Student Support Links (S S Ls)
Our Student Support Links are O U students who volunteer their time to help others with problems that are affecting their studies.
Student Support covers all areas that support your academic experience. For example, fees and financial awards, concerns about tutors, exams, exam venues, access to computing, tutorial venues and Health & Safety. Every region has a Student Support Link and are just an email message away.
Disabled Students Links (D S Ls)
Our Disabled Students Links are able to help with issues affecting disabled students. For example, concerns about access to tutorial venues, challenges about attending residential school, format of course materials and dealing with a home assessment.
Volunteers for both these support roles are elected by regional forums and are regionally-based, so often have a wealth of contacts, both locally and within the wider O U community. They understand from experience what it is like to be an O U student and will not dismiss as trivial something that is causing concern. Any correspondence you have with your support links will be treated as confidential.
Contact your Student Support Link: ousa-ssl@open.ac.uk
Contact your Disabled Student Link: ousa-dsl@open.ac.uk
In order to obtain a speedy response please quote your region name and we will put you in touch with the correct support link as soon as possible.