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Listen to new OU / BBC radio series Rare Earth
Tune into BBC Radio 4 weekly from today (19 January) to listen to the new OU / BBC radio series, Rare Earth, with environmental journalist Tom Heap and physicist Helen Czerski. The radio series digs into some of the biggest environmental issues facing our planet today, with fascinating insights from experts. You can listen on […]
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Citizen scientists needed to discover elusive black holes
Could you help our scientists uncover the mysterious world of invisible black holes? Become a Black Hole Hunter and you’ll be taking part in scientific research that has the potential to reveal more about one of space’s most intriguing aspects. All you will need is a smartphone, tablet or other computer, some guidance on how […]
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The Open University awarded £7.7m to protect women and girls online
Researchers at The Open University (OU) have been awarded £7,730,000 from Research England to create a new centre for protecting women against violence online. Last year, The Open University released findings from the largest-ever survey conducted about online violence against women and girls. It revealed that one in 10 women in England have experienced online […]
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OU and BBC partner for new series of The Bottom Line
For nearly 10 years, The Open University and the BBC have been bringing Evan Davis and his panel of experts on The Bottom Line into your living room to share their insights on a range of subjects facing businesses. The radio series will air weekly on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds on Thursdays at 8.30pm from 18 […]
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Research sheds new light on Moon rock formation solving major puzzle in lunar geology
New research has cracked a vital process in the creation of a unique rock type from the Moon. The discovery explains its signature composition and very presence on the lunar surface at all, unravelling a mystery which has long eluded scientists. The study, published today in Nature Geoscience, reveals a key step in the origins of these […]
OU research finds the Moon’s crust is richer in water than previously thought
Dr Tara Hayden of The Open University (OU) has published research identifying, for the first time, the mineral apatite in a sample of early lunar crust, allowing for new insights into the water composition of the Moon. The research, published today in Nature Astronomy, offers exciting new evidence that the Moon’s early crust contained more […]
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The Open University provides update following the launch of Peregrine lunar lander
Shortly after launch, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander experienced a failure in the propulsion system, causing a critical loss of propellent. Astrobotic announced due to the failure, Peregrine will not achieve a soft lunar landing for this mission. Efforts by the Astrobotic team have recovered the spacecraft and allowed Peregrine to remain operationally stable collecting data about […]
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Young people took up smoking during the pandemic – how tobacco has been used for stress relief for more than a century
Through his research interest in the smoking habits of people in war-time Britain, Dr Michael Reeve, a Lecturer in Modern British History, shows us how social disruption and stress, over time, has drawn people towards tobacco. In the UK and much of the west, smoking rates have consistently declined since the turn of the millennium. […]
Andrew Malkinson talks of ‘lifesaver’ study for OU degree while wrongly jailed
Former Open University student Andrew Malkinson said studying for an Open degree while wrongly jailed for rape for 17 years was a ‘lifesaver’. During his guest-editor slot on the Radio 4 flagship news programme, where he recently interviewed his OU tutor Dr David Giddings, he said the maths and physics modules of his course were […]
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Lady Killers is back for a third series
Lady Killers – one of the top ten most popular BBC Podcast series of 2022 – is back for a third time and integral to the show is The Open University’s Rosalind Crone working alongside popular history presenter Lucy Worsley. The half hour OU/BBC co production is due to air on 10 January on BBC […]
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