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In an effort to challenge long-held misconceptions about the physical capabilities of transplant recipients, a team led by Professor Bart Rienties from The Open University is conducting innovative research that could transform the medical and public understanding of transplant recipients' potential for physical activity. 

An Open University initiative aimed at fostering multilingual and multicultural spaces for political deliberation has secured a grant of £375,000.

Dr Chiaki Crews and her team have secured a £270,000 grant from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) for the next phase of their project aimed at using cutting-edge technology to study the X-ray aurorae.

A new project at The Open University looking at fostering equitable partnerships in Africa has received a £283,000 grant from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).

The Butterfly Conservation charity’s big butterfly count asks the UK public to record butterflies wherever they see them each summer. In 2024 so far, sightings are the lowest in the survey’s 14-year history.

Thanks to a new Galaxy Zoo project launched today, the public can help identify the shapes of thousands of galaxies in images taken by ESA’s Euclid space telescope. These classifications will help scientists answer questions about how the shapes of galaxies have changed over time, and whatcaused these changes and why.

The top 10 innovations that researchers at The Open University (OU) and Vanderbilt University believe will influence the future of education, are outlined in a new report now live.

In a significant step towards improving pandemic preparedness in Africa, a project at The Open University titled "Strengthening and Reimagining Health-Industry Policy Linkages for Pandemic Preparedness in Africa" has just received funding of £200,000.

The Open University has secured €238K in funding from the European Union.

Open University researchers will bring expertise in machine learning and citizen science to the European Space Agency Euclid space telescope designed to help us to better understand dark matter.