Opportunities

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PGRs – share your research with the Library!

Join the Library's Staff Development Hour and showcase your research.

23rd April 2026

Association of OU Graduates Research Awards 2025

The Association of Open University Graduates is once again offering Research Awards for OU research students this year. Note: In all but one case, nominations will come from supervisors and Faculties, and nominated students must meet the criteria.

18th March 2025

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PGR Summer Conference, 23-24 June

We have dates for the Summer Conference - mark 23 and 24 June 2025 in your calendars! The conference will be in-person on Walton Hall campus.

This year the conference returns with plenty of speaking opportunities, poster sessions and lots of interdisciplinary networking and fun events!

18th February 2025

Scottish Universities Press (SUP) publishes first annual report

Scottish Universities Press - a fully open access and not-for-profit press that the OU is a member of - has published its first report.

5th February 2025

Roc Soc/Graduate School Burns Night

Tickets for the Roc Soc/Graduate School Burns Night event on 31 January 2025 Form (closes 16 January 2025)

18th December 2024

Are you a carer? Carers Support Fund deadline extended to 3 January 2025

We are writing to ensure that PGR carers are aware of the Carers Support Fund [link removed] and advise that the deadline for applications has been extended to 3 January 2025.

16th December 2024

Open Access book fund publishing milestone

The first book funded from the institutional Open Access book fund has been published

8th November 2024

Bake Your Research, 28 November in Library Atrium and Online

Please mark your diaries for the most exciting date on the Graduate School calendar: Bake Your Research 2024. Baking-related prizes and kudos are up for grabs.

29th October 2024