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 in electronic format or if you wish you can arrange to receive 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 Spring 2026 edition features a photo of a Roman soldier taken at the Royal Arouries in Leeds, when a group of local Yorkshire members spent a full day exploring and learning about the many exhibits. Inside this edition are several articles by OU Research students who had been recients of our 2025 Awards. We hope you read about the presentation Ceremony in the Winter OMEGA.

All the important information about our Executive Committee elections and to opportunity to cast your proxy votes for the Resolutions or Motions are included too. All Graduate  Members will have received their voting papers as inserts with their hard copy magazine.

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

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

If you are not 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 August 2026 and as well as the usual items, it will contain more academic articles, more OU news, more local news and of course all the write ups on our Social Weekend ion Penrith.

This Summer edition will be digital for most members and will be sent out by email. If you do not have an email address or still wish to receive a hard copy version, it will be necessary to send a cheque or basnk transfer to AOUG to go towards the cost of printiong and posting it out for you.

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.