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A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter
Science, Maths & Technology

A new mission to the icy moons of Jupiter

...learn more about how the moons are interacting with each other and with Jupiter’s gravity. Jupiter’s strong gravity creates high tidal forces on the moons; how do their ice shells deform under that stress? Do they move around; how are they changed? More data on that would be wonderful. Rachael: There’s so much we don’t know about the structures of these icy moons...
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Europa: Jupiter’s ocean world
Science, Maths & Technology

Europa: Jupiter’s ocean world

...learn more about Europa. In the coming years, data returned from ESA’s JUICE and NASA’s Europa Clipper missions will be able to shed some light on whether or not Europa might be habitable for life. Until then, space scientists, including those in AstrobiologyOU, use computer modelling or create Europa-like environments in the laboratory to understand its environment...
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Trees: local heroes in the fight against global climate change
Nature & Environment

Trees: local heroes in the fight against global climate change

...learning and data collection through the citizen science project Treezilla, also known as the ‘monster map of trees’. This is available online at treezilla.org and as a smartphone app. The site allows you to record individual tree data by measuring the tree’s circumference at a height of 1.5m and identifying the species. The app then calculates the tree’s...
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Growing the popularity of women’s football: an update
Health, Sports & Psychology

Growing the popularity of women’s football: an update

...learns from the failings of the boys’ system. There has undoubtedly been much progress in the women’s game since 2022. Some change has happened quickly, while other changes are still taking time. Without question though a successful defence of the European Championship this summer will be a great help and contribute to even more progress and development. Come 27 July,...
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The arts in Participatory Action Research
Health, Sports & Psychology

The arts in Participatory Action Research

...learned how others coped with domestic violence. They realised they were not alone and recognised honesty as important when disclosing feelings rather than withholding them. They admitted to feeling depressed, angry and fearful for the future, yet were afraid to seek help within their communities as that trust had been broken. The women agreed that transition back to the...
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Black Majority Churches (BMCs) and the transformation of British Christianity
History & The Arts

Black Majority Churches (BMCs) and the transformation of British Christianity

...discussions grounded in a lot of love and patience so we can move forward together. Nevertheless, BMCs remain places of sanctuary from life’s daily microaggressions and ignorant assumptions. The challenges haven’t gone away. I am certainly glad for the life lessons I learned in my sanctuary. They continue to guide my path to success and keep me grounded and strong....
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Opening up history: eighteenth century ideas of national independence
History & The Arts

Opening up history: eighteenth century ideas of national independence

...learning about the different case studies. When I began the project, I knew relatively little about Corsica, Poland, or Haiti. Immersing myself in their histories was truly intellectually exciting. The most difficult part was, unsurprisingly, the same thing. Each case required serious engagement with unfamiliar historiographies and sources. It meant moving beyond one...
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Decolonising Religious Studies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
History & The Arts

Decolonising Religious Studies and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion

...learn. To address expectations on A227, the A227 Module Team set up an expectation setting activity in the student forum in advance of the official module start date. In this activity we explained the World Religion Paradigm and why we are taking a different approach. This has significantly increased engagement in the early weeks of the module. Our focus groups also...
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