Wow the Open University is 50 years old today! I’ve just blogged about my experiences with it, studying 1998-2000, and how it gave me a second chance after I fell long-term seriously ill as a science PhD student at just 22. Posting here for a feel good story! The Open University is a much venerated UK university, that set out from the start to support part-time distance learning at home, giving people a chance who might otherwise be unable to study at university level.

https://vivsacademicblog.wordpress.com/2019/04/23/celebrating-50-years-of-the-open-university/