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Euclid Galaxy Zoo – help us classify the shapes of galaxies
Thanks to a new Galaxy Zoo project launched today, the public can help identify the shapes of thousands of galaxies in images taken by ESA’s Euclid space telescope. These classifications will help scientists answer questions about how the shapes of galaxies have changed over time, and what caused these changes and why. In its mission […]
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Ten ways to master your money
Open University economist and Senior Lecturer Jonquil Lowe is something of a financial guru. She specialises in personal finance and is one of the authors behind the free OpenLearn course Managing My Money. Here she gives the young and old tips on how to master your money. [This story was updated on 1 August 2024 […]
Thirteen brain-health ‘hacks’ to increase happiness
An Open University academic has provided 13 brain-health hacks to help us improve our happiness and has revealed all in a short film from a series of specials produced in partnership with the BBC for the This Morning Live show on BBC One. Dr Sinead Eccles is a Staff Tutor in Psychology at the OU […]
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Dark matter space telescope project kicks off with powerful new computing
OU researchers will bring expertise in machine learning and citizen science to the European Space Agency Euclid space telescope designed to help us to better understand dark matter. According to Professor Stephen Serjeant, Professor of Astronomy at the OU and part of the space telescope project which launched in February 2024, the team can now […]
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New study reveals lost world of diversity for rare and ancient marine animals
A type of ancient and rare shelly marine animal, named brachiopods, had a dynamic and inventive past, but this did not turn into evolutionary success in terms of the numbers of species, researchers at The Open University (OU), University of Bristol, and the China University of Geosciences have found. The findings, published today in Nature […]
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OU academic ‘Pedals for Paris’ and highlights effects of extreme heat on sport
An OU expert in climate change, Dr Leslie Mabon, recently took part in the Lewes Football Club leg of Pedal for Paris, providing advice into the effects hotter weather has on sport. On Sunday 21 July, Dr Leslie Mabon, Lecturer in Environmental Systems in at the OU, joined Sport England Chair, Chris Boardman, who is […]
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New OU/BBC documentary looks back at the career of Linford Christie
A new OU/BBC documentary ‘Linford’ looks back at the extraordinary career of one of Britain’s most successful athletes, Linford Christie. Airing on 25th July at 8.30pm on BBC One and iPlayer, ‘Linford’ delves into the life of the man who was once the most feted athlete in Britain until his career closed with a scandal […]
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‘OU study is making a difference to my business already’
Surrounded by a family of academics, freelance artist and Open University (OU) student Princess, 26, was determined to revisit higher education having struggled to find the right study path after she left school. As the first year of her Design and Innovation degree draws to a close, Princess shares how OU study has “broadened her […]
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Open University competition awards £60k in grants to small businesses
The Open University (OU) has awarded a total of £60,000 to 18 aspiring business owners to support the next generation of student entrepreneurs. 350 people registered for this year’s Open Business Creators Fund competition that has been co-funded by Santander Universities, the Higher Education Innovation Fund and the Welsh Regional Innovation Fund. 90 people took […]
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‘The OU has given me the opportunity to pursue my dream career’
At the age of 17, Chido left school to start a family, putting her academic goals to one side. After years of feeling she’d missed out on the degree she yearned for, Chido is chasing her ambition of becoming a professor. Now 39, busy mum and mental health support worker, Chido, shares how she manages […]
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