News & articles

Recent scary press reports suggest that having your appendix out could triple your risk of getting Parkinson’s disease.

OU researchers have received funding to research the potential for collaborative learning between humans and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

A team of researchers in the OU’s Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics have received funding to assess the cost of climate change.

The first three Open University students have been recruited for the new Natural Environment Research Council-funded Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP).

For many, the Renaissance was the revival or “rebirth” of Western classical antiquity, associated with great artists painting the Sistine Chapel and the invention of the printing press in Europe.

The question of whether the Internet is being used to reinforce inequality and to silence women online, has been raised in a blog co-authored by Dr Olga Jurasz, OU Senior Lecturer in Law.

Water is essential for life on Earth and is one of our most precious natural resources. But considering how our planet formed, it is quite surprising how much water we still have.

New research has found that slight variations in the background colours of green screens used for police identity parades can increase the likelihood of false IDs of innocent suspects.

An OU academic is leading an ambitious new research project to address mental health challenges in Guyana.

Providing support to part-time and distance learners is the OU’s speciality.