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Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, says the Zambian Education School-based Training (ZEST) programme "demonstrates the commitment to equality and excellence that is so fundamental to the ethos of the OU".

Scientists from The Open University are supporting one of a series of ground-breaking missions by NASA to go back to the Moon.

We're pleased to be supporting a Masterclass in Writing Fiction at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019. Aspiring writers have the chance to win a free ticket to the Masterclass by entering our competition. 

The Open University Business Barometer 2019, which monitors the skills landscape of Scotland and the rest of the UK, has just been published.

Members of the school's Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) club visited the OU’s observatory on the island.

Find out more about the latest news and events from The Open University in Scotland with the June 2019 issue of Open Outlook.

Employers in Scotland expect almost a fifth of job roles to alter significantly or become redundant as a result of new technology in the next five years.

The 2019 programme for the world's largest book festival, the Edinburgh International Book Festival, includes an events series in celebration of the OU’s 50th anniversary this year.  

Volunteer Scotland and the OU have created Involving Volunteers, a digital learning module aimed at improving the volunteering journey.

Dr Ilona Roth, senior lecturer in Psychology, received the top prize, the Lifetime Achievement Award, at an awards ceremony.