When was the last Open University outage?

The last Open University outage was on February 24, 2026: "TMA Collection/Submission System Problems"

How do I check if Open University is down?

Use IsDown to monitor Open University status and get alerts when Open University is down. You can also check the official Open University status page.

How do I get alerts when Open University is down?

Create an IsDown account to monitor Open University status. Get instant alerts via Slack, PagerDuty, or email when Open University outages occur.

Is Open University Down?

Q: What is Open University status right now?

Open University is operational. Check Open University service health and outages at the top of this page for real-time updates.

Q: Is Open University down today?

Open University is not down today according to the official status page. IsDown monitors Open University status continuously for outages and service health issues.

Open University status updated a few minutes ago

What is Open University status right now?

Open University is working normally

IsDown last checked Open University status on February 28, 2026 at 03:52 PM EET. We've received 0 user reports in the past 24 hours.

Monitoring since Oct 2022 · 177 incidents caught · 21 components tracked in real-time

Open University service health over the last 24 hours

This chart shows the number of user-reported issues for Open University service health 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.

Open University Outage Map

See where users report Open University is down. The map shows recent Open University outages from around the world.

Open University Outage Map

Recent Open University outage reports

See what users report when Open University is down and how Open University outages affect them.

Feb 24, 2026 (4 days ago) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

David - Sign in is continually trying to sign in.
Feb 10, 2026 (18 days ago) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

rashid - I can log in but cannot go no further. Circle keeps spinning when try any option on home page.

Open University Downtime Health — Last 90 Days

In the last 90 days, Open University had 6 incidents with a median duration of 14 hours 56 minutes.

Total

Incidents

Critical

Major Outages

Warning

Minor Incidents

Duration

14 hour

Median Resolution

Recent Open University outages detected by IsDown

Full incident reports for recent Open University outages, including timelines, affected components, and resolution details.

about 3 hours

TMA Collection/Submission System Problems

Feb 24, 2026 at 02:42 PM

2 days

Delays with confirmation of registration

Feb 24, 2026 at 01:36 PM

6 days

T176, T276 & TM257 Res School booking issues

Feb 18, 2026 at 07:12 PM

about 1 hour

EMA/TMA Submission System Problems

Feb 17, 2026 at 12:22 PM

about 9 hours

Issues with Edinburgh Network Connectivity

Dec 19, 2025 at 08:50 AM

about 21 hours

Issues viewing module details on OU qualification pages

Dec 18, 2025 at 06:54 PM

about 23 hours

Issues accessing Help Centre - when students are logged in

Nov 18, 2025 at 08:26 PM

about 2 hours

Intermittent issue on OU websites

Nov 18, 2025 at 03:56 PM

about 4 hours

Issues with accessing the OU website

Oct 29, 2025 at 07:35 PM

2 days

Issues with qualification acceptance

Oct 28, 2025 at 07:08 PM

Title	Started At	Duration
TMA Collection/Submission System Problems We are currently experiencing some technical issues which means that students may expierience an ...	Feb 24, 2026 at 12:42 PM UTC	about 3 hours
Delays with confirmation of registration We are currently experiencing an issue with registration confirmations, which may mean that the i...	Feb 24, 2026 at 11:36 AM UTC	2 days
T176, T276 & TM257 Res School booking issues We're currently investigating reports of students studying on T176, T276 & TM257 modules having d...	Feb 18, 2026 at 05:12 PM UTC	6 days
EMA/TMA Submission System Problems We are currently experiencing some technical issues which means the eTMA system is unavailable. T...	Feb 17, 2026 at 10:22 AM UTC	about 1 hour
Issues with Edinburgh Network Connectivity We are currently experiencing some technical issues with Network Connectivity at the Edinburgh si...	Dec 19, 2025 at 06:50 AM UTC	about 9 hours
Issues viewing module details on OU qualification pages We are aware of an on-going issue since Wednesday evening which means that module details/lists, ...	Dec 18, 2025 at 04:54 PM UTC	about 21 hours
Issues accessing Help Centre - when students are logged in We are aware of the issues impacting student access to the Help Centre. The workaround curren...	Nov 18, 2025 at 06:26 PM UTC	about 23 hours
Intermittent issue on OU websites We are currently experiencing some technical issues which might mean that accessing and using OU ...	Nov 18, 2025 at 01:56 PM UTC	about 2 hours
Issues with accessing the OU website We are currently experiencing some technical issues with access to the OU website which are being...	Oct 29, 2025 at 05:35 PM UTC	about 4 hours
Issues with qualification acceptance We are currently experiencing some technical issues with qualification acceptance which are being...	Oct 28, 2025 at 05:08 PM UTC	2 days

Open University Components Status

Check if any Open University component is down. View the current status of 21 services and regions.

Component	Status
Apprenticeship Portal	OK
Broadcast Partnerships (BBC) website	OK
Ceremony booking	OK
Dashboard	OK
eTMA submission system	OK
External Network	OK
Help Centre website	OK
iCMA access	OK
Library Services	OK
Major Incident	OK
Module websites	OK
Online rooms	OK
OpenLearn	OK
Other services	OK
Protection against Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks	OK
Registration websites	OK
StudentHome	OK
Telephone service	OK

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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 down today or just slow?

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.

Is Open University having an outage right now?

Open University last outage was on February 24, 2026 with the title "TMA Collection/Submission System Problems"

How often does Open University go down?

IsDown has tracked 177 Open University incidents since October 2022.

Is Open University down for everyone or just me?

Check the Open University status at the top of this page. IsDown combines official status page data with user reports to show whether Open University is down for everyone or if the issue is on your end.

What Open University components does IsDown monitor?

IsDown monitors 21 Open University components in real-time, tracking the official status page for outages, degraded performance, and scheduled maintenance.

How IsDown compares to DownDetector when monitoring Open University?

IsDown and DownDetector help users determine if Open University is having problems. The big difference is that IsDown is a status page aggregator. IsDown monitors a service's official status page to give our customers a more reliable source of information instead of just relying on reports from users. The integration allows us to provide more details about Open University's Outages, like incident title, description, updates, and the parts of the affected service. Additionally, users can create internal status pages and set up notifications for all their third-party services.