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Thu 30 May 2013
OU ecologist to celebrate Sex & Bugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll
OU ecologists will examine bugs at UK music festivals this week to celebrate the centenary of the British Ecological Society. They form part of a team from the University of Exeter, Imperial College and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
Wed 29 May 2013
OU linked data expert contributes to public sector review
Professor John Domingue at the OU's Knowledge Media Institute was invited this month to a Breakfast Meeting on linked data, part of an independent review of public sector information.
Fri 24 May 2013
Anything is possible: how anyone can use the internet to change the world
With permission from the US embassy, the OU Faculty of Science has invited Jack Andraka, the 16-year-old American High School student to the OU to explain his award-winning discovery of a diagnostic tool for pancreatic cancer, and his belief that through hard work and pe
Mon 20 May 2013
OU to host National Symposium on Dementia
The OU Science Faculty is hosting a National Symposium on Dementia at the end of this month, at which a number of the UK’s leading clinical and non-clinical researchers will be presenting their work.
Fri 17 May 2013
New technique to improve child witness evidence
A new technique which introduces a “mystery man” or silhouette of an additional person in police line-ups, improves evidence given by child witnesses by 30 per cent, according to psychologists at The Open University.
Wed 15 May 2013
New support journal for children with multiple needs
A journal launched this week provides new support for children with multiple needs and their families.
Fri 10 May 2013
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 the plant life that could grow on Mars. They now need £10,000 to make this a reality.
Thu 25 April 2013
Mars is hard!
The statistics prove it – Mars is quite literally a hard place to land. So far the attempts to carry out a mission to Mars have resulted in 24 crashes and only 15 successful landings.
Thu 25 April 2013
Technology for dogs to assist humans in the home
A team at The Open University is designing dog-friendly technologies which will help animals and people to work together in their homes.
Wed 10 April 2013
OU early years researchers engage with parliamentarians
OU researchers took part in the annual Voice of the Future event organised by the Society of Biology during national science and engineering week in March (2013).

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