I handed in my final piece of work for my degree in on the 14th September, however according to the website the result will not be published until the 8th December.

According to my tutor the department aim to get the EMA marked within a few days after submission.

Not having the result and not having the degree is hindering my ability to apply for graduate schemes.

Why on earth does it take so long?

Hi guys

I recently posted about SFE and other funding however I was offered a level 3 lab apprenticeship.

I hold a level 3 but this is a good opportunity as it is a diagnostic lab and I would be a registered technician.

Im just wondering if I fund open uni myself entirely and pay it with the ou bank account if I could do both?

Obviously I understand if its a weigh in between both but any helpful advice would be appreciated 🥲

Im the first in my entirely family to do anything other than work after highschool so im kinda blind and dumb in all of this.

Thanks in advance

I'm pretty disheartened with the way my life has been going so l want to hear success stories from people who were in the worst of situations and managed to make progress in life.

I’ve tried accessing the website on both my laptop and phone but keep receiving a 403 error. It occurred after I posted a message on the module tutor group forum and wasn’t able to edit the message after it was posted.
Is anyone else having issues accessing the website at the moment?

Hi all :)

I started my first module this october, and after seeing posts on here about accusations of misconduct including the use of AI to write TMAs, I’ve taken to occasionally screenshotting or screen recording my draft paper as I go.

I make a rough handwritten notes on a sticky pad, before typing my plan out in notes on the word doc on my ipad. Then I slowly manipulate the notes into full paragraphs, until my plan has been wrung dry.

Word on my ipad automatically saves as is, and i can’t really figure out how to save a separate draft copy of things? So would the occasional screen recording of my plan on word suffice, should I be questioned re: the legitimacy of my work? (i don’t actually use AI but I’m still concerned because I type kinda like a robot sometimes 🥲)

Earlier today, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) issued advice to UK organisations warning of a worldwide critical security issue (ncsc.gov.uk/news/critical-security-issue-affecting-php). Upon receiving the alert, The Open University (the OU) has taken the preventative measure to take several of our learning systems offline to safeguard students and staff from this identified threat. Learning systems include all module websites and online tutorials. Unfortunately, this means staff and students are not currently able to access our learning systems and any tutorials that were due to take place this evening (Wednesday 21 October 2026) will be rescheduled. We apologise for the inconvenience this has caused but we must act decisively in these situations to protect students and staff and OU systems. Like other organisations, we must wait for third-party security fixes to be put in place before we can restore our learning systems. Staff will be working throughout the night to try and restore our learning systems and we will update further at 8am (Thursday 22 October 2026).

Hi,

I completed MST124 last year and have just started MST224. I am finding that there are missing steps to examples and answers in the books compared to the level of detail in MST124. I understand that this is partly due to MST224 being a year two module. But as someone who really has to work ridiculously hard to understand the math, loosing this level of detail is feeling overwhelming. I am utilising online searching to try and fill the gaps, but this is time consuming. I have also booked onto tutorials to try and hopefully broaden my understanding. But at the moment I am often feeling a bit lost. Is anyone able to recommend some reliable resources that can help? Ideally ones that use step by step explanations but don't require hours of study on top of my current hours of study (there's only so much time in a day to life and study!).

Thank you