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Forthcoming Events

Sat 26th September

Welcome Fair: 10am - 3pm; Open University Campus, Milton Keynes; Come along to our campus on Saturday, 26 September for a fun and friendly day.

Welcome Week: 26th September 10am - 4th October 6pm; Come and join us from Saturday, 26 September to Sunday, 4 October.

International OU Students Online Meet-Up: 3pm - 4:15pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

President and Deputy President's introduction to Welcome Week: 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Sun 27th September

OU PIPS Welcome Week Quiz: 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Inspirational People: 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Chess Club: The Italian Game – Légal's Mate, the Trexler, and Fried Liver: 8pm - 9:30pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Mon 28th September

Black STEM Hub: Peer Support & Community: 5pm - 6pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Online Clubs and Societies Fair: 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

OU PIPS Welcome Week speaker event: 8pm - 9pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Tue 29th September

Studying while caring - how does the OU support student carers: 11am - 12:30pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Can I really grow my own veg?: 5pm - 6pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

People's Emergency Briefing: film screening and discussion: 6pm - 7:30pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Meet Your Faculty Representatives: 6:15pm - 7:15pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

The Open University Geological Society Fresher’s Lecture 2026: 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Welcome Week OU Pride Games Night: 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams

Could you be... a student trustee?!: 8pm - 8:45pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Wed 30th September

Navigate your future with Careers and Employability Services: 11am - noon; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Meet Open SU's Student Voice team!: noon - 1pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

OU Medical Science Club Welcome Week session: 5pm - 5:30pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

OU Vegan Club welcomes animal rights activist and political candidate Sasha Jolliffe: 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Welcome Week Star Speaker: Amar Latif: 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Thu 1st October

Taking care of yourself in your studies: 12:30pm - 1:30pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Edinburgh in-person meet-up: 2pm - 4pm; 10 Drumsheugh Gardens, The Open University in Scotland, Edinburgh, EH3 7QJ

Have your say and get involved! An introduction to Student Voice at the OU: 2pm - 3pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Legal Mythbusters with the Open University Law Society: 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Neurodiversity Drop-In: 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

An introduction to OU Poets: 7pm - 8:30pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Approaching Ancient Sources: Thinking Like a Classicist: 7pm - 8:15pm; Online

Fri 2nd October

Belfast in-person meet-up: 1pm - 3pm; The Open University, 110 Victoria Street, Belfast, BT1 3GN

What's REACH? Meet, Connect and Belong with Guests from the Black Student Network (WELS): 5pm - 6pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

How Bad Are Bananas? game with OU Environmental Sustainability Society: 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Bingo!: 7pm - 8:30pm; Adobe Connect

Navigating the Open University: Strategies for independent study, with OU Pride: 7pm - 9pm; Teams

Sat 3rd October

Cardiff in-person meet-up: 11am - 2pm; The Open University in Wales, 18 Custom House Street, Cardiff, CF10 1AP

Top tips for supporting your studies: 11am - noon; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Silent Online Reading Group: 3pm - 4:30pm

Working with your Tutor: 4:30pm - 6pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Game Night!: 6pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Sun 4th October

How to get into volunteering: 11am - noon; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Craft-a-Noon: 2:30pm - 4pm; Microsoft Teams

Support for Disabled Students: 4pm - 5:30pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Welcome to The Rock and Metal Lounge: 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar

Mental Wellbeing Online Meet-Up: 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams

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