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OU academics discover new type of salt that could exist on icy moons
A team of researchers from The Open University (OU), UCL, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, and Diamond Light Source have just announced the discovery of a new type of salty ice that could exist at the icy ocean moons of Jupiter and Saturn. In a new paper led by OU researcher Dr Rachael Hamp, the […]
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The OU celebrates 10 years of policing research
Topical issues for police forces up and down the country lie at the heart of The Open University’s Centre of Policing Research and Learning (CPRL), which has just marked its 10th anniversary. Researching innovations in face recognition and improvements to help interviewing of child witnesses – through novel gaming techniques – are just two of […]
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Art for a better world
A collaboration between The Open University, Kings College London and a Philippine cartoon collective called Pitik Bulag recently resulted in an art exhibition in London’s Vauxhall showing the power of art and how it might influence society and politics. It was staged at The Foundry Social Justice and Human Rights Centre in Oval way and […]
From OU assignment to award-winning community project
Rachel, 42, from Stockport, used her Youth Studies degree from The Open University (OU) to support hundreds of families in her local community. After changing careers from sales to social justice, Rachel is now the founder of the award-winning Cherry Tree Project, which developed from an idea for one of her assignments into a successful […]
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New study provides evidence that parrots can communicate needs and emotions with humans
New research has provided ground breaking evidence that parrots are able to express their wants and feelings with humans via digital tools. The results showed that the birds, kept in human care, could exercise a form of communication when selecting from a digital tablet ‘speech board’ with selectable options. Research papers, co-authored by Professor Clara Mancini […]
A Special School returns for a new series
Heartwarming OU/BBC series ‘A Special School’ returns to BBC One Wales and iPlayer on Monday 2nd December at 8pm. The three-part series follows the joys and challenges faced by pupils and teachers at Ysgol Y Deri as cameras once again capture the reality of life at Britain’s biggest special education school. Leigh Worrall, PGCE Curriculum […]
Production reveals the truth behind those cheap holiday flights
Cheap flights have transformed the holiday industry and the way we fly around the globe. A new OU-BBC co-production takes a closer look at these bargain deals which have helped many people travel to the sun. Cheap Flights: What They Really Mean For You is a one-off documentary to be broadcast on Thursday 28 November […]
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OU’s new Head of Business School has eyes on the future
The Open University is pleased to announce that Professor Keith Schofield has been appointed as the Head of The Open University Business School, bringing with him a wealth of experience in internationalisation and accreditation. Prior to joining the OU, Keith worked as a Deputy Dean within the Aston Business School, based in Birmingham, where he […]
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Fossilised water flow from the early Solar System found in an Antarctic meteorite
I’ll let you in on a secret, some space rocks (meteorites in their common vernacular) preserve water held inside minerals. They are important because they likely played a significant role in the recipe for building habitable worlds, primarily by delivering water to the otherwise dry inner solar system planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars). But […]
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‘The OU gives you the tools to embrace who you are, and how you connect with the world’
When celebrated historian and Arts and Humanities graduate Michael, 72, received an invitation from The Open University (OU) to become an honorary graduate, he was so stunned he thought it was a prank! Now a proud Doctor of the University he regards as one of the “greatest British institutions”, Michael describes what the OU means […]
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