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Two law grads

More graduates are tipping the scales of justice

Two of our Bachelor of Laws (LLB) alumni who live near England’s South Coast, both now undertaking AI-related postgraduate studies, show that the OU caters for both school leavers and those wanting a career change a bit later in life.

26th August 2025

Law grad Krishangi makes history once again

Our youngest ever OU Law graduate Krishangi Meshram is in the record books again – qualifying as the youngest solicitor in England and Wales in recent times.

14th August 2025
AI head and legal scales of power

Free online resources to promote a safer use of AI in legal settings

The Open Justice Centre has launched a new suite of free resources to help the legal sector navigate the opportunities and challenges of Generative AI. With AI tools rapidly evolving, legal professionals and self-representing individuals face risks from misinformation, yet lack access to trusted, free guidance.

11th August 2025
James Boyce, one of the winners of the Open Business Creators Fund, smiling at the camera

Business and Law students win cash for their enterprises

Three students from the Faculty of Business and Law (FBL) have received a share of the £30,000 prize pot awarded through the Open University’s Open Business Creators Fund.

5th August 2025
two women smiling

"The OU gave me the second chance I’d been looking for,” says gym owner turned solicitor

Approaching 40, Helen from Stoke-on-Trent decided to pursue her long-held dream of a legal career. Despite holding an arts degree and co-running a successful gym, she studied law with the Open University and is now training as a solicitor.

21st May 2025

OU cheers its youngest ever law graduate at UK ceremony

The Open University (OU) is proud to congratulate Indian alumnus Krishangi Meshram on becoming the university’s youngest ever Law graduate.

19th November 2024

The Open University Establishes New Centre for Protecting Women Online Following £7.7 Million Grant from Research England

The Open University (OU) has launched a pioneering Centre for Protecting Women Online, made possible by a substantial £7.7 million grant from Research England. This new initiative aims to address and mitigate the online harms faced by women and girls, focusing on research to inform legislative, policy, and technological solutions.

10th October 2024

New report recommends better assessment design to tackle potential AI threat to academic integrity

A pioneering new report looking at the impact of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) on different types of assessment has recommended that performance of tools, such as ChatGPT, should be used to inform and upskill assessment design, rather than trying to detect misuse.

8th October 2024

New series of OU/BBC documentary Parole

The new series takes audiences behind the scenes in the high stakes world of parole hearings where the futures of prisoners, victims, and their families hang in the balance.

8th October 2024

Becoming a University of Sanctuary

This year, The Open University has been recognised as a University of Sanctuary. Neil Graffin, Senior Lecturer in Law, Head of Department and Chair of the Sanctuary Advisory Network at The OU, explains what this means.

9th July 2024
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