The Open University (OU) has been awarded £250,000 from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to track the manipulation of online information, particularly about COVID-19 and climate change.
The Open University’s ability to license its intellectual property, form research partnerships and engage with the public, performed well in the first Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
A study has revealed new insights in patterns of changes in historical tropical rainfall such as monsoon, which will influence the development of future climate models.
Saferworld, a charity dedicated to creating safer communities by preventing armed violence, has secured funding for an ambitious research project aimed at improving the transparency and accountability of UK national security policy.