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An international team including an OU academic have made a surprising detection of a rather unusual molecule – a rare gas called phosphine - on Venus.

Earth’s sister planet, Venus, has not been regarded as a high priority in the search for life. Its surface temperature of around 450°C is thought to be hostile to even the hardiest of micro-organisms, and its thick, sulphurous and acidic atmosphere has kept the surface almost completely free from visiting spacecraft.

A booklet based on research that shows the importance of intimacy and relationships for people with life-threatening illnesses, is being launched this month (September 2020).

Researchers are developing new technologies which will seek to mitigate loneliness among older people who are socially distanced due to COVID-19.

The University of Oxford in partnership with The Open University (OU) have been awarded £900,000 by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to investigate how to improve support for older people with learning disabilities and their family carers.

The OU has been shortlisted for University of the Year and Most Innovative Teacher of the Year in the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2020.

An OU team has received funding from the Mercers’ Company to develop a framework to nurture children’s pleasure in reading and writing.

New data which can be applied to sensors to detect ultraviolet light will lead to a range of new applications in Space and for industry

An OU-led research project has just got funding to tackle malaria, a fatal disease which remains active as the world deals with COVID-19.

The OU has received funding to train early career scientists for future positions in academia, industry and semi-government positions around research into the presence, mobility and reactivity of water in the Earth’s crust.