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    14th May 2013

    Astrogardening

    The world’s first AstroGardening rover

    Researchers at the OU’s Faculty of Science have designed the world’s first AstroGardening rover. The rover will make it possible to study plant life that could grow on Mars. Dr Louisa Preston, post doctoral research associate, was featured in an article published by wired.co.uk. The article describes how AstroGardening, a Kickstarter venture, is looking for...

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    14th May 2013

    Training village health workers in Haryana State, India

    Using education to fight the new global epidemic

    The Open University's International Development Office and Science Faculty are working with the charity C3 Collaborating for Health to fight the global epidemic of NCDs – non-communicable diseases. NCDs such as diabetes, heart disease, strokes, cancers and chronic lung conditions kill 36 million people a year - that is more than half of all deaths worldwide. And...

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    9th May 2013

    Mooting competition

    Mooting success

    OU law students have won two prestigious mooting awards: the ICLR (The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales) National Mooting Tournament, and, the 2013 Welsh National Mooting competition. A moot is designed to resemble a case heard before a judge in court and was originally a teaching tool for apprentice barristers in the Inns of Court. The moot...

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Business Perspectives

Business Perspectives: change management masterclass 11 July

The fourth event in the Business Perspectives series  is taking place on 11 July 2013 in London. Entitled ‘Putting it into practice: the acid test of strategic...

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HRH The Duke of York at the OU

HRH Duke of York visits OU

Progress in distance learning and innovation at the OU aimed at tackling the UK’s skills gap was shared with His Royal Highness The Duke of York when he visited the...

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Paul Conwell

Passed over for management - till he signed up with the OU

Paul Conwell was always led to believe he couldn’t achieve anything after receiving countless knock-backs at school, college and work. Then it all changed when he...

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