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OU researchers are part of a project which is investigating the extent to which robots can play a meaningful role in assisting elderly people in their homes.

The OU is to train a new cohort of PhD students to become a new generation of experts for the nuclear energy sector.

OU researchers engaged in pioneering research on water in Moon rocks returned by Apollo (NASA) missions in the 1960s and 1970, showcased their research through the Living on the Moon! exhibit at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in July 2019.

The 14th annual OU Postgraduate Research Poster Competition, held on 11 June, showcased some very topical research projects.

As The Open University celebrates its 50th anniversary, Peter Twining, Professor of Education (Futures), delivered his inaugural lecture on what the future holds for schools.

Despite ethnic oppression, pro-Kurdish rights parties in Turkey implement innovative, effective gender equality policies, claims research by Dr Umut Erel, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the OU.

A new algorithm has been developed by OU physicists which will make it possible to model the supply of blood to the brain.

The Open University OU) has received £6.7 million to expand its Astrobiology Research Group to address fundamental questions about life beyond the Earth. The grant is awarded under Research England’s “Expanding Excellence in England (E3) 2019-2022”.

An OU researcher is presenting evidence today (Wednesday 12 June) to the Transport Select Committee to recommend an outright ban of any kind of phone use by drivers.

Gamer Dr Hannah R. Marston presented her research at the billion-dollar tech company Ubisoft’s Massive Entertainment last week.