When voting in the #GeneralElection24, don't leave your dog tied up outside, as there's a real risk of pet theft. Play it safe - leave your dog at home, or bring someone along to wait outside with your dog on a lead, while you vote. #DogsAtPollingStations

Today is #WorldEmojiDay worldemojiday.com 📅😀 In 1982, Scott Fahlman posted the world’s first documented ‘emoticons’ on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board. Their popularity has increased massively with even an emoji movie. 📽 Happy World Emoji Day! 📅 😍 🎉

Today is #InternationalFirgunDay. Firgun is the antithesis of schadenfreude (smug pleasure in witnessing some else’s suffering). Firgun can mean a generosity of spirit and total absence of negativity. So today perhaps selflessly give compliments and praise others online.

How did we first communicate in writing? Through creating shapes and symbols... much like the way we use emoticons, and now emojis, today. Explore OpenLearn's free course: A brief history of communication: hieroglyphics to emojis lnkd.in/es34PMC5 #WorldEmojiDay

Mass IT outage grounds planes and hits banks, broadcasters and businesses around the world bbc.in/4cJgNR2

We're giving away 50 prizes at random today as part of the #OUresults celebrations ➡ hoodies bags and much much more! To be in with a chance of winning a prize, simply answer this one question...

Yay! The results for my Law Degree module with The Open University are out and I passed. I'm very happy 😄 and I'm opening a bottle of Prosecco as I write! Onwards to my last two modules starting with European Law in October. Good luck to everyone getting their results today. 👏🍾🥂

A joke for #InternationalCatDay 😻 Two cats decided to race across the channel. The English cat Onetwothree and the French cat Undeuxtrois. Unfortunately the race ended in tragedy when the Undeuxtrois cat sank.

Who remembers? Remember the theme tune? lnkd.in/eYnjTnwz #InternationalCatDay

Well done to Emily Campbell from Nottingham on her bronze medal in weightlifting.

Your final assessment is coming up… But how are you going to ensure you're prepared? At this @StudentHubLive event, tutors give their tips and advice so you can be certain you give your EMA your absolute best. 📅 Thursday 22 August 19:00 to 20:00 ow.ly/x0IQ50SWBQo

It's #ALevelResults day... good luck to everyone! 👏 There might be #university to look forward to, or an exciting #career...& there's the option of becoming an #OUStudent lnkd.in/gqn5-bFS I'm studying a Degree in Law & The Open University is a great place to study.

Look what Yodel just delivered...over 1,200 pages of law in my textbook for my next The Open University Law Degree module. Roll on October to start studying in earnest again. 📖 ⚖️ 😊

Our 2025 National Student Survey results show increased positivity scores across all themes - teaching, academic support, organisation, assessment and feedback, learning resources, and opportunities. Read more here: ow.ly/snfI50Wnwhw

We’re shining a light on education and prevention. Lyme disease is becoming increasingly prevalent in various regions, with tick populations expanding into areas previously considered lower risk.

Yay! My books have just arrived for my next degree in Environmental Science with The Open University I can't wait to start U116 Environment Journeys in October.

⚖️ 🥂 The results are in.....I got a Distinction in my final law module with an overall score of 81. I'm over the moon as it was a tough module. 🫦 Now, I sit and wait and see what degree classification in law I'm offered by The Open University in the next few days.

Merry Christmas.

The Year of the Horse is all about moving forward & education is how we get there Take a look at 12 of the most famous quotes about education and learning attributed to Confucius, & let us know which of those we've picked here is your favourite 👇 open.edu/openlearn/educ…