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Stephen Serjeant, OU Professor of Astronomy, is leading on the European Science Cluster of Astronomy & Particle Physics ESFRI Research Infrastructures (ESCAPE) launched today (20 November 2018). The project  will create an open research environment where Europe’s giant astronomy and particle physics facilities can share and reuse their data and software.

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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.