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Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:00 - 20:00 BST

Join us for this event dedicate to online tutorials - why you should attend, how you can meet fellow students and feel a sense of community.

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 19:30 - 20:30 BST

Join us for this event where you can meet and chat to the Directors of Teaching in STEM at The Open University.

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 19:00 - 22:00 BST

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Ask the Expert: Generative AI at the OU - Thursday, 21 September- 12:00-13:00

In this session we will first quickly give an overview of the technology, outlining how Generative AI systems work, where they are used today, associated ethical issues, the results of a small number of OU Generative AI innovation projects and emerging OU policy in the area.  

The Weston Open Living Lab was established by the OU in 2022 through a lead grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation to develop a platform for the education, research and public engagement on nature recovery and nature-based solutions to nature crises.

 The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has made its third of six gravity assist flybys at Mercury, snapping images of a newly named impact crater as well as tectonic and volcanic curiosities as it adjusts its trajectory for entering Mercury orbit in 2025.

The closest approach took place at 19:34 UTC (21:34 CEST) on 19 June 2023, about 236 km above the planet’s surface, on the night side of the planet.

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has signalled its commitment to OU space research by increasing its funding for a pioneering space imaging project by more than £287,000. The grant adds to the £114,000 the agency invested in the project in 2021.

NASA’s JWST just scored another first: a molecular and chemical profile of a distant world’s skies secured by research from experts including