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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Example Sentences

She is now completing an Open University course, her third attempt at sustaining study in higher education, and has had support in finding a suitable long term home.

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"I went to really dark places but I didn't know just how bad it was," she tells Women's Sport Matters - a Sports Desk podcast special produced with the Open University.

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"When I hit puberty I got larger breasts than everyone else," Cardwell told Women's Sport Matters - a Sports Desk podcast special produced with the Open University.

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Sports Desk: Women's Sport Matters is a special mini-series produced in partnership with the Open University.

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Prof Tim Blackman, vice-chancellor of the Open University, said the absence of maintenance loans for distance learners - those who choose to do a course remotely - was a "major inequity" in plans.

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