John Horlock served as Vice-Chancellor at The Open University from 1981 to 1990. He was born in North London and went to school at Edmonton Latymer. He had decided …..read more.

Jennie Lee was born in Lochgelly, Fife. She was active in the Labour Party, became an MP in 1929 and following Labour’s win in the 1964 General Election, chaired the Parliamentary…..read more.

Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs, was born in Keighley, an industrial town on the edge of the moors in Yorkshire. He has become one of Britain’s most distinguished historians, with a wide range of…..read more.

Walter Laing MacDonald Perry (deceased) was born in Dundee, educated at Ayr Academy, Dundee High School, and the University of St. Andrews, where he gained MB, ChB (1943), MD (1948) and DSc (1958) and was the first Vice-Chancellor…..read more.

Baroness Boothroyd was Chancellor of The Open University from 1995 to 2006. She was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, to textile workers……read more.

Professor Brenda Gourley was Vice Chancellor of The Open University from 2002 to 2009 and before that she occupied the same position at one of South Africa’s largest universities, the University of Natal…..read more.

Vic Finkelstein, (now deceased) was a ‘giant’ of the disability movement and credited with putting The Open University at the forefront of teaching and thinking about disability. He was born in South Africa and his experience of apartheid…..read more.

Will Swann MBE, was Director Students at The Open University until his retirement in 2013 and was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, in 2014, for his services to higher education……read more.