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

“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

The project was a collaboration between The Open University and the University of Leicester.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

"It would not surprise me at all if China gets there first," Dr Simeon Barber, a lunar scientist at the Open University, told BBC News.

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

"From a physics point of view it makes sense," says Dr Simeon Barber, a space scientist from the Open University.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026