The Open University

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Open to people, places, methods and ideas. The Open University provides high-quality university education to all.

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1	Jul 17, '23	A landmark OU/BBC co-produced series begins at 9pm on BBC Two this evening. 'Earth' hosted by @ChrisGPackham, revisits Earth's most epic moments to tell the incredible story of our	49×	226k	293	79	9
2	Apr 23, '19	For the past 50 years we’ve made it our mission to open up education for all. As the largest UK uni we’ve empowered over 2 million students across 157 countries to transform their	25.2×	0	1.9k	662	8
3	Apr 23, '23	Happy birthday to us! 🥳 Sadly, there’s no cake, but today we’re still celebrating 5️⃣ 4️⃣ years since the OU was established by Royal Charter. Huge thanks to all members of the #O	9.9×	46k	321	67	0
4	Sep 28, '23	It's official; it's GOLD for The OU!🥇 We've been awarded a gold rating by the @officestudents Teaching Excellence Framework, which recognises high-quality teaching and student out	6.8×	31k	306	89	2
5	May 8, '23	From one national treasure to another... Happy birthday Sir David Attenborough! 🥳	5.9×	27k	444	50	1
6	Jun 15, '21	@StopFundingHate Thanks for bringing this to our attention. We’ve not planned or purchased advertising with GB News and are investigating why this has happened. This advertising ha	5.5×	0	377	78	2
7	Mar 22, '19	“To anyone with a dream, please hold on to it, because you are the gold dust of the future. Don’t let anyone take that dream away from you!” 🙌 Welcome to the #OUfamily @ProfNoelFi	5.0×	0	625	62	1
8	Jan 1, '23	Happy New Year to everyone in our #OUfamily 💙	4.8×	22k	189	14	0
9	Sep 4, '23	Good luck team OU!	4.4×	21k	138	22	1
10	Mar 18, '20	No problem. Here's over 1000 FREE courses from our @OUFreeLearning platform to get you started:	4.4×	0	240	180	51
11	Nov 6, '19	Because it's #StressAwarenessDay we're just going to leave this here...	4.1×	0	311	164	4
12	Apr 23, '24	Happy birthday to us! Sadly, there’s no cake, but today we’re still celebrating 55 years since the OU was established by Royal Charter. Huge thanks to all members of the #OUfamily	4.1×	19k	252	54	0
13	Jan 1, '19	Happy 2019 from all of us at The Open University - the year we celebrate turning 50! #OU50 #HappyNewYear	3.7×	0	362	83	0
14	May 13, '21	Thanks to our students and alumni for reminding @ITVCorrie that Open University degrees are achieved while working, raising families, being carers and so much more. No mean feat. S	3.6×	0	374	87	2
15	Aug 14, '23	Is this you? Tell us about it 👇 Could this be you? Skill up and show off with an OU degree. It’s not too late to register for an autumn start…	3.6×	17k	112	15	0
16	Jul 23, '24	Congratulations to all our amazing #OUfamily collecting their results today! We're so proud of you all! 💙 Share your achievements using #OUresults so that we can join in with your	3.3×	15k	184	42	0
17	Apr 23, '20	Happy birthday to us! Sadly, there’s no cake, but today we’re still celebrating 51 years since the OU was established by Royal Charter. Massive hat tip to all members of the #OUfam	3.1×	0	283	84	0
18	Jul 10, '19	'This picture captured every single human being alive. Except for the photographer, Michael Collins' Jaw-dropping stuff 😲 #8DaysToTheMoonAndBack	3.0×	0	255	90	2
19	Jun 23, '23	We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of our first degree ceremony 💙 #OUfamily	3.0×	14k	135	26	0
20	Feb 10, '21	@weetabix @HeinzUK For anyone who needs educating on flavour combinations, we're open to all.	3.0×	0	463	11	0
21	Apr 23, '21	For over 50 years (52 if you're counting) we've made it our mission to open up education and make the impossible, possible for so many. It may be our birthday, but we're spending i	2.9×	0	205	82	2
22	Feb 27, '23	Paying tribute today to our former Chancellor Baroness Betty Boothroyd, who “epitomised the spirit of The Open University, persevering, challenging boundaries and dedication to the	2.9×	14k	139	36	0
23	Jun 20, '22	At a time when flexible, open education has never been more important, we’re looking firmly to the future, opening up new possibilities for students, employers and society. #TheFut	2.9×	0	160	101	5
24	Jul 19, '21	RT this if you've got your #OUResults! You're also more than welcome to use this GIF on your tweets to help celebrate 🥳	2.9×	0	112	110	2
25	Apr 22, '19	Okay, it’s a few minutes past midnight so it’s officially OUR BIRTHDAY! 🎉 Join us via #OU50 for a day of celebrations.	2.7×	0	203	70	0
26	Sep 14, '20	This is it - you've made it! Huge congratulations and welcome to the #OUfamily. We're so proud to have you with us. 💙 This week is dedicated to celebrating you and all of your ach	2.7×	0	222	57	3
27	Jul 19, '21	Waiting for your results? 😅 We've got 8 OU hoodies to give away tomorrow! All you have to do is join in using #OUResults... We can't wait to celebrate YOU!	2.6×	0	173	19	0
28	Nov 14, '16	Join our Twitter campaign and show your support for part-time education #PartTimeMatters	2.5×	0	104	122	0
29	Mar 17, '19	As we celebrate our 50th year, @BBCideas looks back at the profound impact the 'university of the air' has had on society. #OU50	2.5×	0	129	99	1
30	Sep 8, '22	We're saddened to learn of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen and express deepest sympathy from the #OUfamily to the Royal Family.	2.4×	0	294	42	2
31	Jan 3, '21	Today marks 50 years since the first OU courses were launched 🚀 - kicking-off at 11am in 1971 with the very first 'Open Forum' programme on @BBCTwo. ⁉️ Question - what were those	2.4×	0	209	67	1
32	Jul 20, '21	🎉Happy results day OU! 🎉 Join the celebrations today with #OUResults and you could win an OU hoodie! 💙We think you're all amazing 💙	2.4×	0	205	32	0
33	Dec 1, '20	We’re finalists in the @EcoverUK #FertilisetheFuture Fund and could secure funding that’ll help restore 100,000 hectares of all-important floodplain meadows. Please RT and like to	2.4×	0	112	80	0
34	Sep 22, '23	A huge congratulations to all of the graduates crossing the stage today. Here is a message from our Chancellor, Martha Lane Fox. 👏🎉#OUfamily	2.3×	11k	125	17	1
35	Oct 5, '18	Huge day for @TheCareKid today in Manchester! Just listen to Antony's story... Care leaver, turned big achiever! 🙌 #OU_Ceremonies	2.3×	0	212	53	1
36	Sep 4, '18	Amazing new research suggests that there was once large seas on the surface of Mars and that it had a water cycle similar to Earth. Read more here:	2.2×	0	185	73	3
37	Apr 23, '22	It's our birthday! 🥳 On this day in 1969, The Royal Charter's creation was approved by Her Majesty The Queen. We'd like to say a huge thank you to the more than two million #OUFam	2.1×	0	218	51	1
38	Apr 23, '19	Lovely message here from top classicist and all round good egg @wmarybeard. Thank you Mary, and here's to 50 more years! #OU50	2.1×	0	234	40	1
39	Mar 1, '22	Our #OUfamily stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine as they bravely defend their rights and democratic freedom: #StandWithUkraine	2.0×	0	201	61	0
40	Jun 18, '16	Huge thanks to @astro_timpeake for returning our #ISS research today #WelcomeHomeTim!	2.0×	0	164	80	0
41	Jul 15, '21	And the results are in 👇 #NSS2021	2.0×	0	164	59	0
42	Sep 5, '24	We're thrilled to announce that we've been named ‘University of the Year for Teaching Excellence’ by the Daily Mail University Guide! 🎉 “The OU is a unique ⭐ and treasured ⭐ featu	2.0×	9.2k	119	44	1
43	Jun 30, '19	We might be changing our logo back, but our message remains unchanged. Open to people, places, methods and ideas. Every day for the last 50 years. We are The Open University. Keep	1.9×	0	189	61	0
44	Jul 17, '18	Congratulations to everyone receiving their results this week! Bear with us while we think of a grrrrreat pun. 😉	1.9×	0	200	42	1
45	Sep 21, '24	Best stage crossing of the season so far? 🫨 #OUfamily	1.9×	8.9k	115	17	1
46	May 8, '18	Today we’re officially celebrating #OUCharterDay – 49 years since the OU was established by Royal Charter in 1969. As the theme of the day is pride... massive tip of the hat to mem	1.9×	0	122	45	0
47	Apr 19, '21	#OnThisDay in 1983, actress Julie Walters visited our campus in #MiltonKeynes for a pre-premiere of the film Education Rita! She's pictured here with University Secretary, Joe Clin	1.9×	0	202	49	1
48	Apr 23, '19	The moment we've all been waiting for! Here's to making education open to people, places, methods and ideas for AT LEAST the next 50 years 🎉 #OU50	1.9×	0	178	46	1
49	Sep 8, '22	The Queen granted The Open University our Royal Charter in 1969 and visited the Milton Keynes campus with the Duke of Edinburgh in 1979.	1.9×	0	235	33	2
50	May 13, '19	At 23 @DavidHarewood had a psychotic breakdown and was sectioned. Thirty years on he pieces together what happened and explores the misconceptions around psychosis in this incredib	1.9×	0	145	54	1
51	Aug 27, '19	The Open University - where legends come to study... 🚴‍♂️🔥🔥🔥	1.8×	0	167	58	2
52	Jun 2, '20	💙	1.8×	0	201	36	2
53	Jan 1, '24	Happy New Year to everyone in our #OUfamily 💙	1.8×	8.2k	178	18	1
54	Jul 18, '22	Huge congratulations to everyone receiving their results today! We're SO proud of you all 💙 Join the celebrations with #OUResults and you could win an OU hoodie!	1.8×	0	175	32	0
55	Apr 29, '20	For anyone that needs some motivation today. Picture this moment - how will it make you feel? 💙	1.7×	0	178	29	0
56	Apr 18, '19	The BBC is marking a half century of The OU with a new, hour-long documentary capturing our journey over the last 50 years. 'Happy Birthday OU: 50 Years of the Open University' is	1.7×	0	113	71	0
57	Aug 21, '18	This is great news! Along with Oxford and Cambridge, the OU has been awarded funding for almost 400 new doctoral places in arts and humanities 🎉	1.7×	0	151	62	0
58	Aug 9, '17	Who's registered to study with us in autumn? Tell us what you're going to be studying & why below. Remember, registration closes 14th Sept!	1.7×	0	157	13	0
59	Jan 1, '21	Happy New Year to our wonderful #OUfamily 💙 #HappyNewYear	1.7×	0	188	25	0
60	Nov 22, '20	❤️ For anyone who needs to hear this right now...	1.7×	0	198	30	0
61	May 3, '20	@Poles72 No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no	1.7×	0	253	5	0
62	Sep 24, '22	Best stage crossing of the season already? 👏#OUfamily	1.6×	0	172	26	1
63	Sep 2, '18	With lots of you receiving your course books recently, we thought we'd share a 'behind the scenes' photo to show you where they've come from! Here they are being packed up at our w	1.6×	0	182	22	0
64	May 22, '20	Well, here's a lovely thread ❤️	1.6×	0	160	28	1
65	Sep 15, '20	OU alumni and absolute legend, Sir @LennyHenry , has sent our entire Class of 2020 this awesome message. Huge congratulations to everyone that's celebrating with us this week. 🎉 #	1.5×	0	145	41	1
66	Sep 24, '19	Aw, our Vice-Chancellor is retiring and wrote us a love letter 🙌😍 #OUfamily	1.5×	0	137	41	0
67	Jun 10, '20	👏 It’s official – we’re double award-winners! Our #OU50 campaign, celebrating 50 years of incredible OU students, staff & alumni, has won a @CASEAdvance Circle of Excellence A	1.5×	0	148	40	0
68	May 11, '18	There's beating all the doubters, then there's doing THIS at your graduation ceremony 🤩🙌 #OU_Ceremonies #OUStudents	1.5×	0	138	38	0
69	Jul 15, '19	We’re thrilled to announce we’re supporting a ground-breaking @NASA mission to go back to the Moon! 🚀✨ Building on years of lunar-science research, we’ll be helping to investigate	1.5×	0	115	50	0
70	May 8, '16	Happy Birthday Sir David Attenborough. It's been a pleasure working with you over the years. #Attenborough90	1.5×	0	114	63	0
71	Apr 23, '19	High five to our friends at the @BBC for these amazing birthday messages! #OU50	1.4×	0	118	55	0
72	Mar 26, '20	Huge round of applause from the #OUfamily to our NHS heroes 🙌👏We appreciate all that you do, now more so than ever 💙 #ClapForOurCarers	1.4×	0	156	32	0
73	Oct 10, '20	A HUGE and well-deserved congratulations to @JohnMDArcy for receiving an OBE! 💙 John, who embodies the OU mission, has been recognised for improving the lives of many, with energy	1.4×	0	151	27	0
74	Sep 2, '22	open	1.4×	0	155	19	2
75	Jul 1, '19	So today's going to be all about the Moon...	1.4×	0	116	38	2
76	Sep 20, '19	“This is a day when dreams come true...” An absolute pleasure to welcome former tutor, Rt Hon. Gordon Brown, back to the #OUfamily. Thanks for joining us @OfficeGSBrown! 👏	1.4×	0	146	36	0
77	Mar 1, '18	Gripped by #Civilisations? Don't miss out on your FREE poster to go with our new series - so much info crammed into one cleverly folded piece of paper:	1.4×	0	116	47	2
78	Mar 24, '18	Congratulations to our new honorary graduate @eddieizzard To all of our new graduates, Eddie had this to say: ‘We have one life, live it. Do things that scare the hell out of you.	1.4×	0	120	48	0
79	May 2, '19	In 'Our Dementia Choir' starting tonight at 8pm on BBC One, @Vicky_McClure takes a deeply personal look at the extent of music’s power to help fight dementia. We asked her what she	1.4×	0	151	29	3
80	Oct 25, '21	We're back with another amazing co-pro! Join @ProfBrianCox as we journey across the vastness of time and space revealing epic moments of sheer drama that changed the Universe forev	1.3×	0	128	32	3
81	Dec 25, '20	Season's greetings to all members of the #OUfamily 🎄	1.3×	0	179	18	0
82	Apr 10, '19	Our Secure Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), which provides digital access to study materials for students in secure environments, has won the widening access and outreach catego	1.3×	0	113	38	0
83	Apr 23, '19	"Lifelong learning simply cannot be beaten and that is what The Open University is all about." Well, we're not going to argue with @ChrisGPackham... #OU50	1.3×	0	116	42	0
84	May 9, '19	Tonight brings the concluding part of 'Our Dementia Choir'. Here's @Vicky_McClure with another snippet from our exclusive interview on why you should watch this wonderful programme	1.3×	0	143	25	2
85	Feb 5, '19	"A great independent university which does not insult any man or any women whatever their background by offering them the second best. Nothing but the best is good enough." #OU50	1.3×	0	97	52	0
86	Jul 27, '20	Whoop whoop 🙌	1.3×	0	174	14	0
87	Jun 23, '20	Let's start the day with a little bit of OU history... #Onthisday in 1973 we held our first ever degree ceremony in Alexandra Palace, London. It's was broadcast live on BBC Two! 📺	1.3×	0	112	33	2
88	Mar 20, '21	As the only UK university dedicated to distance learning, we have over 50 years of experience to draw upon. When online learning is more important than ever, why settle for anythin	1.2×	0	109	44	1
89	Dec 31, '19	What a fabulous year it's been! Thank you for joining us in celebrating #OU50, and here's to many, MANY more celebrations! 🎉 Let's end the year as we started - with a BANG! 🎆	1.2×	0	137	32	0
90	Jul 19, '21	🎉Happy results day OU! 🎉 Join the celebrations with #OUResults and you could win an OU hoodie! 💙We think you're all amazing 💙	1.2×	0	122	12	1
91	Jan 3, '19	You may have heard that this year we turn the big 50! 🎉 As part of the celebrations we wanted to look back on some photos of the last 50 years and here's the first one! A behind-t	1.2×	0	105	36	0
92	Sep 3, '15	Congratulations @DrAliceRoberts for being awarded an honorary degree tomorrow afternoon at #OU_Ceremonies in Exeter!	1.1×	0	100	37	0
93	Sep 18, '20	Presenter and OU alumnus himself, @SteveBackshall is here with a big congratulations for everyone graduating this year! We're so proud to have you all as part of the #OUfamily 💙	1.1×	0	126	22	0
94	Apr 29, '21	We can't wait to get back to our Milton Keynes campus! #LoveMK 💙	1.1×	0	112	22	0
95	May 9, '24	A guest of honour at today’s ceremony! Looking amazing in his gown 🙌 #OUfamily	1.0×	4.6k	116	6	2
96	May 2, '19	How does music affect the brain? Tonight @Vicky_McClure brings together a choir of people living with dementia, to discover how music-therapy can help 🎶 Catch #OurDementiaChoir to	1.0×	0	116	15	0
97	Sep 21, '19	"I hope that you find something to do in your life that’s going to help you motivate others to do good things. If you can turn your hobby into your work, that’s a brilliant thing t	1.0×	0	113	21	1
98	Nov 25, '20	We won TWO awards 🥳	1.0×	0	111	16	0
99	Jan 1, '22	Happy New Year to everyone in our #OUfamily 💙 #HappyNewYear	0.9×	0	127	7	0
100	Apr 18, '20	@BantshireUni Wait a minute... 🤔 Is that our cat?	0.6×	0	98	4	0

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