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There are just three moons in our solar system that measure more than 5,000km across. Of these, Jupiter’s moons Ganymede and Callisto are airless and have ancient heavily cratered surfaces. But Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, abounds in landscapes that are eerily Earth-like – and it may even harbour life.

Dr Anna De Liddo, Senior Research Fellow in the OU’s Knowledge Media Institute, created the audience feedback tool, Democratic Reflection.

Professor David Rothery and Professor Carole Haswell, delivered a joint inaugural lecture event on the theme of Discovering new planets.

Professor Bart Rienties and Dr Wayne Holmes in the OU’s  Institute of Educational Technology, have won Erasmus+ funding for a project called Artificial Intelligence in Teaching”.

Dr Stephanie Pywell, Senior Lecturer in the OU’s Faculty of Business and Law, has secured a donation to the OU of £6,000 from Civil Ceremonies Ltd, and will explore the work of celebrants who conduct wedding-style ceremonies that are not legally binding.

When a jury decides the fate of a person, they do so based on the evidence presented to them in the courtroom. Evidence obtained from forensic analysis, such as DNA analysis, is often interpreted as strong evidence by jurors.

OU researchers have received £570,000 from the European Science Agency for the next phase of scientific devices for mapping stars and galaxies.

The Individual award for Outstanding Impact of Research on Society and Prosperity in the OU’s Research Excellence Awards 2019 was presented to Dr Geraint Morgan, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, for his research into applying design features based on robust space instrumentation to maintain a safe internal environment in nuclear submarines.

The Outstanding Impact on Teaching, Curriculum and Students award in the OU’s Research Excellence Awards 2019, was presented to Dr Christothea Herodotou, Institute of Educational Technology, Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, for her research into early alert indicators that provide predictions about students’ performance.

The Best External Collaboration award in the OU’s Research Excellence Awards 2019, was presented to Dr Jude Fransman, Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Skills, for The Rethinking Research Collaborative (RRC), an international network committed to research for global development.