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Scientists discover new evidence of liquid water on Mars

Scientists have discovered new evidence suggesting there could be liquid water on Mars. The study, led by the University of Cambridge, provides the first independent line of evidence using data other than radar, that there is liquid water beneath ...

29 Sept 2022 at 22:33

Scientists find further evidence of liquid water on Mars

29 Sept 2022 at 17:00

Covid-19 infection levels fall across most of the UK

Covid-19 infections have fallen across most of the UK, though levels in Wales remain at a record high, figures show. England has seen infections drop for the first time in six weeks, with 3.8 million people likely to have had coronavirus ...

14 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Health

Ambitious 18 year old fundraises for Botox to stop profuse sweating that leaves her barely able to hold a pen and contributed to her quitting university

An ambitious 18-year-old is desperately fundraising for Botox treatment not to rid herself of wrinkles but to stop her profuse sweating which is so excessive she can barely hold a pen and has contributed to her quitting university. ...

24 Feb 2022 at 08:25

‘Fewer than one in seven’ new Covid infections being included in daily figures

The gap between the UK’s official Covid-19 figures and the likely true number of people becoming infected with the virus has widened dramatically, new analysis shows. An average of 34,500 cases of coronavirus per day were being ...

18 Mar 2022 at 19:25

Scotland

68% of Scots in public sector value remote working, poll shows

More than two in three Scots working in the public sector said they were more likely to stay in a job which lets them work from home, a new poll has found. Some 68% of public sector workers told a survey for the Open ...

11 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Ketamine therapy swiftly reduces depression and suicidal thoughts

The rave drug ketamine can quickly ease depression and soothe suicidal thoughts in the short term, research has revealed. Analysis of 83 research papers showed that patients’ symptoms were reduced in just one to ...

30 Dec 2021 at 13:25

New course to help families hosting Ukrainian refugees

An online course on Ukrainian culture and language is to be launched to help UK families hosting refugees. The Open University (OU) will launch the course later this summer, and it says it has been developed by ...

16 May 2022 at 01:55

No sixth episode for Sir David Attenborough’s Wild Isles, BBC says

The BBC has hit back at claims that it pulled an episode of a new Sir David Attenborough series out of fears of a political backlash. Wild Isles is set to begin on BBC One on Sunday with five episodes and, ...

10 Mar 2023 at 18:40

Scotland

‘Sobering’ survey finds 17% of Scottish women have suffered online violence

Almost a fifth of women in Scotland have experienced online violence, “extremely sobering” new research has found, with almost three-quarters saying this should be made a crime. Research by The Open ...

07 Sept 2023 at 09:11

Scotland

Two-thirds of firms dealing with skills shortages, survey finds

More than two-thirds of Scottish companies are having difficulties with skills shortages, according to a survey. Some 71% of organisations which took part in the Business Barometer study reported ...

29 Jun 2023 at 00:01

The Assembly

Open University supports new Assembly All Party Group on Skills

It is clear from all sectors – public, private and third sectors - that skills development and supply is essential to ensure shared, inclusive prosperity and well-being across all parts of ...

15 Apr 2024 at 20:33

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