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Understanding the science behind UK droughts
The Environment Agency’s Chief Scientist Group has released a groundbreaking report, supported by an Open University (OU) academic, setting out current research and scientific understanding of drought in the UK. For the first time, this report sets out a holistic view of our understanding of drought, its multiple causes, and current and future impacts on […]
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COP28: inside the United Arab Emirates, the oil giant hosting 2023 climate change summit
Emilie Rutledge, The Open University and Aiora Zabala, The Open University The United Arab Emirates (UAE), the world’s seventh largest oil producer, will host the 28th UN climate change summit (COP28) in Dubai from November 30 to December 12. Presiding over the conference will be the chief executive of the UAE state-owned oil company Adnoc, […]
OU academic says male-biased culture of naming planetary features after men has to change
Annie Lennox, from The Open University (OU), says the International Astronomical Union’s (IAU) guidelines for the naming of planetary features should better represent women and marginalised groups Her research paper published in Nature Astronomy reveals that the IAU’s database of named features show that out of the 1,578 named craters of the Moon just 32, […]
The Open University’s OpenSTEM Labs awarded Queen’s Anniversary Prize
The Open University has been awarded a prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for its OpenSTEM Labs initiative. The OpenSTEM Labs are online laboratories that allow students from anywhere in the world to participate in authentic experimental work, acquiring real data interactively as if they were in the laboratory. Many activities are available 24/7. The OpenSTEM Labs […]
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OU/BBC series ‘The Secret Genius of Modern Life’ returns
A captivating second series of the OU/BBC series The Secret Genius of Modern Life is returning to TV screens on BBC Two at 8pm on Wednesday 8 November. Series two of The Secret Genius of Modern Life follows Hannah Fry, mathematician, author, and radio and television presenter, as she uncovers the secrets behind the miraculous […]
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El Niño may be drying out the southern hemisphere – here’s how that affects the whole planet
Kevin Collins is a Senior Lecturer in Environment & Systems at The Open University. Here he gives his academic opinion on what effect the drying of the southern hemisphere will have the rest of the planet.It is a well-known fact that water is the key to life on Earth. But it is less well known […]
OU scientist to help define the science strategy for the next Japanese Mars mission
Juan Alday, a scientist in the Atmospheric Research and Surface Exploration research group at The Open University (OU), has been appointed by the European Space Agency (ESA) as a member of the Science Strategy Team for Mars Science of JAXA’s Martian Moons eXploration mission (MMX). The MMX mission will launch in September 2024 and is […]
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Professor Sally Jordan awarded 2023 Institute of Physics Lawrence Bragg Medal and Prize
Professor Sally Jordan from The Open University (OU) has been awarded the prestigious 2023 Institute of Physics Lawrence Bragg Medal and Prize for her contribution to physics education, often as ‘a genuine unsung hero who works selflessly for others’. The Institute of Physics (IOP) is the professional body and learned society for physics, and the […]
OU Virtual Internship Project wins Student Engagement Award
The Open University’s ‘Virtual Internships for Underrepresented Students – exploring opportunities for student co-creation and partnership’ project has won the sparqs (Student Partnerships in Quality Scotland) Student Engagement Award in the ‘Diverse Voices’ category. For the past two years, this pioneering scheme has been offering unique opportunities for flexible, paid work experiences for Open University (OU) […]
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OU academic uncovers evidence that objects in James Webb Space Telescope’s mirrors are closer than they appear
Stephen Serjeant, Professor of Astronomy at The Open University (OU), and Dr Tom Bakx from Chalmers University in Sweden, have released a study today (3 October) in Nature Astronomy providing evidence that galaxies found by the James Webb Telescope (JWST) are closer than they seem. JWST has been finding galaxies much further away than has […]
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