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Discovery of new planet “over three times more massive than the Earth”

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OU researchers are part of an international team which has discovered a new planet orbiting the closest single star to the Sun. The paper, co-authored by three OU astronomers: Professor Carole Haswell, Post-Doctoral Researcher Dr John Barnes and former OU PhD student Dr Daniel Staab was published in Nature on Thursday 15 November.

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OU secures £112k funding for education research in Pakistan

The Open University has been awarded £112,000 to lead a pivotal research component of the ILMpact Service Delivery Programme – a major education development initiative designed to strengthen education systems in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, Pakistan.

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