Events

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Welcome Events for students in Scotland: 23rd January 7pm - 8pm; Adobe Connect; Welcome Week

Welcome to the OU Students Association and Welcome Week: 25th January 6:30pm - 7:30pm; MS Teams; Welcome Week

Quiz Night: 25th January 7:30pm - 9pm; Adobe Connect; Welcome Week

Mental Wellbeing Online Meet-Up: 26th January 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Study/Desk Work Body Doubling - Every Monday: 27th January 12:30pm - 2pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Welcome Events for students in Scotland: 27th January 3:30pm - 4:30pm; Adobe Connect; Welcome Week

Nature on Campus and Hedgehog Friendly Campus re-launch at the OU: 27th January 6:30pm - 7:30pm; MS Teams; Welcome Week

Welcome Events for students in Scotland: 28th January 9:30am - 10:30am; Adobe Connect; Welcome Week

Change your habits with Mindapples: 28th January 1pm - 2pm; MS Teams; Welcome Week

Laughter Yoga: 28th January 1:30pm - 2pm; Zoom; Welcome Week

OU Pride: 28th January 5pm - 6pm; Welcome Week

OU Poets Society: 28th January 6pm - 7pm; Zoom; Society | Welcome Week

Societies and Clubs Fair: 28th January 7:30pm - 8:30pm; MS Teams; Club | Society | Welcome Week

How to get your Student Voice heard this year: 29th January 10am - 10:45am; MS Teams; Welcome Week

OUSET: An introduction to your OU student charity: 29th January 2pm - 3pm; Welcome Week

OU Aviation Fan Club Drop-In: 29th January 6pm - 7pm; MS Teams; Club | Welcome Week

Welcome Week FASS Connect: 29th January 6:30pm - 7:30pm; MS Teams; Welcome Week

Welcome Week STEM Session: 29th January 7:30pm - 8:30pm; MS Teams; Welcome Week

Find your future with Careers and Employability Services: 30th January noon - 1pm; MS Teams; Welcome Week

Go Green: New year, new goals with Giki (staff and students): 30th January 2pm - 2:30pm; MS Teams; Welcome Week

Student Advice Service: Support when dealing with Complaints, Appeals and Academic Misconduct: 30th January 5pm - 6pm; MS Teams; Welcome Week

Arts and Humanities Society - Gladiators - Fact and Fiction: 30th January 7pm - 8pm; Zoom; Society | Welcome Week

Welcome to your OU in Wales: 30th January 7pm - 8pm; MS Teams; Welcome Week

Managing mental wellbeing at University: 31st January noon - 1pm; MS Teams; Welcome Week

Q&A with the Law Society: 31st January 6pm - 7pm; MS Teams; Society | Welcome Week

Cancelled - Bereaved Students Club Drop-In: 31st January 6:30pm - 7:30pm; Club | Welcome Week

Bingo!: 31st January 7pm - 8:30pm; Adobe Connect; Welcome Week

Meet the Faculty Representatives: 1st February noon - 1pm; MS Teams; Student Representation | Welcome Week

Students in England Area Rep drop-in: 1st February 1pm - 2pm; Welcome Week

International Students Online Meet-Up: 1st February 3pm - 4:15pm; Adobe Connect; Welcome Week

Welcome to your OU in Wales: 1st February 7pm - 8pm; MS Teams; Welcome Week

Young at Heart Club Pub Quiz: 1st February 8pm - 9:30pm; MS Teams; Club | Welcome Week

Friends of Palestine Club Welcome Talk 2025: 2nd February 7pm - 8pm; MS Teams; Club | Welcome Week

Welcome Fair: 27th September 11am - 3pm; The Open University, Betty Boothroyd Library, Walton Hall, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA; Welcome Week

Litter pick: 27th September 2:30pm - 3:30pm; The Open University, Betty Boothroyd Library, Walton Hall, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA; Welcome Week

Welcome Week kick off!: 27th September 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Volunteering Skills – What Can Volunteering Do for You?: 28th September 11am - noon; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Yoga: 29th September 9:30am - 10am; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Vegan Club and Plant Powered People: 29th September 1pm - 2pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Cardiff in-person meet-up: 29th September 2pm - 4pm; The Open University, 18 Custom House Street, Cardiff, CF10 1AP; Welcome Week

Faculty Representatives Meet-Up: 29th September 5pm - 6pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Write Club Welcome Week Session: 29th September 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Navigate your future with the OU's Careers and Employability Services: 30th September 11am - noon; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Looking after your wellbeing with Emma Greenstein: 30th September noon - 1pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Empathy is Our Strength: How to Use It for Social Change: 30th September 1pm - 2pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Laughter yoga: 30th September 1:30pm - 2pm; Zoom; Welcome Week

Your OU, Your Voice: 30th September 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Virtual Events; Welcome Week

OU PIPS (Politics, International Relations, and Policy Society) Welcome Week: 30th September 6:30pm - 7:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Welcome to Classical Studies: 30th September 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Wales Club Virtual Welcome Event: 30th September 7:30pm - 9:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Yoga: 1st October noon - 12:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Open SU Student Advice service vs OU Student Support Team – what's the difference?: 1st October 5pm - 6pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Drawasaurus – Multiplayer drawing & guessing game!: 1st October 6pm - 6:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

FASS Connect-Welcome Week: 1st October 6:30pm - 7:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

OU Environmental Sustainability Society - Food for Thought: Sustainable Food Systems Panel: 1st October 6:30pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Welcome Week Star speaker: Liz Carr: 1st October 7:30pm - 8:30pm; Online; Welcome Week | welcome-week-feature

Having Your Voice Heard at the OU and Introducing the Student Charter: 2nd October 1pm - 2pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Community Drop-In: 2nd October 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Yoga: 2nd October 6pm - 6:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Neurodivergent Student Drop In - Welcome Week Session: 2nd October 6:30pm - 7:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Welcome to the Open University Disabled Students Group: 2nd October 7:30pm - 8:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Guardians of the Poles: Why the Arctic and Antarctic Matter: 3rd October 12:30pm - 1pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

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

Edinburgh in-person meet-up: 3rd October 2pm - 4pm; The Open University, 10 Drumsheugh, Gardens, Edinburgh, EH3 7QJ; Welcome Week

OU Pride - Welcome Week quiz night: 3rd October 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Yoga: 3rd October 6pm - 6:30pm; Online; Welcome Week

Bingo: 3rd October 7pm - 8:30pm; Adobe Connect; Welcome Week

Open University Geological Society: Supporting Earth Science, Environmental and Planetary sciences: 3rd October 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Beginners Chess Training session: 3rd October 7:30pm - 8:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Top tips for Study: 4th October 11am - noon; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Litter picking: 4th October 1pm - 2pm; Towcester; Welcome Week

International OU Students Online Meet-Up: 4th October 3pm - 4:15pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Young at Heart Virtual Pub and Quiz: 4th October 7:30pm - 9:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Wikipedia: Learn It, Edit It, Shape It: 5th October 2pm - 5pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Craft-a-Noon: 5th October 2:30pm - 4pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Open debating drop-in: 24th January 10am - noon; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Saturday Morning Coffee and Chat: 24th January 10am - 11am; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

OU Vegans welcome Dan Richardson - actor, film maker and activist: 24th January noon - 1pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Art & the Working Class: 24th January 4pm - 5pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Meet the Welsh Club: 24th January 6pm - 7:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Welcome Week kick off session: 24th January 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

An Evening of Poetry with the OU Poets: 24th January 8pm - 9pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Hedgehogs and supporting wildlife in your spaces: 25th January 10am - 11am; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Taking care of yourself in your studies: 25th January 11am - noon; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Politics, Policy and International Relations Quiz: 25th January 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Mental Wellbeing Online Meet-Up: 25th January 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Vegan Club and Plant Powered People: 26th January 1pm - 2pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Starting as you mean to go on: Building a relationship with your tutor with the Understanding Me as a Learner tool: 26th January 4pm - 5pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Drawasaurus - multiplayer drawing game!: 26th January 5pm - 6pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Online Clubs and Societies Fair: 26th January 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Meet the Open University Law Society: 26th January 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Welcome to Classical Studies: 26th January 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Finding your way around the OU online Library: 27th January 10am - 11am; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Yoga with Anne: 27th January 6pm - 6:45pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Meet the OU Geological Society: 27th January 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Sustainability and Social Justice in Tech: 27th January 7:30pm - 8:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Looking after your mental wellbeing: 28th January 10am - 11am; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Support for Student Carers: 28th January 11am - 12:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

The power of Student Voice: 28th January 5pm - 6pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Weird tales from the history of psychology: 28th January 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

FASS Connect: 28th January 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Chess Club: The history of chess: 28th January 7:30pm - 9pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

North West OU Students Online Meet-Up: 28th January 7:30pm - 9pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Introducing Student Voice and the Student Charter: 29th January 12:30pm - 1:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Meet your Faculty Representatives: 29th January 5pm - 6pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Neurodivergent student drop-in: 29th January 6:30pm - 7:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Meet the Disabled Students Group: 29th January 7:30pm - 8:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Welcome to OUPS! A talk on Motivation by OUPS President Professor Frederick Toates: 29th January 8pm - 9pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Yoga from your chair: 30th January 1pm - 1:45pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Welsh Club Cardiff meet-up: 30th January 2pm - 4pm; The Open University in Wales, 18 Custom House Street, Cardiff, CF10 1AP; Welcome Week

Quiz Night at OU Pride: 30th January 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Bingo: 30th January 7pm - 8:30pm; Adobe Connect; Welcome Week

Meet LGBTQIA+ Student Rep and OU Pride: 30th January 7:15pm - 8:15pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Saturday Morning Coffee and Chat: 31st January 10am - 11am; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

What students wish they knew: top tips to support your studies: 31st January 11am - noon; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

International OU Students Online Meet-Up: 31st January 3pm - 4:15pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Mathematics in Everyday Life: 31st January 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Young at Heart Club Social and Quiz: 31st January 7:30pm - 9:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

What can volunteering do for you?: 1st February 11am - noon; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS: Cultural Celebration with the BAME Student Group: 1st February 12:30pm - 1:30pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Craft-a-Noon: 1st February 2:30pm - 4pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Why have a Palestine group at the OU?: 1st February 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Mental Wellbeing Online Meet-Up: 1st February 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

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Upcoming Events

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

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

International OU Students Online Meet-Up: 26th September 3pm - 4:15pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

President and Deputy President's introduction to Welcome Week: 26th September 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

OU PIPS Welcome Week Quiz: 27th September 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Inspirational People: 27th September 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Chess Club: The Italian Game – Légal's Mate, the Trexler, and Fried Liver: 27th September 8pm - 9:30pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Online Clubs and Societies Fair: 28th September 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

OU PIPS Welcome Week speaker event: 28th September 8pm - 9pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Studying while caring - how does the OU support student carers: 29th September 11am - 12:30pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Can I really grow my own veg?: 29th September 5pm - 6pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

People's Emergency Briefing: film screening and discussion: 29th September 6pm - 7:30pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Meet Your Faculty Representatives: 29th September 6:15pm - 7:15pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

The Open University Geological Society Fresher’s Lecture 2026: 29th September 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Welcome Week OU Pride Games Night: 29th September 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week | LGBTQIA

Could you be... a student trustee?!: 29th September 8pm - 8:45pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Navigate your future with Careers and Employability Services: 30th September 11am - noon; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Meet Open SU's Student Voice team!: 30th September noon - 1pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

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

OU Vegan Club welcomes animal rights activist and political candidate Sasha Jolliffe: 30th September 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Welcome Week Star Speaker: coming soon: 30th September 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

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

Edinburgh in-person meet-up: 1st October 2pm - 4pm; 10 Drumsheugh Gardens, The Open University in Scotland, Edinburgh, EH3 7QJ; Welcome Week

Have your say and get involved! An introduction to Student Voice at the OU: 1st October 2pm - 3pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Legal Mythbusters with the Open University Law Society: 1st October 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Neurodiversity Drop-In: 1st October 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

An introduction to OU Poets: 1st October 7pm - 8:30pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Approaching Ancient Sources: Thinking Like a Classicist: 1st October 7pm - 8:15pm; Online; Welcome Week

Belfast in-person meet-up: 2nd October 1pm - 3pm; The Open University, 110 Victoria Street, Belfast, BT1 3GN; Welcome Week

How Bad Are Bananas? game with OU Environmental Sustainability Society: 2nd October 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Bingo!: 2nd October 7pm - 8:30pm; Adobe Connect; Welcome Week

Navigating the Open University: Strategies for independent study: 2nd October 7pm - 9pm; Teams; Student groups | Welcome Week | LGBTQIA

Cardiff in-person meet-up: 3rd October 11am - 2pm; The Open University in Wales, 18 Custom House Street, Cardiff, CF10 1AP; Welcome Week

Top tips for supporting your studies: 3rd October 11am - noon; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Silent Online Reading Group: 3rd October 3pm - 4:30pm; Student groups | Welcome Week

Working with your Tutor: 3rd October 4:30pm - 6pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Game Night!: 3rd October 6pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

How to get into volunteering: 4th October 11am - noon; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Craft-a-Noon: 4th October 2:30pm - 4pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week

Meet the Disabled Students Group: 4th October 4pm - 5:30pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Welcome to The Rock and Metal Lounge: 4th October 6pm - 7pm; Microsoft Teams Webinar; Welcome Week

Mental Wellbeing Online Meet-Up: 4th October 7pm - 8pm; Microsoft Teams; Welcome Week