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Henry wins best newcomer, aged 51...star Rachel Weisz wins first Natasha Richardson memorial award Lenny Henry, left, went for the part of Othello after being inspired by taking an Open University degree in English literature; Rachel Weisz, was named best actress, taking the... In this article: Lenny Henry, Rachel Weisz, Ian McKellen, Natasha Richardson, Open University, A Streetcar Named Desire, Othello, and Vanessa Redgrave |
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | 2 days ago
Professor Colin Pillinger: Beagle 2 probe could be used to diagnose TB
...now 66 and battling against multiple sclerosis, was briefly the most famous scientist in Britain. On June 2, 2003, his team at the Open University, in collaboration with the University of Leicester and the European Space Agency's Mars...
In this article: Colin Pillinger, Beagle 2, Mars, Mars Express, Sputum, Malawi, University of Leicester, and Cancer
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Telegraph.co.uk - Liverpool | 2 days ago
Fernando Torres: exclusive interview with Liverpool and Spain's 'El Nino'
...birth to their daughter, Nora, she is continuing to study for a degree in social education at Uned, the Spanish equivalent of the Open University. What he most likes about England is the sense of anonymity. It may sound surprising, knowing the...
In this article: Fernando Torres, Liverpool, Spain, Rio Ferdinand, Stevie Gerrard, Madrid, World Cup, and Anfield
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Hecklerspray | 2 days ago
X Factor Recap: You Killed Jedward, You Monsters
...involves sounding like a weasel's fart instead of a mouse's fart. Honestly, it was awful - as weedy and disinterested as listening to an Open University audiotape of a middle-aged librarian flatly listing different types of dust. On the other...
In this article: X Factor, Simon Cowell, and Giraffe
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Independent.ie | 4 days ago
Romola gets the balance right
...left the rest of the year for hanging out with friends, travelling, doing a bit of writing (a long-standing ambition) and finishing her Open University degree. Now 28, Garai was born in Hong Kong to British parents. Her father was a banker...
In this article: Romola Garai, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Emma, Stephen Poliakoff, Vanity Fair, Francois Ozon, Jude Law, and Kenneth Branagh
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | 7 days ago
University pioneers honoured by Queen
...- include the universities of Aberystwyth, East Anglia, Essex, King's College London, Lancaster, the London School of Economics, the Open University, Oxford, Reading, Warwick and York. Issues addressed include ageing, care for vulnerable...
In this article: UK, Edinburgh Napier University, King's College London, London School of Economics, and Cardiff University
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International Herald Tribune | November 17, 2009
The Argument for Free Classes via iTunes
...on those campuses, but on iTunes, the lectures are free. Near the head of the class, with more than 375,000 downloads a week, is Open University, a distance-learning institution based in Britain. The school said that last weekend its...
In this article: Itunes, Apple, AT&T, Redbox, Cupcakes, Leap of faith, and Nate Berkus
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Independent.co.uk - Commentators | November 16, 2009
Johann Hari: Peter Mandelson's assault on science
...have to gag [them, because they] will alienate most, if not all, wealth creators." The Centre was shut down. It only reopened years later, at the Open University. Drug companies today are the largest funders of university research, and they...
In this article: P&G, University of Sheffield, Edinburgh University, Nancy Olivieri, Lung cancer, Apotex Inc, and Britain
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | November 13, 2009
Water found on Moon: Professor Colin Pillinger commentary
...centuries of astronomers who believed they could see see water on the Moon. Professor Colin Pillinger, planetary scientist at Open University and head of Beagle 2 Mars lander project Published: 7:00AM GMT 14 Nov 2009 Since the 1600s...
In this article: Moon, NASA, Colin Pillinger, Apollo, Barack Obama, and Mars
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The Press and Journal | November 05, 2009
Dundee College signs deal with Open University
process for transferring on to degree course streamlined Dundee College signs deal with Open University College students in Dundee are being encouraged to consider continuing their studies at university level. A new partnership...
In this article: Dundee College and Scotland
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The Register | November 04, 2009
Open University talks clouds with MS and Google
Posted in Servers, 4th November 2009 08:02 GMT The Open University is in negotiations with Microsoft and Google about cloud computing services for students and staff. Niall Sclater, the OU's director of learning innovation, told GC News...
In this article: Google, Web 2.0, Google Apps, Cloud computing, Portsmouth University, Microsoft, Climate change, and Twitter
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The Open University (commonly Open University or OU, but officially the is part of its name) is the distance learning university founded and funded by the UK Government. It is notable for having an open entry policy, i.e. students' previous academic achievements are not taken into account for entry to most undergraduate courses. The majority of undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom, but its courses can be studied anywhere in the world.. Most of the postgraduate students (higher education) are based on campus where they take courses and attend the OU facilities for research.
It was established in 1969 and the first students enrolled in January 1971. It is incorporated by Royal Charter as an exempt charity in England and Wales and a registered charity in Scotland.
The administration is based at Walton Hall, Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, but has regional centres in each of its thirteen regions around the UK. It also has offices in other European countries. The University awards undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as non-degree qualifications such as diplomas and certificates, or continuing education units.
With more than 180,000 students enrolled, including more than 25,000 students studying overseas, it is the largest academic institution in the UK by student number, and qualifies as one of the world's largest universities. Since it was founded, more than 3 million students have studied its courses. It was rated top university in England and Wales for student satisfaction in the 2005 and 2006 UK government national student satisfaction survey, and second in the 2007 survey.
- Name:
- The Open University
- Type:
- Public
- Location City:
- Milton Keynes (main campus) & regional centres
- Location Country:
- United Kingdom
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1969
- Head:
- Lord Puttnam
- Associated With:
- Association of Commonwealth Universities
- European Association of Distance Teaching Universities
- Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
- University Alliance
- Motto:
- Learn and Live
- Campus:
- Distance learning
- Undergrad:
- 151,385
- Postgrad:
- 17,465
- Enrollment:
- 168,850
- Website:
- http://www.open.ac.uk/
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