Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Brian White (Labour), on Monday, 15 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 82 members in total.

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OPEN UNIVERSITY'S BEAGLE 2 PROJECT

That this House congratulates the research team at The Open University led by Professor Colin Pillinger for their outstanding work on the Beagle 2 project which is scheduled to touch down on Mars on Christmas Day; notes that because this work was conducted in an open access institution, the research underpinning this project will bring benefit to far more students from a wider spectrum of backgrounds and in far quicker time than if it was conducted in a traditional selective-entry university; and calls on the Government to ensure that the special nature of The Open University and the unique access to excellence it provides should be recognised when considering research funding allocation in the future.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

OPEN UNIVERSITY'S BEAGLE 2 PROJECT (290A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Ian Taylor (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Tuesday, 16 December 2003. It has been signed by 1 members in total.

leave out from 'university' to end, and insert'and draws attention to the excellent collaboration on the Beagle 2 project between academic research and industry which fully justified the Government's support'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

290 

290A1 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Research Space technology Spaceflight Open University

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk