Book a Virtual Open Day

Book a Virtual Open Day

Find the right course, get your questions answered, and feel confident about your next step — all from your home. 

Free to attend · No obligation · Limited spaces available

Choose your Virtual Open Day

Not sure where to start? Pick a general undergraduate event to explore undergraduate study with the OU, understand your options, and take the next step with confidence.

Or, take a deep-dive into one of our most popular subject areas at one of our subject-specific sessions. 

Why come to a Virtual Open Day?

🎓 Get clear on the right course for you

💬 Speak directly to expert advisers

🧭 Leave feeling confident about next-steps

⏱ Study options that fit around your life

What to expect

  • A welcome from our Vice-Chancellor
  • Subject overviews
  • Hear from lecturers, academics and tutors
  • Inspiring student and graduate stories 
  • Live Q&A with expert advisors
  • Guidance on funding, fees, and next steps

Flexible "come-and-go" events. Stay for as little or as long as you like, up to 2 hours. 

Empowering you to make the right choice

Our Virtual Open Days are built to give you everything you need to feel confident about studying with the OU. Here’s what makes them so worthwhile — with exclusive explainers and guides, plus more inspiring content you won’t find elsewhere.

Real insight into university life

Get a clear understanding of the qualifications and flexible study routes available at the OU — and discover which path could be right for you before you commit.

Expert academic guidance

Learn how OU study fits around real life, ask questions in real-time, find confidence, and take away guidance you can act on straight away.

Inspiring student stories

Get inspired by our amazing students and graduates, and find advice on how to follow in their footsteps, so that you can leave knowing exactly what your next step it. 

Award-winning teaching

Find out what its like to study at a TEF Gold-rated, Daily Mail University of the year for Teaching Excellence, that's in UniCompare's top 3 in the UK for employability. 

Award-winning teaching

Find out what its like to study at a TEF Gold-rated, Daily Mail University of the year for Teaching Excellence, that's in UniCompare's top 3 in the UK for employability. 

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