Upcoming Events
Navigating Migration and Employment: Opportunities for Inclusive Futures
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - 11:00 to 13:00
Online with Microsoft Teams
This event from The Open University Business School's Research into Employment and Equitable Futures (REEF) research centre will feature speakers who will present their research exploring the challenges and opportunities presented by migration, with a specific focus on its relation to employment issues.
Bringing Law to Life: A Conversation with Cara Sells on the role of Criminal Defence Solicitor
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - 19:00
Online - via Teams
Cara is a practising Criminal Defence Solicitor and an Associate Lecturer at the Open University. Cara will talk about the ups and downs of a day in the life of a solicitor and the challenges of the profession. Cara will be considering the pros and cons of the legal profession.
Bringing Law to Life: A Conversation with Francine Ryan in the roles of Solicitor (Disease Litigation) and Senior Lecturer
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - 19:00
Online - via Teams
Francine is a non-practising solicitor who has transitioned from being a legal professional to a legal academic. Francine will discuss the ups and downs of a day in the life of a solicitor, the challenges of the profession, including its pros and cons, emerging themes in the profession, how to achieve a work-life balance and how law pre-law experience can be relevant to a career in legal practice.
Student Hub Live: Moving on levels: building on your experience
Thursday, June 5, 2025 - 16:00 to 17:00
Online with Student Hub Live
In this new workshop we will be considering some tools and strategies to help you move up the levels as well as sharing ideas.
Student Hub Live: Neurodiverse community: reflecting and consolidating learning
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:15
Online with Student Hub Live
This workshop will provide the opportunity to reflect on a (hopefully!) successful year of study and consider what techniques and strategies could be adopted to build on this in order to make ongoing study even better.
Refugee Week 2025: Connected Learning in Contexts of Forced Displacement: Notes from the Field
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - 13:00 to 14:30
Online
The Sanctuary Advisory Network at The Open University would like to invite you to two seminars to mark the occasion of Refugee Week 2025.
Student Hub Live: Support and wellbeing for student carers
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:30
Online with Student Hub Live
This session will help you discover what support might be available in your local area, and what support is available from The Open University as an unpaid carer.
Bringing Law to Life: A Conversation with Amanda Smith in the roles of Senior Crown Prosecutor and Legal Researcher
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - 19:30
Online - via Teams
Amanda has been a Senior Crown Prosecutor, an Open University Associate Lecturer and is now a Legal Researcher. Amanda will talk about the ups and downs of a day in the life of a prosecutor, the challenges of the profession and how law plays an interdisciplinary role across sectors. Amanda will also discuss how to achieve a work-life balance, and different possible careers paths following a joint degree.
Student Hub Live: Let’s talk research: Q&A with OU Librarians
Thursday, June 12, 2025 - 11:00 to 12:15
Online with Student Hub Live
This session will cover where to start searching using key library resources; developing a research strategy and advice on how to evaluate the information you find.
Refugee Week 2025: Empowerment and Belonging amongst Afghan Refugees
Friday, June 13, 2025 - 13:00 to 14:00
Online
The Sanctuary Advisory Network at The Open University would like to invite you to two seminars to mark the occasion of Refugee Week 2025.
Refugee Week Films at MK Gallery – free screenings
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - 19:00 to Sunday, June 22, 2025 - 16:00
MK Gallery, 900 Midsummer Blvd, Milton Keynes, MK9 3QA
Refugee Week is a festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.
Student Hub Live: SHL End-of-year party!
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - 19:00 to 20:00
Online with Student Hub Live
We reach the end of another wonderful year at Student Hub Live. Join us for a celebration. We’re going to share recipes for success and have fun with creativity.
Bringing Law to Life: A conversation with Natalie Pickford in the role of Solicitor
Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 19:00
Online - via Teams
Natalie is a practising solicitor and an Open University Associate Lecturer. Natalie will talk about the ups and downs of a day in the life of someone in her role. Natalie will also discuss how to achieve a work-life balance and how accessible the profession is to someone with a disability.
Bringing Law to Life: A Conversation with Emily Tanner in the role of Solicitor (non-practising) (Area of Expertise is Residential and Commercial Property Law and Private Client)
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 19:00
Online - via Teams
Emily practised as a solicitor for ten years and is now an Open University Associate Lecturer. Emily will talk about the ups and downs of a day in the life of a solicitor and the challenges of the profession. Emily will also discuss how to achieve a work-life balance, whether there are age limits in the profession and how accessible the profession is to someone with a disability. Emily will consider the way in which law plays an interdisciplinary role across sectors.
Bringing Law to Life: A conversation with Tim Price in the role of Investment Banker and in Corporate Finance
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - 19:00
Online - via Teams
Tim spent most of his professional career as an Investment Banker. Tim will discuss opportunities in finance for law graduates. Tim will also talk about the ups and downs of a day in the life of a banker, the challenges of the profession, emerging themes in the profession, how to achieve a work-life balance and how law plays an interdisciplinary role across sectors.
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