[摘要]
根据http://www.isiknowledge.com 的数据，Open在Nature & Science上的论文发表量列英国第28位，位居众多传统名校之前。Open 在博士生培养上也不惜工本，每年设约五十个全奖，目前Open有200多 Full-time 博士生。在已毕业的博士生中，不乏在剑桥等著名大学任教授的学人：

Professor Nick Oliver
MA ...

根据http://www.isiknowledge.com 的数据，Open在Nature & Science上的论文发表量列英国第28位，位居众多传统名校之前。Open 在博士生培养上也不惜工本，每年设约五十个全奖，目前Open有200多 Full-time 博士生。在已毕业的博士生中，不乏在剑桥等著名大学任教授的学人：

Professor Nick Oliver
MA (Univ. of Edinburgh), PhD (Open Univ.)
Professor of Management (established chair)
Judge Institute of Management, University of Cambridge
http://www.jims.cam.ac.uk/people/people_f.html

Professor Brian Bloomfield
BSc (Lancaster), PhD (Open)
Management School, Lancaster University,

Prof PATRICIA BROADFOOT,
BA (Leeds), MEd (Edinburgh), PhD (Open)
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Bristol University

Prof Martin CONWAY
PhD (Open),
Head of Department
Psychology Department, University of Durham

Professor Jerry Coakley,
BA (NUI), MSc (Lond), PhD (Open University)
Department of Accounting, Finance and Management,
University of Es*

Prof. MURPHY, Sean
BSc (London), MSc (London), PhD (Open University)
Chair in Neuroscience & Pharmacology, University of Nottingham

Prof. WOOD, Andrew T A
BA (Cambridge), DipMathStat (Cambridge),PhD (Open University)
Chair in Statistics, University of Nottingham

Prof. Michael Winter
B.Sc (London), Ph. D. (Open University)
Head of the School of Geography, University of Exeter

当然， Open在发展中还存在很多问题，如学科结构不合理，没有单独的医科和法学； 2001年RAE退步明显(丢掉3个5分) 等。但是，由於有Open的创新与开放精神和优秀财力支持, 相信这些问题能得到解决。

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