Discovery of new planet “over three times more massive than the Earth”
OU researchers are part of an international team which has discovered a new planet orbiting the closest single star to the Sun. The paper, co-authored by three OU astronomers: Professor Carole Haswell, Post-Doctoral Researcher Dr John Barnes and former OU PhD student Dr Daniel Staab was published in Nature on Thursday 15 November.
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Open Research Week 2027 announced
The Open University will once again join forces with Midlands Innovation, Nottingham Trent University and De Montfort University to deliver Open Research Week 2027, a sector-wide celebration of open, transparent and inclusive research.
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