OMEGA

OMEGA is our Association’s own magazine and is sent three times each year for both Full and Associate AOUG Members as part of your membership package. It comes as a hard copy through the post so that you can enjoy it curled up in your favourite chair, along with your cup of tea, or take it with you to read on the bus or train.

It contains updates on all AOUG news as well as news from our University. You will find contributions from our members and academic articles, along with information on future activities. Together with electronic communications like our Website, Facebook and regular editions of Local Newsletters, OMEGA offers an important link for members. OMEGA is also sent to senior members of The Open University, all Open University Departments and other university libraries.

An electronic version is also available from the AOUG Office for members with sight impairment or any other special circumstances.

Current edition

The Winter 2025 edition features the cript in Norton Priory in Cheshire that was visited by members from the North West (08).  Inside pages have full descriptions of the Research Awards Ceremony and the Foundatio Lecture. These are annual events that AOUG is very proud to be able to host to acknowledge the hard work of OU research students and to hear all about the amazing diversity of research going on within our university.

This is the second time we have produced a 40 page bumper edition which we felt was warrented so as to include academic article from three of our 2024 Research Award recipients and news from each of the University’s four Nations. You may like to note thast the news from Scotland is giving us an update after the research prioduced by one of our other Award recipients.

Then of course there is all AOUG’s own news and the reports of events around the UK and the information on asll the forthcoming ones for you to enjoy.

There is so much in this OMEGA, just waiting for you to see!

If you arenot already an AOUG member then Join us quickly and you will receive your own copy.

Next edition

The next edition of OMEGA will be published in April 2026 and as well as the usual items, it will contain more academic articles, more OU news, more local news and all important information about the 2026 elections and how you can get involved. 

Submit item or advertise

For further information on advertising in OMEGA, copy dates and estimated circulation dates see the Advertising page. To submit an article to the Editor for consideration, please contact us at info@aoug.org.uk

Examples of earlier editions.

To get a flavour of the subjects we cover then just look at the fronts of these previous OMEGAs to give you an idea of the fascinating information we offer to members.