Open SU has helped The Open University to achieve success in the 2025 People & Planet University League.
The OU have finished 39th in this year’s University League table, meaning the OU has been classed as a 2:1 University for the first time (they achieved a 2:2 last year).
The award was based on several criteria. Of particular note for Open SU, full marks were scored for 'the student union working towards continual improvement in environmental sustainability' and for 'student representatives to sit on committees that oversee sustainability'.
People & Planet is the UK’s largest student campaigning network, and their University League ranks UK universities by their environmental and ethical performance. There has been a tremendous improvement for the OU over the past four years:
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2023 – 67th
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2024 – 62nd
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2025 – 39th
You can read the summary of the OU's 2025 performance on the People & Planet website.