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New series of OU/BBC Radio show Inside Health
A new twelve-part series of the OU/BBC co-production Inside Health returns today, Tuesday 13th January, at 9.30am on BBC Radio Four and BBC Sounds. The weekly programme demystifies health issues, separates fact from fiction, and brings clarity to conflicting health advice. Dr Philippa Waterhouse, Dr Nicola Goodall, and Dr Calum McMullen provided academic expertise to […]
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How astronomers plan to detect the signatures of alien life in the atmospheres of distant planets
Carole Haswell, The Open University We live in a very exciting time: answers to some of the oldest questions humanity has conceived are within our grasp. One of these is whether Earth is the only place that harbours life. In the last 30 years, the question of whether the Sun is unique in hosting a […]
Chris McCausland: Seeing into the Future
In this new OU/BBC documentary airing Sunday, 23rd November, at 8pm on BBC Two and iPlayer, comedian Chris McCausland is on a mission to discover the future of technology, and what it might hold for him personally. Chris was born with a degenerative eye condition, where he gradually lost his eyesight, and by his early […]
Wildlife lovers’ favourite, Springwatch, is back for its 20th season
The ever-popular OU/BBC programme Springwatch is back with a brand new series, this time celebrating its 20th anniversary. Springwatch begins on 26th May at 8pm on BBC Two, with new episodes shown Mondays – Thursdays across the next three weeks. You can also catch up on episodes via BBC iPlayer. As Springwatch embarks on their […]
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New study provides evidence that parrots can communicate needs and emotions with humans
New research has provided ground breaking evidence that parrots are able to express their wants and feelings with humans via digital tools. The results showed that the birds, kept in human care, could exercise a form of communication when selecting from a digital tablet ‘speech board’ with selectable options. Research papers, co-authored by Professor Clara Mancini […]
OU / BBC content to watch during this year’s Scam Safe Week
Following the success of last year’s inaugural initiative, BBC Scam Safe week is back. Starting on 23 November, Scam Safe week features content from across the BBC including co-productions with The Open University (OU). With scammers growing bolder amid the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, experts aim to provide a timely piece of public service into the […]
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New Clues from Asteroid Ryugu reveal how Earth became a habitable planet
Open University scientists Professor Ian Franchi and Dr Richard Greenwood have played a key role in new research that reveals clues about how Earth became a planet capable of supporting life. The study, published in Nature Astronomy, reveals that phosphorus-rich compounds discovered in samples from Asteroid Ryugu could have played a vital role in making […]
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OU academic discovers potential breakthrough in battle against antibiotic resistance in relation to superbug MRSA
An academic from The Open University (OU) has uncovered a potential breakthrough in the prevention of antibiotic resistance in relation to MRSA, and other hospital pathogens, in an unlikely source – a historic brine bath in Droitwich Spa. Dr Michael Macey, a lecturer at the OU and specialist in extremophiles (organisms that thrive in extreme […]
Astronomers make new discovery about the grain structure of interstellar ice
Astronomers, including Open University (OU) academics Helen Fraser and Hugh Dickinson and OU PhD student Zak Smith, have discovered the spectral signature of water ice that reveals new information about how ice forms and evolves during the birth of stars and planets. Their findings have been published today in the journal Nature Astronomy. A spectral […]
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The Queen presents The Open University with Queen’s Anniversary Prize at Buckingham Palace
The Open University has been presented with a prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education by Her Majesty The Queen today at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace. It was announced in November that the OU had been awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for its OpenSTEM Labs initiative – the highest national Honour in […]
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