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Man checking radiation with geiger counter

OU to train future leaders in nuclear energy technology

The OU is to train a new cohort of PhD students to become a new generation of experts for the nuclear energy sector.

4th July 2019
Lunar base made with 3D printing

OU researchers exhibited Living on the Moon! project at Royal Society

OU researchers engaged in pioneering research on water in Moon rocks returned by Apollo (NASA) missions in the 1960s and 1970, showcased their research through the Living on the Moon! exhibit at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in July 2019.

27th June 2019
Poster competition contestants

2019 Postgraduate Research poster winners

The 14th annual OU Postgraduate Research Poster Competition, held on 11 June, showcased some very topical research projects.

27th June 2019
Peter Twining giving his lecture

If school is the problem, what is the solution?

As The Open University celebrates its 50th anniversary, Peter Twining, Professor of Education (Futures), delivered his inaugural lecture on what the future holds for schools.

25th June 2019
Pro-Kurdish protestors

Researching Kurdish women’s politics

Despite ethnic oppression, pro-Kurdish rights parties in Turkey implement innovative, effective gender equality policies, claims research by Dr Umut Erel, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the OU.

25th June 2019
Image shows the computational model of the brain arteries

New algorithm to model blood supply to the brain

A new algorithm has been developed by OU physicists which will make it possible to model the supply of blood to the brain.

20th June 2019
International Space Station - NASA

OU receives £6.7 million to expand Astrobiology Research

The Open University OU) has received £6.7 million to expand its Astrobiology Research Group to address fundamental questions about life beyond the Earth. The grant is awarded under Research England’s “Expanding Excellence in England (E3) 2019-2022”.

13th June 2019
Man using mobile phone whilst driving

OU researcher’s evidence to Transport Committee recommends “an outright ban of any kind of phone use by drivers”

An OU researcher is presenting evidence today (Wednesday 12 June) to the Transport Select Committee to recommend an outright ban of any kind of phone use by drivers.

11th June 2019
Grandfather and grandson playing computer games

Gaming for centenarians will help our aging population stay healthy

Gamer Dr Hannah R. Marston presented her research at the billion-dollar tech company Ubisoft’s Massive Entertainment last week.

6th June 2019
Theo Papaioannou

The idea of social justice in innovation

As The Open University celebrates its 50th anniversary, Theo Papaioannou, Professor of Politics, Innovation and Development, delivered his inaugural lecture to explore the idea of social justice in innovation.

5th June 2019

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