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The OU has just received its annual funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Council for new PhD studentships to research astronomy and physics.

OU research into Open Educational Resources has been awarded £546,759 for a fourth phase of funding by The William Flora and Hewlett Foundation.

The OU is to lead a £1.045 million project UK consortium to develop a ground-breaking planetary protection approach that will enable the next generation of space missions.

The first recipient of the Steven Chase Memorial Award was Dr Paul Walley who is the Director of Learning in the OU Business School’s Centre for Policing Research and Learning (CPRL).

A new guide to support palliative and end of life care has been informed by OU researchers.

OU researchers have received £621,000 for their role in the digitalisation of training materials for the energy sector.

Research into space, education, and financial literacy in India, influenced top prize winners in the OU’s Postgraduate Research Poster Competition 2023.

In her inaugural lecture, Rachel Hilliam, Professor of Statistics in the OU’s Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, explored the role played by Data Science in ensuring that data is being used ethically, stored safely and analysed robustly.

This year’s future of education report highlights 10 promising innovations facing learners and educators over the coming years.

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Euclid flagship Dark Energy Satellite Mission launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Saturday 1 July 2023, on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.