Editing Open University (section)

===Honorary graduates===
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File:Gordon Brown Davos 2008 crop (1).jpg|Former UK Prime Minister and OU tutor [[Gordon Brown]] received an honorary doctorate from the Open University.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-20|title=Open University doctorate for championing education 'is an honour'|url=https://gordonandsarahbrown.com/2019/09/open-university-doctorate-for-championing-education-is-an-honour/|access-date=2020-11-19|website=The Office of Gordon & Sarah Brown|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-20 |title=The Open University |url=https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/around-ou/gordon-brown-receives-honorary-doctorate-from-the-open-university/ |access-date=2024-12-01 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
File:Sir David Frederick Attenborough at Weston Library Opening 20.3.15 (cropped).jpg|Honorary graduate and OU supporter Sir [[David Attenborough]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-08 |title=The Open University |url=https://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/news/science-mct/science-environment/happy-90th-birthday-sir-david-attenborough/ |access-date=2024-11-21 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Nathan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GVEmEAAAQBAJ |title=A Celebration of David Attenborough: The Activity Book |date=2018-06-29 |publisher=Portico |isbn=978-1-911622-22-2 |language=en}}</ref>
File:Tim Berners-Lee 2012.jpg|alt=Tim Berners-Lee – inventor of the World Wide Web and recipient of OU honorary doctorate.[76][77]|[[Tim Berners-Lee]] – inventor of the [[World Wide Web]] and recipient of OU honorary doctorate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tim Berners-Lee |url=https://www.computerhope.com/people/tim_berners-lee.htm |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=www.computerhope.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sir Timothy Berners-Lee - Curriculum vitae - UOC |url=https://www.uoc.edu/portal/en/metodologia-online-qualitat/honoris-causa/timothy-berners-lee/curriculum/index.html |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=www.uoc.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sumner|first=Carly|date=2020-11-20|title=OU family past and present celebrate 50 years of The Open University|url=https://ounews.co/around-ou/university-news/ou-family-past-and-present-celebrate-50-years-of-the-open-university/|website=Ounews}}</ref>
File:Prince Charles 2012.jpg|alt=King Charles III (then Prince Charles) received an Honorary Degree from the OU in 1982.[70][71]|[[Charles III|King Charles III]] (then Prince Charles) received an Honorary Degree from the OU in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-06 |title=The Open University |url=https://ounews.co/around-ou/the-open-university-celebrates-the-coronation/ |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=OU News |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Prince Charles visit - Open University Digital Archive |url=https://www.open.ac.uk/library/digital-archive/image/image:000000700012 |access-date=2023-05-09 |website=www.open.ac.uk}}</ref>
File:Professor Brian Cox OBE FRS.jpg|alt=Professor Brian Cox, the physicist |[[Brian Cox (physicist)|Brian Cox]] was awarded an honorary doctorate by the OU.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-21 |title=Conferment of Honorary Degrees and Presentation of Graduates |url=http://www.open.ac.uk/students/ceremonies/files/ceremonies/file/Graduate-Directory-2012-WEB.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221235231/http://www.open.ac.uk/students/ceremonies/files/ceremonies/file/Graduate-Directory-2012-WEB.pdf |archive-date=21 February 2014 }}</ref>
File:10.12.12TerryPratchettByLuigiNovi1.jpg|In 2013 the Open University honoured [[Terry Pratchett]] with an honorary doctorate.<ref>{{Cite web|title="So much universe, so little time": honouring Terry Pratchett {{!}} Contemporary religion in historical perspective| date=13 March 2015 |url=http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/religious-studies/?p=197|access-date=2021-03-14|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Wilkins |first=Rob |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gqJaEAAAQBAJ |title=Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes: The Official Biography |date=2022-09-29 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-1-4735-6894-5 |language=en}}</ref>
File:Richard Dawkins Cooper Union Shankbone.jpg|[[Richard Dawkins]] holds an honorary doctorate from the Open University.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-11-03 |url=http://www.fontem.com/archivos/usuarios/cv_521.pdf |title=Clinton Richard Dawkins MA, D.Sc. (Oxon), FRS, FRSL etc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103225115/http://www.fontem.com/archivos/usuarios/cv_521.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-03 |access-date=2021-03-14}}</ref>
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