Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @OpenUniversity
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
991
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-22
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-31
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
Several people are celebrating their graduation from the Open University with various degrees, including Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.Ds. Many of them overcame obstacles to achieve their degrees, such as leaving school with no qualifications, coping with COVID-related cancellations, and working full-time while studying. The tweets also highlight the support the Open University provides for care-experienced and under 25-year-olds to obtain a degree for free. Additionally, distance learning at the Open University has allowed many individuals to obtain degrees while continuing to work full-time. Overall, there is a strong sense of accomplishment and pride in the tweets towards the graduates and the Open University's commitment to lifelong learning.
Topic Modeling
- Education and graduation from the Open University
- Personal accomplishments and achievements
- Support and appreciation for the Open University
- Challenges and perseverance in education
- Professional development and career advancement
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of positive emotions such as pride, gratitude, honor, joy, achievement, excitement, and inspiration, as individuals celebrate their graduation from Open University, their academic accomplishments, and the support they received from family, friends, collaborators, and institutions. Some tweets also highlight the challenges and hard work involved in completing degrees, as well as the transformative impact of education on their lives. Overall, the tweets convey a sense of accomplishment, community, and personal growth, as individuals share their success and encourage others to pursue their educational goals.
Trend Analysis
- Graduation and achievement
- Importance of lifelong learning
- Positive experiences with the Open University
- Diversity and inclusivity in education
- Personal growth and development
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
245
Percentage of total tweets
24%
Number of Original tweets
200
Percentage of total tweets
20%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
991
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
503
Percentage of total tweets
50%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
67
Percentage of total tweets
6%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
310
Percentage of total tweets
31%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 374 |
| Twitter for Android | 271 |
| Twitter Web App | 249 |
| Twitter for iPad | 36 |
| Hootsuite Inc. | 20 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| MartinSLewis | Martin Lewis | Founder @moneysavingexp, @mmhpi &(ish) @itvmlshow Tips, views, puns, athletics & home of the daily twitter poll. Mrs MSE's husband, Sapphire's daddy. | 2,205,553 |
| ConversationEDU | The Conversation | Independent news from the sharpest academic minds. Read: https://t.co/pXIyo0baiZ Sign up: https://t.co/tTlAQj00aS Donate: https://t.co/TvbSOEg6LE | 197,119 |
| JoyceSchneider1 | JoyceSchneider1 | Author of suspense & psychological thrillers including THE WIFE LIST https://t.co/QsC2jW0AdP #BeKind ❤️ | 106,306 |
| philosophybites | Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine | A Little History of Philosophy etc. Philosophy Bites podcast @aeonmag @thenewphil @five_books weekly column @TheNewEuropean @nigelwarburton@mastodonapp.uk | 101,791 |
| CityAM | City A.M. | London's business newspaper - News, Opinion, Analysis and Sports, 24/7 via https://t.co/uawxH6L1lo. Sign up for our free 3x daily news alerts via https://t.co/mgignptfoL | 77,551 |
| artukdotorg | Art UK | Art UK is an art education charity and the online home to every public art collection in the UK. #OnlineArtExchange | 63,639 |
| WomenEd | #WomenEd Being10%Braver 🦩 | Supporting women leaders in global education. @ViviennePorritt @keziah70 @JulesDaulby @LizAMFree @NatashaHilton3 @lhannay1 @ParmPlummer. Charity no. 1201314 💜 | 45,875 |
| Soldierscharity | ABF The Soldiers' Charity | The British Army's national charity. Supporting soldiers, former soldiers and their families for life 💂♂️. | 45,774 |
| FarshoreBooks | Farshore | Farshore (formerly Egmont Books) is dedicated to making every child a proud reader | 38,186 |
| 1petermartin | Peter Martin | Economy Editor, The Conversation. Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University. Member of the Order of Australia | 34,277 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| JoyceSchneider1 | JoyceSchneider1 | Author of suspense & psychological thrillers including THE WIFE LIST https://t.co/QsC2jW0AdP #BeKind ❤️ | 96,761 |
| WomenEd | #WomenEd Being10%Braver 🦩 | Supporting women leaders in global education. @ViviennePorritt @keziah70 @JulesDaulby @LizAMFree @NatashaHilton3 @lhannay1 @ParmPlummer. Charity no. 1201314 💜 | 22,000 |
| cherrymischivus | Cherry Mischievous | I’m a reader of SciFi/Fantasy/Romance books. I dabble in the black arts of light & shadow... err mmm... photography, I mean. I’m also in great excess of 18. | 20,840 |
| artukdotorg | Art UK | Art UK is an art education charity and the online home to every public art collection in the UK. #OnlineArtExchange | 18,014 |
| Emma_Turner75 | Emma Turner FCCT | Trust leadership & CPD by day. Chaos Coordinator of 3 chn by night. Curriculum, CogSci, Leadership.25 yrs primary,19 yrs SLT & HT, school improvement, flex-pert | 13,088 |
| godelitsas | Åtħ Gøðêlítšäs | @uoaofficial visiting @unicomplutense and @UniOulu / #mineralogy #geochemistry #nanogeoscience - arts & metal music - | RTs mean interest not opinion | 12,285 |
| PolicingInsight | Policing Insight | Providing analysis and insight on policing worldwide | 10,066 |
| philosophybites | Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine | A Little History of Philosophy etc. Philosophy Bites podcast @aeonmag @thenewphil @five_books weekly column @TheNewEuropean @nigelwarburton@mastodonapp.uk | 9,632 |
| stillawake | Joanna Booth | Married to Martin. Mother of two. Zen Buddhist. 🇬🇷🇦🇺 "A thorn in the side of every bureaucrat apparatchik" https://t.co/sMEBQnCYwC -- OU student | 8,848 |
| Gaiinz | Gaynor❣️#AntiRacist #TVTTagTeam | ❣️SEMH CT/Adviser/SENCo EYFS -KS4 AP/PRU/Sp❣️Thrive/Team Teach/Drawing & Talking/Play Therapy Trained❣️Veggie/Animal lover❣️On a cancer journey 🙄💪❤ | 8,323 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| outfield_2 | - | 21 |
| finneyivan1963 | Geosciences Books Music Travel Walking creating organic learning mayhem badminton cycling poet science travelling thru space-time-life OU AL - ALL views my OWN | 13 |
| TheBowers78 | I like cake... don't touch my cake! studying psychological studies with the Open University whilst eating cake & reading about serial killers 🍰 | 9 |
| wheels_n_spokes | Law graduate @OU, ex-nurse, music/flute student, @RAI studentfellow @bellringing,#totalanklereplacement, #RA, PIP 4 @VersusArthritis, need 2 ride my MTB | 8 |
| jamestylerball | I write books that nobody reads 📚Author of Matita: The Tragic Tale of a Writer's Pencil ✏️ | 8 |
| OUGradSch | The OU Graduate School celebrates PhD & Professional Doctorate research students @OpenUniversity. RTs not necessarily endorsements. | 8 |
| Marianne_Weekes | Librarian and Literacy Leader at Gravesend Grammar School. Reader and writer. OU Student BA Hons in Creative Writing -Children’s Lit final year | 7 |
| KesiMahendran | Migration | Non/Mobility | Citizenship #WhoBelongs & #WhoDecides #DialogicalDemocracy Public Dialogue on UK-EU https://t.co/r3S1Dz6V3d | 7 |
| johndmk | Professor of Computer Science @kmiou @OpenUniversity President of @sti2 which runs @eswc_conf | 7 |
| burgonsoc | Learned society and charity promoting the study of academic dress: history, design and use. Universities. Robes. Regalia. Graduation. Ceremonial. Join us 🎓 | 6 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1641461703970897923 | .@jlpartnership 🤝 @OpenUniversity Actual corporate parenting This is AWESOME. Care experienced and under 25? You can get a degree….for free!!!!! https://t.co/pVqOT1jv2Z | 47 |
| 1638875151994585090 | While many universities are banning ChatGPT, we in @kmiou @OpenUniversity are bracing the technology and its potential to revolutionise our research, teaching, and innovation https://t.co/Td9FTc6xXG | 19 |
| 1639754333917937665 | One year after completing my Phd, it’s time to celebrate with my family and colleagues at the graduation ceremony. We had a great time, thank you @OpenUniversity #OUfamily https://t.co/BffLmDjjZO | 12 |
| 1639312695693393923 | Great to represent the @RoyalAirForce at the Barbican to see members of all three services receive their in-service degrees from the @OpenUniversity. A great conferment ceremony and loads of interesting people to meet. A good showing from @AirMobilityRAF team! #NoOrdinaryJob https://t.co/faubysFDnJ | 12 |
| 1640753528279891970 | This is a super important piece of work currently ongoing by our university colleagues - if you’re a social work graduate from @QUBSSESW @UlsterSW @OpenUniversity in 2022, please follow the link below and complete the survey @BHorganSHSCT @sritchie65 @DMJQUINN @CaroleShanKirk https://t.co/83BydgfuG4 | 11 |
| 1640738101617123329 | #Death is something we all need to face, not only our own but the deaths of those around us. However, many of us are unprepared for this event; this new article from The @OpenUniversity asks, 'what should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?' https://t.co/7nXP3Qz0kR https://t.co/7fdhDz7W6y | 11 |
| 1639628202065940480 | Today, at 8:30 pm, switch off and give an hour for Earth. Ask nothing more of the Earth and reflect. Can one hour change the world? STEM Executive Dean, Professor Nick Braithwaite, is here to tell you more. #EarthHour @OpenUniversity https://t.co/9mVkUjk4IJ | 11 |
| 1640238797173542912 | We look forward to seeing you at our Bluestone Open Day which is this Saturday, 1st April, 10.30-13.30. A great opportunity to meet and chat with our wonderful teams 🤩 Please share! 💙 @SouthernHSCT @QUBSONM @UlsterUni @OpenUniversity https://t.co/NO42igUyLW https://t.co/JjMc9TvFwC | 11 |
| 1640395285170995210 | Professor of Social & Political Psychology! . With thanks to valued family, friends, collaborators, two @OpenUniversity committees & of course, my union @ucu Don't forget UK uni folk tomorrow, 28 March is the last safe day to post your ballot! #DialogicalDemocracy #ucuRISING https://t.co/J6QWGwobGE | 11 |
| 1640609425881792513 | 25 years ago when I was on an @OpenUniversity summer school at Durham University I heard this for the first time https://t.co/YeSdqkLTgu. Three minutes of heart-stopping beauty that brought me to tears and changed me forever. #RIP James Bowman (1941-2023). Thank you. https://t.co/Wfbt9ZHXrc | 10 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1639566664999092224 | It’s a very special day for Mrs K as she graduates from the @OpenUniversity with a BSc in Psychology. She left school with no qualifications to join the @RoyalAirForce as YTS age 17, so this is huge. Very proud of my wife and her dedication to life long learning 😘 https://t.co/1Q3NmN0nwZ | 279 |
| 1640395285170995210 | Professor of Social & Political Psychology! . With thanks to valued family, friends, collaborators, two @OpenUniversity committees & of course, my union @ucu Don't forget UK uni folk tomorrow, 28 March is the last safe day to post your ballot! #DialogicalDemocracy #ucuRISING https://t.co/J6QWGwobGE | 180 |
| 1641012636308451328 | After COVID cancelling my @OpenUniversity graduation in 2020, I finally get one today with @LJMU_Astro as a distinguished Master of the Universe! @space_ou @UoM_SPACE https://t.co/yttLaQsiLV | 129 |
| 1639754333917937665 | One year after completing my Phd, it’s time to celebrate with my family and colleagues at the graduation ceremony. We had a great time, thank you @OpenUniversity #OUfamily https://t.co/BffLmDjjZO | 123 |
| 1639265280739115008 | 👏🏼👏🏼My @OpenUniversity graduation day! I'm all robed up - Master of Arts in creative writing (and I have finished the first draft of a novel!) https://t.co/aHx6YMgIic | 117 |
| 1639539856438075393 | Got to attend my PhD graduation ceremony. What an honor to be the only PhD graduand at the event! I am grateful to my supervisors, @IDeAL_KEMRI_WT, @KEMRI_Wellcome, @OpenUniversity, @OUGradSch, family and friends. This is to all women and girls in science!! #PhDone https://t.co/4BrdHQwdtz | 105 |
| 1639312695693393923 | Great to represent the @RoyalAirForce at the Barbican to see members of all three services receive their in-service degrees from the @OpenUniversity. A great conferment ceremony and loads of interesting people to meet. A good showing from @AirMobilityRAF team! #NoOrdinaryJob https://t.co/faubysFDnJ | 87 |
| 1639276305337155593 | Graduating today! @OpenUniversity @BarbicanCentre #masters #completeditmate 👌🏻 https://t.co/60YkRtN8Il | 75 |
| 1640609425881792513 | 25 years ago when I was on an @OpenUniversity summer school at Durham University I heard this for the first time https://t.co/YeSdqkLTgu. Three minutes of heart-stopping beauty that brought me to tears and changed me forever. #RIP James Bowman (1941-2023). Thank you. https://t.co/Wfbt9ZHXrc | 74 |
| 1641461703970897923 | .@jlpartnership 🤝 @OpenUniversity Actual corporate parenting This is AWESOME. Care experienced and under 25? You can get a degree….for free!!!!! https://t.co/pVqOT1jv2Z | 72 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #oufamily | 76 |
| #wildisles | 27 |
| #education | 8 |
| #nursing | 8 |
| #nursetwitter | 8 |
| #shareyourwildisles | 7 |
| #openuniversity | 7 |
| #nda23 | 6 |
| #oustudents | 5 |
| #vcse | 4 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @openuniversity | 1008 |
| @ucu | 39 |
| @barbicancentre | 38 |
| @space_ou | 34 |
| @oustudents | 34 |
| @natures_voice | 33 |
| @kesimahendran | 33 |
| @ian_muirhead | 32 |
| @ljmu_astro | 32 |
| @uom_space | 32 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
64
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 👏 | 70 | clapping_hands |
| 🎉 | 35 | party_popper |
| 🎓 | 23 | graduation_cap |
| 🥳 | 21 | partying_face |
| 👏🏼 | 18 | clapping_hands_medium-light_skin_tone |
| 😊 | 16 | smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes |
| 💙 | 14 | blue_heart |
| 🥂 | 14 | clinking_glasses |
| 🎊 | 14 | confetti_ball |
| 💛 | 12 | yellow_heart |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| People & Body | 205 |
| Smileys & Emotion | 160 |
| Objects | 81 |
| Activities | 75 |
| Animals & Nature | 50 |
| Food & Drink | 35 |
| Symbols | 18 |
| Travel & Places | 14 |
| Flags | 3 |