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The Open University (OU) is the largest academic institution in the UK and a world leader in flexible distance learning.Our mission is to be open to people, places, methods and ideas. We promote educational opportunity and social justice by providing high-quality university education to all who wish to realise their ambitions and fulfil their potential.Since it began in 1969, the OU has taught more than 1.8 million students and has almost 170,000 current students, including more than 15,000 overseas. Through academic research, pedagogic innovation and collaborative partnership we seek to be a world leader in the design, content and delivery of supported open learning.Explore our eventsFaculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics, Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, The Open University Business School, The Open University Law SchoolPrivacy Notice - Open University Events booked through Eventbrite (pdf)