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OU researchers secure €350,000 for social innovation research

Researchers from The Open University (OU) are collaborating with universities, research centres and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) across Europe on a new €10 million project to decarbonise the continent.

16th February 2023

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OU partners with ‘Hope into Action’ conference around impactful research

The OU is a partner in the Hope Into Action: Social Sciences Impact Conference 2023, which is taking place from 20-21 March 2023.

9th February 2023

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People’s Choice Award-winning OU researchers reflect in new videos

2022 People’s Choice Award winners Dr Margaret Ebubedike and Dr Saraswati Dawadi reflect on how it felt to have their work recognised by the general public in two new videos.

6th February 2023

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Prestigious award recognises PhD researcher's work in Ghanaian schools

PhD student in the School of Engineering and Innovation at The Open University (OU), Lois Damptey, has won a 'Youth Excellence award in Science and Engineering' in Ghana.

1st February 2023

Japanese fellowship recognises OU scientist's Mars atmosphere research

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) has awarded Post Doctoral Research Associate Dr Juan Alday, a scientist in the ExoMars research group at The Open University (OU), a research fellowship to study the atmosphere of Mars.

31st January 2023

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OU research shapes new framework for nursery practitioners to empower children

Research by Dr Natalie Canning, Senior Lecturer of Early Childhood and Co-Director of The Open University’s (OU) Children’s Research Centre, has helped shape a new framework for early childhood practitioners.

30th January 2023

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Latest Webb telescope results uncover dark, icy beginnings of life's building blocks

The discovery of diverse ices in the darkest, coldest regions of a molecular cloud measured to date has been announced by an international team of astronomers - including from The Open University - using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope.

27th January 2023

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Research into play-based learning to address the learning crisis in Africa

A new research grant is looking at how teaching teachers in Africa to adopt play-based practice could improve learning outcomes.

13th January 2023

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OU researchers and partners release thousands of previously unseen space images

Popular citizen science project Galaxy Zoo has released 22,000 high-quality images to the public. Anyone in the world can help astronomers classify pictures taken with one of the most advanced instruments installed on one of the world's leading telescopes.

3rd January 2023