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Euclid Galaxy Zoo to identify galaxy shapes launches

Thanks to a new Galaxy Zoo project launched today, the public can help identify the shapes of thousands of galaxies in images taken by ESA’s Euclid space telescope. These classifications will help scientists answer questions about how the shapes of galaxies have changed over time, and whatcaused these changes and why.

2nd August 2024

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Top 10 innovations set to influence the future of education

The top 10 innovations that researchers at The Open University (OU) and Vanderbilt University believe will influence the future of education, are outlined in a new report now live.

31st July 2024

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New project launched to bolster pandemic preparedness in Africa

In a significant step towards improving pandemic preparedness in Africa, a project at The Open University titled "Strengthening and Reimagining Health-Industry Policy Linkages for Pandemic Preparedness in Africa" has just received funding of £200,000.

25th July 2024