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Celebrations for three Open University Astronomy & Planetary Science students

Each year the OU awards a prize to the top performing student(s) in level 2 Astronomy (S284) and level 2 Planetary Science...

Black and white astronomical image showing the minor planet (69423) Openuni identified by a circle and label against a background of distant stars.

Asteroid is officially named after The Open University

Academics in the School of Physical Sciences are celebrating after learning that an asteroid situated more than 126 million miles from Earth has...

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Athena Swan Silver award for SPS

We're delighted to announce that we have been successful in the renewal of SPS' Athena Swan Silver award. This recognises both our...

Spacescapes Exhibition – Geological Society ‘Year of Space’

Spacescapes Exhibition – Geological Society ‘Year of Space’

https://youtu.be/JTh-HemASis The Spacescapes exhibition is part of the ‘Year of Space’, a series of events run by the Geological Society of...

60 second adventures in Artificial Intelligence

60 second adventures in Artificial Intelligence

Colleagues within the School of Physical Sciences have been involved in the production of a new set of 60 second adventures centred around...

22nd June third of 50th birthday celebrations of systems teaching at the OU

22nd June third of 50th birthday celebrations of systems teaching at the OU

Professor Mike Jackson from Hull will present a webinar for our third event scheduled for 22nd June at 12 noon (UK time). ...

27th July fourth of 50th birthday celebrations of systems teaching at the OU

27th July fourth of 50th birthday celebrations of systems teaching at the OU

The School of Engineering and Innovation takes a broad, interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary approach to Engineering and Innovation. We have a...

One of the images obtained by the Comet Chaser schools using the 2-metre Faulkes Telescope North, showing the impressive tail of active asteroid 2005 QN173.

PhD researcher involved in ‘active asteroid’ school outreach in South Wales

At the recent Royal Astronomical Society’s National Astronomy Meeting, Open University PhD student Helen Usher presented details of the work...

STFC funding for research on the Winchcombe meteorite

STFC funding for research on the Winchcombe meteorite

Researchers from the School of Physical Sciences have been involved in the ongoing analyses of the Winchcombe meteorite aptly named after the...

ExoMars science at Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

ExoMars science at Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

Some of our researchers are involved with this year's Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2021, which is taking place online from Thursday...

Applications closed: Lecturer in Environment and Sustainability

Applications closed: Lecturer in Environment and Sustainability

Change your career, change lives The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a...

Knowledge partner for MK:IF Museum of the Moon

Knowledge partner for MK:IF Museum of the Moon

The School of Physical Sciences are collaborating with the Milton Keynes International Festival as part of the Open University's knowledge...