Open University Status - Is Open University Down?

Open University is operational

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Current Open University official ongoing incidents

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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.

Latest user comments about Open University problems

  • A

    Abigail

    6 days ago

    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

    12 days ago

    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

    23 days ago

    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

    about 1 month ago

    Unable to login into my account and access studenthome

  • N

    Nymeria

    about 1 month ago

    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 about 1 month ago

    Its not loading - keeps saying process failed

  • I

    irena

    about 1 month ago

    Not letting me go onto website

  • C

    courtney

    about 1 month ago

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

  • R

    Rhianna

    StudentHome about 2 months ago

    Information missing from page

  • B

    Bronwyn

    about 2 months ago

    Can't access my student hub

  • K

    katie

    about 2 months ago

    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

    2 months ago

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

  • K

    Keith

    3 months ago

    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 3 months ago

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

  • L

    Louis

    3 months ago

    Cant get on to study home or use library

  • L

    lisa

    3 months ago

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

  • R

    Rich

    3 months ago

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

  • M

    Madelaine

    3 months ago

    Website won't load since 6pm last night

  • G

    Graham

    3 months ago

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

  • T

    Tina

    3 months ago

    Can't access open University site

  • G

    Graham

    3 months ago

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

  • C

    Cal

    3 months ago

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

  • D

    daisy

    3 months ago

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

  • J

    John

    3 months ago

    Unable to reach main page or sections.

  • C

    Conor

    3 months ago

    Website is not connecting

  • C

    Cal

    3 months ago

    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

    3 months ago

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

  • C

    Cal

    3 months ago

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

  • C

    Cal

    3 months ago

    Can't access any OU site.

  • A

    Aimee

    3 months ago

    An error has occurred please try again later error message

  • C

    Charlie

    StudentHome 4 months ago

    Technical issues message box

  • H

    Hannes

    4 months ago

    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

    4 months ago

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

  • J

    James

    4 months ago

    Student homepage not loading

  • S

    Shaun

    StudentHome 4 months ago

    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

    4 months ago

    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

    5 months ago

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

  • S

    sarah

    5 months ago

    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

    5 months ago

    Online TMA submissions not working

  • A

    Amnah

    StudentHome 5 months ago

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

  • K

    Kelvin

    6 months ago

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

  • A

    Amina

    StudentHome 6 months ago

    Student home technical issues

  • J

    Jacqueline

    7 months ago

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

  • J

    Joanna

    8 months ago

    Unable to login to student home

  • A

    Alicia

    8 months ago

    I cannot log in to my staff account.

  • D

    Dr

    8 months ago

    Staff login fails in Windows and MacOs on edge and safari

  • N

    Natalie

    8 months ago

    Registration is not working

  • N

    Nicola

    8 months ago

    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.

Open University outage history

IsDown has tracked 155 incidents since started monitoring Open University status in October 2022.

  • Apr 15 2025

    10 days ago · lasted about 6 hours

    We are currently experiencing some technical issues which might mean you can’t access VOICE. The following VOICE functions will be impacted: • For staff: updates to contact information in CIRCE will fail, and CAMEL will not be able to retriev... More details

  • Apr 14 2025

    11 days ago · lasted about 1 hour

    We are currently experiencing some technical issues with the Assessment Calculator which are being investigated. We will share further updates soon and apologise for any inconvenience caused by this issue. More details

  • Mar 29 2025

    27 days ago · lasted about 5 hours

    We are currently experiencing some technical issues that is preventing students from registering and enrolling for study online. Please call 0300 303 5303 to complete registration over the phone, but please be aware our phone lines may be busy.... More details

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

    We've tracked and collected 155 incidents since started monitoring Open University status

Monitoring 21 Open University services and regions

9 incidents in 2025

Open University outages in the last 30 days

Number of Incidents

3 issues

Last incident

10 days ago

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 April 15, 2025 with the title "VOICE Access Problems"

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

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