Open University

American  

Trademark.

1. a largely self-instructional university, founded in England in 1969, offering independent education through such means as television, computers, and mailed course materials.

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Open University British  

noun

1. (in Britain) a university founded in 1969 for mature students studying by television and radio lectures, correspondence courses, local counselling, and summer schools

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Open University

Roughly one in eight Israeli election-related social-media posts published in recent months were created or altered with AI, according to Ze Be AI, a research initiative by the Open University of Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

“The notion they have of Christianity is not very complex,” said Orit Ramon, an Israeli professor of Christian history at Jerusalem’s Open University.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

One plaque will be installed at the Open University in Milton Keynes, where Beagle 2 was conceived by Professor Colin Pillinger.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

The party "will have a very difficult time" obtaining an absolute majority at national level as well, said Ana Sofia Cardenal, professor of political science at the Open University of Catalonia.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

Jo Brewis, professor of people and organisations at The Open University Business School, says that when people mask symptoms at work, this can lead to a set of what economists call intensive margin costs.

From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026