Latest news and trends

A new Civic University Agreement for Milton Keynes, backed by some of the city’s biggest and most innovative organisations, is set to drive skills growth and innovation across Milton Keynes.

The Open University and leading educational esports company, EStars, are collaborating to offer online training for teachers, aimed at enhancing their knowledge and expertise in the fast-growing esports sector.

The Open University (OU), in partnership with TrainingZone, has launched a new Skills Starter tool – a free, interactive resource designed to help employers kickstart meaningful conversations around their organisation’s skills challenges.

The Open University recently hosted its educational partner, The Arab Open University (the AOU) at the OU’s campus in Milton Keynes. The visit provided the opportunity for discussions on a diverse range of educational synergies between the institutions.

In recent years, The Open University has been growing its teaching and research to support individuals starting new businesses – and a new membership will help this impact to expand further.

Milton Keynes College Group, Santander, The Open University and Milton Keynes City Council are joining forces to provide a host of training courses to help people in the city learn new skills.

Anieka Ali has a lot to be proud of. She was one of the first undergraduate students to complete a degree with The Open University (OU) through a hugely successful partnership with Uber. Thanks to Uber funding, Anieka – who is married to an Uber driver – graduated with a first-class honours law degree in September 2024.

New Open University online roundtable event shows how investing in workforce skills can break the trade-off and unlock fair, sustainable growth.

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust recently announced that its Clinical Education team has been shortlisted for the Nursing Times Workforce Team of the Year 2025 award. This recognition celebrates its pioneering work in widening participation and developing a unique nursing education offer in partnership with The Open University.

The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) is the staff association representing 150,000 police officers and special constables. In a fast-evolving policing landscape, where public expectation and political scrutiny are intensifying, the role of police officers—and those who support them — has never been more demanding.