Six new planets discovered

Planets in Space

The discovery of six new planets could hold the key to unlocking the geology of the rocky planets outside the Earth’s Solar System.

Research led by Professor Carole Haswell, Head of Astronomy at the OU, found the exoplanets – planets outside the Solar System – as part of the Dispersed Matter Planet Project (DMPP).

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New OU research grant looks at music as cultural refuge in Northern Ireland

A new Open University research project, Music as Cultural Refuge, has been awarded £186,751 by the Arts & Humanities Research Council to explore how young people in Northern Ireland used music to navigate the emotional and social pressures of the Troubles.