Company profile : The Open University
The Open University is acknowledged as one of the premier UK HE
institutions, delivering excellence through teaching and research, and an
innovative knowledge transfer agenda. Over 75% of FTSE 100 companies
have sponsored staff on OU courses and awards and the OU is a partner of
choice with top-ranked institutions throughout the world.
In support of all this, our collaborators and partners draw on our expertise in sustainable technologies, exploration science, knowledge media, ambient
technologies, environmental change management, and life sciences, as well
as in business management, public policy development and support for
creative industries.
This extraordinary reach is made possible by an extensive research portfolio
highly relevant to innovation in business. More than 50% of our research
was ranked 'internationally excellent' and 14% ‘world-leading’ in the
government’s 2008 assessment of research quality, ranking most of our
disciplines in the UK top 20. |
Contact Details
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Address: |
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
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Telephone: |
01908 274066
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Fax: |
01908 652247
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Email: |
innovation-enterprise@open.ac.uk
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Website: |
www.open.ac.uk
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Main Contact: |
Dr Alison Hardy (Team Leader, Innovation & Enterprise)
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Company Details
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Business Category: |
Education & training
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Detailed Sector: |
Education, business training & employment agencies
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No. of Employees: |
500+
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Key Contacts: |
Outsmart the Recession portal
www.open.ac.uk/recession
Open University Corporate & Employer Services Corporate/Employee Development Enquiries
do-business@open.ac.uk
Malcolm Cross (Director of Research & Enterprise)
research-school-head@open.ac.uk
Professor James Fleck (Dean, Open University Business School)
oubs-dean@open.ac.uk
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Geographical Reach: |
UK, Europe, Asia, Africa, America, Australasia, Middle East
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Turnover: |
200-500m
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