respectively.

Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh, and foreign affairs expert Fiona Hill, have been awarded honorary degrees at the OU's degree ceremonies in Glasgow, together with 660 graduates from across Scotland.

Scottish music icons Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh have been awarded honorary degrees from the OU, in recognition of their outstanding contribution to arts, culture and society.

Born 70 years apart, Abigail Craig and Norah Bennie have each gained Honours degrees with The Open University in Scotland.

A new podcast ‘On Track with The Open University in Scotland', developed to support students in Scotland with starting and continuing to study with the OU, is out now.