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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 […]
Mercury: shrinking planet is still getting smaller – new research
David Rothery, Professor of Planetary Geosciences, The Open University: Planetary scientists have long known that Mercury has been shrinking for billions of years. Despite being the closest planet to the Sun, its interior has been cooling down as internal heat leaks away. This means that the rock (and, within that, the metal) of which it […]
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OU’s OpenSTEM Labs celebrates its 10-year anniversary
The Open University’s (OU) world-leading online laboratory has celebrated its tenth anniversary, marking a decade of connecting students to authentic practical experiences and remotely operated equipment no matter what their location. The OpenSTEM Labs challenge the traditional methods of STEM teaching and the need to be in a lab during ‘office hours’ by offering learning […]
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OU academic publishes research confirming the continued shrinking of Mercury
A study led by an Open University (OU) research student, Benjamin Man, has been published today in Nature Geoscience, providing strong evidence that Mercury is continuing to shrink. It is widely confirmed that Mercury began to contract at least 3 billion years ago, and the rate of contraction has likely been decreasing since then. In […]
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OU joins the Turing University Network focussing on data science and AI
The Open University (OU) has joined a growing list of universities in The Alan Turing Institute’s network. The Turing University Network offers UK universities, with an interest in data science and AI, the opportunity to engage and collaborate both with the Institute and its broader networks in academia, industry and the public sector. It will […]
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New study calls for more ethical space research
In a new paper, released today (14 September 2023) in Nature Astronomy, Open University (OU) researchers and their collaborators highlight ethical issues surrounding research in ‘extreme’ environments used as analogue sites to understand other planets, and how this relates to the future of space exploration. OU academics Dr Alessandra Marino, Professor Karen Olsson-Francis and Professor […]
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Have we really found the first samples from beyond the Solar System? The evidence is not convincing
Monica Grady is a Professor in Planetary Sciences at The Open University: Avi Loeb, an astrophysicist at Harvard University in the US, has published a press release claiming that some of the 700 or so spherical metallic fragments (spherules) he recovered from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of Papua New […]
AstrobiologyOU at Bluedot festival: Life in extreme weather
Author: Victoria Pearson AstrobiologyOU – an Open University research group looking into life beyond earth and the challenges of astrobiology missions – were showcased this summer at the Bluedot festival, held at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Jodrell Bank Observatory. The annual festival combines live music, comedy and culture with science and space delivered […]
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