The Open University

Overview

  • ID: https://ror.org/05mzfcs16
  • ATR ID: 05mzfcs16
  • ATR Label: The Open University
  • Status: active
  • Established: 1969
  • Types: education, funder

Locations

  • Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
    • GeoNames ID: 2642465
    • Coordinates: 52.04172, -0.75583

Names

  • OU (acronym)
  • The Open University (ror_display, label, en)
  • Y Brifysgol Agored (label, cy)

External IDs

  • fundref: 100008509
  • grid: grid.10837.3d
  • isni: 0000 0000 9606 9301
  • wikidata: Q2413375

Domains

  • open.ac.uk

Relationships

  • related: Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries
    • https://ror.org/03hkzcg46

Administrative Information

  • Created: 2018-11-14 (schema 1.0)
  • Last modified: 2024-12-11 (schema 2.1)

Website test

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  "website": {
    "ping": {
      "tested_url": "https://www.open.ac.uk",
      "http_code": 403,
      "message": "[16764] (403) ",
      "datetime": "2026-06-26 13:26:59",
      "elapsed": 0.35500502586364746
    }
  }
}

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