The Open University

The Open University in the East of England

The OU in the East of England serves Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Our Regional Centre is in Cambridge.  Here 80 staff look after 18,500 students and more than 700 part-time tutors.  

The OU offers over 570 courses leading to some 250 qualifications from NVQs and Foundation degrees through to Masters and PhDs.  Subjects offered include: Accountancy; Arts and Humanities; Business and Management; Childhood and Youth; Computing and ICT; Education; Engineering and Technology; Environment, Development and International Studies; Health and Social Care; Health Sciences; Languages; Law; Mathematics and Statistics; Psychology; Science; Social Sciences; Social Work; and Sport and Fitness.

The OU and Business

The Open University, The Open University Business School and Centre for Professional Learning and Development provide professional and management skills development that deliver immediate benefit to businesses and their staff. More than 50,000 students are sponsored by their employers and about 70% of undergraduate students are in full-time employment. To find out more about what the OU can offer visit www.openuniversity.co.uk/ouatwork. Corporate enquirers should call +44 (0) 1908 655767 or email: do-business@open.ac.uk

Research and Consultancy

The OU supports a vibrant research portfolio and fosters research teams who compete with top ranked institutions in the UK and worldwide.  Consultancy is an important acitivity through which The Open University can encourage and support industry and businesses. If you would like to discuss whether a member of OU staff could act as a consultant to your organisation, please email: Innovation-Enterprise@open.ac.uk.

OU Careers Advisory Service

For individuals, this service provides professional careers and educational advisers in every UK region to support course choice and career planning. 

For employers, this service may be useful if you would like to recruit OU students and graduates, find out more about the labour market, understand more about the OU student profile or sponsor employees' professional and management development. For more information visit www.open.ac.uk/careers.