Supporting part-time PhD students

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Providing support to part-time and distance learners is the OU’s speciality.

Dr James Bruce, OU Director of Postgraduate Studies, addresses the issues and risks that part-time learners face.

Read an interview with Dr Bruce.

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The salt flats of Lake Karum

New study reveals how microbial life thrives in one of Earth's harshest environments

Researchers from AstrobiologyOU have uncovered new insights into how microscopic life survives in Lake Karum, Ethiopia, one of the world's most extreme saline environments.

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