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“Don’t be afraid to fail,” says top scholar Imran
Open University graduate Imran Nasim is getting ready to jet off to the States to begin a research career at the tender age of 22. The Surrey scholar is celebrating after becoming what is thought to be the youngest person to achieve a PhD in Astrophysics. But despite his incredible success, Imran says he was […]
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The best of both worlds – working and studying cyber security with the OU
Pierce Holland was at a crossroads in his life at 18. He had a been offered a place at university, but the subjects he was going to study didn’t excite him. His employer offered him a managerial role and his parents wanted him to work. Then a conversation with an old school teacher led him […]
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Award success for OU’s Open Justice Centre
The Education for Justice initiative (E4J) of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in which The Open University has played a pivotal role, has won the United Nations Secretary-General 2020 Innovation award. The prestigious global award recognises the vital work that E4J does to directly engage children, youth, teachers and academics to […]
App-y with that: research finds tech is an aid in relationships
Research funded and led by The Open University is the first to demonstrate how using an App can play an effective role in relationships among couples. A report just published by the OU and the University of Brighton studied use of the relationship app Paired, following its launch last October as part of ongoing research […]
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Funding award supports OU partnership to protect climate and restore floodplain meadows
The OU’s Floodplain Meadows Partnership has won a substantial grant from Ecover to help restore and protect 50 hectares of floodplain meadows along the banks of the River Thames in Oxfordshire. The team, which includes scientists from the OU and partners; Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust and Long Mead Local Wildlife Site, will work […]
OU/BBC co-production The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime returns for a new series
A new series co-produced between the BBC and The Open University offers viewers a fascinating insight into the dark and brutal world of organised crime. The Detectives: Fighting Organised Crime begins on Tuesday 23rd March at 9pm on BBC Two. The two-part series was filmed over two years with fly on the wall access to […]
Ice, sand and the spiders from Mars in the laboratory
Open University researchers have recreated the formation of spider-like patterns on Mars in their laboratory, which provides the first physical evidence that these features can be formed by a unique process unlike anything seen on Earth. In a paper published in Nature Scientific Reports, led by OU Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dr Lauren McKeown, the team […]
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Changes in global rainfall in the past give future climate change insight
New research from The Open University has revealed global tropical rainfall changes that took place during past climatic periods, which can help in understanding processes for the impact of future climate change. The study by an international research team, made up of researchers from The Open University (OU), the British Geological Survey and Brown University, […]
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OU receives slice of £1m Government funding to enhance space technology
The Open University (OU) is leading on one of five UK space projects awarded over £1 million by the Government as part of its efforts to boost international innovation. The National Space Innovation Programme (NSIP) International is the first fund dedicated to supporting the UK space sector through collaborations with international partners, designed to contribute […]
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The Disabled Veterans Scholarship Fund opens for applications
Now in its fourth year, The Disabled Veterans’ Scholarships Fund is once again open for applications offering 50 free study places at The Open University to individuals injured whilst in military service. So far the OU has given 160 scholarships helping veterans from a variety of service backgrounds who have a range of complex health […]
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