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Clearing 2019: OU offers a positive choice
A-level results day is looming and with it a wave of emotion across the UK as the Clearing process reaches high intensity. The Open University continues to provide a positive choice, offering an alternative route to a degree for many young people and one which is open to all. Increasingly attractive choice In the National […]
“Current mobile phone laws are outdated”
Tougher restrictions on driving while using a mobile phone and stricter enforcement of the law could prevent deaths and serious injuries from related crashes on the roads, says new House of Commons report. In Road Safety: driving while using a mobile phone, the Transport Committee says the evidence is clear: using a mobile phone while […]
Research reveals depths of plumbing system of ocean volcanoes
An Open University scientist is among those to have revealed the true extent of the internal “plumbing system” that drives volcanic activity around the world. Dr Frances Jenner is co-author on a new study published in Nature, which has challenged existing knowledge of the structure of ocean volcanoes. The study involved an examination of pockets […]
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Tardigrades: we’re now polluting the moon with near indestructible little creatures
Monica Grady, The Open University writing for The Conversation An Israeli spacecraft called Beresheet almost made it to the moon in April. It took a selfie with the lunar surface in the background, but then lost contact with Earth and presumably crashed onto the lunar surface. Now it’s been revealed that the mission was carrying […]
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OU partners with colleges to deliver sector specific functional skills courses
The partnership between The Open University (OU) and three FE colleges has been extended with the launch of sector specific English and maths functional skills. Supporting the government’s National Retraining Scheme, several courses are now available with contextualised content, specific to the construction; engineering; health; social care and education. The free courses, available on the […]
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Moon 2069: lunar tourism and deep space launches a century on from Apollo?
Monica Grady, The Open University We’ve just celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, glorying in the achievements of three astronauts and the team of engineers and scientists behind them. From that perspective, we can look back and see what we have learned from the mission. But what if we take a giant […]
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To the moon and beyond 5: What space exploration will look like in 2069
Miriam Frankel, The Conversation and Martin Archer, Queen Mary University of London What will space exploration look like in 2069, a century after the first moon landing? In the fifth and final episode of the podcast series, To the moon and beyond, we speak to space scientists about the missions they are dreaming about and […]
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OU/ BBC co-productions shortlisted for prestigious award
Four programmes co-produced by the BBC and The Open University’s Broadcast and Partnership Team with WELS, FASS and STEM have been shortlisted for various categories in The Grierson Awards 2019. Established in 1972, the awards recognise and celebrate documentaries from Britain and abroad that have made a significant contribution to the genre and demonstrate quality, […]
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OU academic gives evidence to Parliament inquiry on coastal flooding and climate change
Community engagement has a key role to play in policy and planning processes for coastal flooding and climate change, says an OU geographer giving evidence to a Government inquiry. Dr George Revill, Senior Lecturer in Geography from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, has today given oral evidence to the coastal flooding and adaptation […]
Moon landings: what the future holds
As the world remembers the day 50 years ago that astronauts stepped on the Moon for the first time, the OU’s Dr Mahesh Anand, considers the future of space exploration and establishing a Moon base, with the challenges this could involve. Dr Anand is a renowned lunar scientist and Reader in Planetary Science and Exploration, […]
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