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Ancient rivers increase chances of finding life at next Mars rover’s landing site
Rivers as wide as 600 metres once lay across the surface of Mars – according to new research from Birkbeck, University of London; The Open...
NASA’s JWST reveals an exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before
NASA’s JWST just scored another first: a molecular and chemical profile of a distant world’s skies secured by research from experts...
UK Space Agency extends funding for OU space imaging project
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has signalled its commitment to OU space research by increasing its funding for a pioneering space imaging project by...
Professor Ray Ison’s book
According to research gate, Professor Ray Ison's book written for TU812/TB872 has reached 3,500 reads. Achieved...
Celebrating Graduation in Manchester
On 22 November Professors Clare Warren, Mark Brandon and Richard Holliman, and Dr Barbara Kunz travelled to Manchester for an OU Graduation...
EEES researcher to lead £800k project to improve global climate change predictions
EEES researcher to lead £800k project to improve global climate change predictions An EEES researcher is leading a new Natural...
Moon Night
Wednesday 30 November, 5:00pm - 9:00pm Re-emerging as a live, face-to-face event, Moon Night will give you an insight into the university's...
New book ‘Deciphering Earth’s History: the Practice of Stratigraphy’
We are delighted to announce the publication of a new book Deciphering Earth's History: the Practice of Stratigraphy. The book is a practical...
New BBC Ideas videos
A brand-new collection of BBC ideas videos, featuring six of which are co-produced by The Open University, will be launched on Thursday 3...
OU researcher to lead £800k project to improve global climate change predictions
A new OU-led project hopes to improve our ability to predict climate change using cutting-edge analysis of fossilised algae molecules. Dr Marcus...
The Secret Genius of Modern Life
From Thursday 10 November a new six-part OU/BBC series, The Secret Genius of Modern Life, will be shown on BBC Two at 8pm. Each...
COP27
CCG is co-organizing five days of side events during COP27 bringing global experts and policy practitioners together for discussion. The broad theme...