PhD in Open University

Hello,

I was accepted to a funded full-time PhD program in Open University. I'm an international student, and intend to stay in London through my studies.

I was wondering what are your experiences on doing a PhD in the Open? Does a PhD from Open would be equally respected as let's say Nottingham, Exeter, York etc.?

Reply 1

Perasperadastra

Up - I need answers as I have to answer their offer until tomorrow.

Reply 2

LearningDragon

Depends on topic etc but generally Russell groups like Exeter hold more weight and would be better regarded

Reply 3

Perasperadastra

Original post by LearningDragon

Depends on topic etc but generally Russell groups like Exeter hold more weight and would be better regarded

Thanks. So it would not really have a difference compared to the non-Russel but rather prestigable universities?

Reply 4

threeportdrift

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Original post by Perasperadastra

Thanks. So it would not really have a difference compared to the non-Russel but rather prestigable universities?

A funded PhD holds prestige in itself. After that, what matters is your Supervisor, not the university. If your Supervisor has a strong reputation in their field, that counts more than the university. But the main this is funding, that tops anything else.