Is Open University Down?

Live Open University status. See if Open University is down, view recent outages, and get real-time alerts when problems start.

What is Open University current status?

Open University is operational

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Open University not working for you?

Open University issues reported by users in the last 24 hours

This chart displays the number of user-reported issues over the past 24 hours, grouped into 20-minute intervals. It's normal to see occasional reports, which may be due to individual user issues rather than a broader problem. We only consider an issue widespread if there are multiple reports within a short timeframe.

Open University outage history

IsDown has tracked 159 incidents since started monitoring Open University status in October 2022. We collect data from 4400+ services, and normalize the data to give you a clear picture of the impact of the outage.

  • Jun 03 2025

    24 days ago · lasted about 18 hours

    We are aware of an issue with the eTMA system whereby submissions are arriving but confirmation of receipt emails are not being sent. We are working to resolve these issues as a priority but please be assured that we are receiving TMAs/EMAs. ...

  • Jun 02 2025

    25 days ago · lasted about 18 hours

    We are aware of problems creating accounts and are hoping to resolve this as soon as possible, please bear with us.

  • Jun 02 2025

    25 days ago · lasted about 18 hours

    We are aware of an issue with the eTMA system whereby submissions are arriving but confirmation of receipt emails are not being sent. We are working to resolve these issues as a priority but please be assured that we are receiving TMAs/EMAs. ...

  • Oct 2022 ...
    IsDown started monitoring Open University status

    We've tracked and collected 159 incidents since started monitoring Open University status

Open University comments about outages

  • L

    Lorraine

    eTMA submission system

    My Assessment page is saying my EMA was not uploaded, yet I uploaded it and have a submission receipt, and download to confirm. Why has this happened and caused so much distress.

  • L

    Luke

    OpenLearn

    won't open the open learn page/ Can't log on. I am being redirected to an error page

  • A

    Abigail

    The website will not let me on my student home, an error message that says 'process failed' keeps appearing before logging me out completely.

  • B

    B

    Website will not allow me to log in or access StudentHome. If I try to log in it comes up with "process failed"

  • L

    Leah

    Can't get any of the Open University pages to load, I need to login but this won't load, either will any other Open University pages

  • M

    Maddison

    Unable to login into my account and access studenthome

  • N

    Nymeria

    When I try signing into my student account or accessing the university online things e.g. the library, it starts singing me in then flickers then it goes on to a screen that says "process failed Unable to process your request at the moment, please try again later." or it goes onto a page that is...

  • A

    Allan

    StudentHome

    Its not loading - keeps saying process failed

  • I

    irena

    Not letting me go onto website

  • C

    courtney

    black sheer over the website. it won't let me scroll

  • R

    Rhianna

    StudentHome

    Information missing from page

  • B

    Bronwyn

    Can't access my student hub

  • K

    katie

    i was struggling to sign in for hours as the sign in link wasn't working, then when i finally managed to sign in nothing on my student home is loading at all, I've checked my wifi but everything is fine on my end

  • S

    susan

    will not allow me to log in, keeps saying process failed, try again later.

  • K

    Keith

    Unable to access open.ac.uk. Hmmm can't reach this page. www.open.ac.uk’s server IP address could not be found.

  • J

    JO

    Help Centre website

    ITS THE WHOLE SITE NOT JUST THE BLOODY HELP CENTRE!!!

  • L

    Louis

    Cant get on to study home or use library

  • L

    lisa

    msds.open.edu took too long to respond. ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT

  • R

    Rich

    Unable to log in to student homepage, access any module materials or use eTMA system. Error: ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT

  • M

    Madelaine

    Website won't load since 6pm last night

  • G

    Graham

    msds.open.ac.uk took too long to respond. message appears and then it times out. farrers_walk@outlook.com

  • T

    Tina

    Can't access open University site

  • G

    Graham

    msds.open.ac.uk took too long to respond.

  • C

    Cal

    Still unable to access any OU sites. I'm going to keep reporting this until it is fixed - ridiculous!!!

  • D

    daisy

    The website is not loading, either on the app or on browser, so can not access my studies

  • J

    John

    Unable to reach main page or sections.

  • C

    Conor

    Website is not connecting

  • C

    Cal

    Still can't get onto Student Home page. Received e-mail back from 'helpdesk' saying there isn't currently an issue. There is a continual issue as have tried on several other devices.

  • M

    Maria

    When I sign in and go to student home it's saying process failed

  • C

    Cal

    Same as last week, cannot log on to Student Home page. Just keeps saying 'Connection Timed Out'

  • C

    Cal

    Can't access any OU site.

  • A

    Aimee

    An error has occurred please try again later error message

  • C

    Charlie

    StudentHome

    Technical issues message box

  • H

    Hannes

    Since early this morning I am unable to open the OU website or log in, and have an iCMA due tomorrow. I managed to open this helpdesk link, but even trying to sign in from here or open 'student home' still does not work. I get this message every time 'msds.open.ac.uk took too long to respond'...

  • M

    Michaela

    It will still not let me login using my home PC even though it is saying it is operational

  • J

    James

    Student homepage not loading

  • S

    Shaun

    StudentHome

    I am planning to choose my first module for the BA (Honours) Business Management (Marketing) degree, but cannot do so as the website is showing as “experience technical difficulties” for me.

  • M

    Michaela

    Since yesterday morning, when I attempt to load and login on my home PC the page can not even load. I can however login on my mobile phone but this is not helpful when you are trying to access your work and download documents.

  • D

    dylan

    Error on sign in page, doesn't allow me to input login details

  • S

    sarah

    cant collect my tma feedback it says ''Sorry There was a problem fetching the page Depending on the nature of the problem, certain pages within the site may still be working. You may therefore still be able to access the home page, or your study pages. If the problem persists, please try aga...

  • N

    Nicola

    Online TMA submissions not working

  • A

    Amnah

    StudentHome

    My student home is saying “ we’re having technical issues “

  • K

    Kelvin

    I have not been able to login into student home for a year. Resetting the password does nothing.

  • A

    Amina

    StudentHome

    Student home technical issues

  • J

    Jacqueline

    I can't access the Open University website, either on my phone or laptop

  • J

    Joanna

    Unable to login to student home

  • A

    Alicia

    I cannot log in to my staff account.

  • D

    Dr

    Staff login fails in Windows and MacOs on edge and safari

  • N

    Natalie

    Registration is not working

  • N

    Nicola

    msds.open.ac.uk redirected you too many times. Try deleting your cookies. ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS I keep having this problem no matter what device I am on. I have cleared cookies and history to little help.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Open University down today?

Open University isn't down. You can check Open University status and incident details on the top of the page. IsDown continuously monitors Open University official status page every few minutes. In the last 24 hours, there were 0 outages reported.

What is the current Open University status?

Open University is currently operational. You can check Open University status and incident details on the top of the page. The status is updated in almost real-time, and you can see the latest outages and issues affecting customers.

Is there a Open University outage now?

No, there is no ongoing official outage. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.

Is Open University slow today?

Currently there's no report of Open University being slow. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.

How are Open University outages detected?

IsDown monitors the Open University official status page every few minutes. We also get reports from users like you. If there are enough reports about an outage, we'll show it on the top of the page.

When was the last Open University outage?

Open University last outage was on June 03, 2025 with the title "eTMA/exam confirmation email issues - 3rd June"

Open University not working for you? How do I know if Open University is down?

  • Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.
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