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Tattoo apprentice by day, computing & AI student by… also day 💻

Meet OU student Aya, who’s proving that you don’t have to choose between creativity and technology. From building her first computer at 12, to pursuing tattooing and AI side by side, she’s studying online full-time with the flexibility to follow both passions.

Because studying doesn’t have to look one way ✨

Watch her full story via the link in our bio!

#TattooArtist #ComputingStudent #UniStudent #TheOpenUniversity

Today we celebrate not just our Royal Charter, but also our community. A community of dreamers, innovators and change-makers. Here’s to the countless stories of triumph and the futures shaped. Happy birthday to us! 🥳 #oufamily #openuniversity #openuni

Congratulations to Michael who graduated in Cyber Security with us in Manchester yesterday! 🎉

The flexibility of OU study allowed Michael to balanced his studies while raising his son as a single parent 📚🚀 Here’s how he found it…

#OUfamily #TheOpenUniversity #CyberSecurity #Graduation

Not all heroes wear capes 💙🫶 #OUfamily

#TheOpenUniversity #University #Graduation #Manchester

Not all heroes wear capes 💙🫶 #OUfamily

#TheOpenUniversity #University #Graduation #Manchester

OU graduate Rhiannon studied her degree in Primary Education alongside working and having her son 📚

Here’s how Rhiannon found her experience with us at #TheOpenUniversity 🎓

Huge congratulations to Rhiannon and everyone else graduating with us today in Manchester 🎉

#OUfamily #Graduation #PrimaryEducation

Proof that #OUfamily look just as good in formal wear as we do in PJs at 2 AM submitting assignments. 🎓✨

#TheOpenUniversity #OU #Graduation #Manchester

Proof that #OUfamily look just as good in formal wear as we do in PJs at 2 AM submitting assignments. 🎓✨

#TheOpenUniversity #OU #Graduation #Manchester

Proof that #OUfamily look just as good in formal wear as we do in PJs at 2 AM submitting assignments. 🎓✨

#TheOpenUniversity #OU #Graduation #Manchester

Proof that #OUfamily look just as good in formal wear as we do in PJs at 2 AM submitting assignments. 🎓✨

#TheOpenUniversity #OU #Graduation #Manchester

Proof that #OUfamily look just as good in formal wear as we do in PJs at 2 AM submitting assignments. 🎓✨

#TheOpenUniversity #OU #Graduation #Manchester

Proof that #OUfamily look just as good in formal wear as we do in PJs at 2 AM submitting assignments. 🎓✨

#TheOpenUniversity #OU #Graduation #Manchester

Proof that #OUfamily look just as good in formal wear as we do in PJs at 2 AM submitting assignments. 🎓✨

#TheOpenUniversity #OU #Graduation #Manchester

Proof that #OUfamily look just as good in formal wear as we do in PJs at 2 AM submitting assignments. 🎓✨

#TheOpenUniversity #OU #Graduation #Manchester

Proof that #OUfamily look just as good in formal wear as we do in PJs at 2 AM submitting assignments. 🎓✨

#TheOpenUniversity #OU #Graduation #Manchester

Proof that #OUfamily look just as good in formal wear as we do in PJs at 2 AM submitting assignments. 🎓✨

#TheOpenUniversity #OU #Graduation #Manchester

We’re in Manchester today celebrating our amazing graduates 🎓✨

Let us know in the comments if you’ll be joining us 👇

#OUfamily #Graduation #TheOpenUniversity

One of the perks of studying with #TheOpenUniversity is that you can study from anywhere!

Here are some of Freya’s favourite solo study spots ☀️📚

#StudySpots #SummerStudy #UniStudent

One of the perks of studying with #TheOpenUniversity is that you can study from anywhere!

Here are some of Freya’s favourite solo study spots ☀️📚

#StudySpots #SummerStudy #UniStudent

One of the perks of studying with #TheOpenUniversity is that you can study from anywhere!

Here are some of Freya’s favourite solo study spots ☀️📚

#StudySpots #SummerStudy #UniStudent

One of the perks of studying with #TheOpenUniversity is that you can study from anywhere!

Here are some of Freya’s favourite solo study spots ☀️📚

#StudySpots #SummerStudy #UniStudent

One of the perks of studying with #TheOpenUniversity is that you can study from anywhere!

Here are some of Freya’s favourite solo study spots ☀️📚

#StudySpots #SummerStudy #UniStudent

One of the perks of studying with #TheOpenUniversity is that you can study from anywhere!

Here are some of Freya’s favourite solo study spots ☀️📚

#StudySpots #SummerStudy #UniStudent

One of the perks of studying with #TheOpenUniversity is that you can study from anywhere!

Here are some of Freya’s favourite solo study spots ☀️📚

#StudySpots #SummerStudy #UniStudent

One of the perks of studying with #TheOpenUniversity is that you can study from anywhere!

Here are some of Freya’s favourite solo study spots ☀️📚

#StudySpots #SummerStudy #UniStudent

You 🤝 a career in care

Scott Preston, academic consultant on the OU/BBC Co-Production Natalie Cassidy: Caring Together, shares the most valuable skill in care and the real difference it makes.

p.s. it might be a skill you have already 👀

Head to the link in our bio for more info.

#TheOpenUniversity #careertips #careerideas

Here’s why drinking coffee could help you live longer ☕⁣
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Nutritionist @DrHazelWallace explains all…⁣
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Made in partnership with The Open University.⁣
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#BBCIdeas #Coffee #Nutrition #Science #Food⁣
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BBC Ideas: Short films for curious minds

Are you thinking about studying with us at #TheOpenUniversity? 🤔💭

Here’s what our graduates have to say to you…

#UniStudent #OnlineLearning #University

What’s the difference between the sugar in a doughnut and an apple? 🍩🍎 🤔⁣
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Nutritionist @DrHazelWallace explains all…⁣
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Made in partnership with The Open University.⁣
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#BBCIdeas #Sugar #Nutrition #Science #Food⁣
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BBC Ideas: Short films for curious minds