The Open University

The Open University is a public research university and the largest university in the UK for undergraduate education. The majority of the OU’s undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study off-campus; many of its courses can also be studied anywhere in the world. There are also a number of full-time postgraduate research students based on the 48-hectare university campus in Milton Keynes, where they use the OU facilities for research, as well as more than 1,000 members of academic and research staff and over 2,500 administrative, operational and support staff.

The Open University's most influential alumni faculty include professors and professionals in the fields of Earth Sciences, Education, and Sociology. The Open University’s most academically influential people include Gordon Pask, Julia Goodfellow, and Lenny Henry.