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OU Research at 50

An overview celebrating 50 years of research at The Open University.

36 items in total

Content type	Title	Description	Date
Video	What is Astrobiology?	Dr. Susanne Schwenzer, Dr. Vic Pearson and Dr Karen Olsson-Francis discuss Astrobiology	2019
Image	Walton Hall Campus	Aerial view of the Walton Hall campus in the first year of the university's existence.	1969
Video	The Institute of Educational Technology	William Prescott talks about the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University	1973
Video	Stuart Hall and OU Research	Taken from Vice Chancellor John Horlock's Valedictory lecture. Stuart Hall talks about research at...	23 June 1990
Image	Stuart Hall	Portrait photograph of Stuart Hall (1932-2014), Professor of Sociology from 1979 to 1997.	1985
Video	Sensors on the Huygens probe	Professor John Zarnecki describes the sensors on the Huygens probe	2005
Video	S100 Moth Research	Peggy Varley talks about the survey of peppered moth populations for the S100 Science Foundation...	1971
Video	Research facilities at The Open University	Dr Julia Barkans, Head of Laboratory Facilities at The Open University, talks about the OU's...	2018
Image	Regius Professor Royal Warrant	Royal warrant conferring a Regius Professorship of Professor of Open Education at The Open...	2013
Video	Reading experiences across the world	Dr Shafquat Towheed, Lecturer in Book History at The Open University directs the innovative...	2013
Audio	Professor Steven Rose Oral History Interview	Steven Rose Oral History interview recorded with Hilary Young (interviewer) 12th May 2009	2009
Audio	Professor Marc Eisenstadt Oral History Interview	Marc Eisenstadt Oral History interview recorded with Hilary Young (interviewer) 4th June 2009	2009
Audio	Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell Oral History Interview	Oral History interview with Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Hilary Young (interviewer) on the 12th...	2009
Video	Pitch and frequency	Keith Attenborough discusses pitch and frequency	06 July 1985
Video	Oxford Research Unit	Description of the Oxford Research Unit of the Open University at Foxcombe Hall, Oxford. Dr. David...	13 August 1978
Video	OU academic awarded for research in the autism field	Dr Ilona Roth, OU Senior Lecturer in Psychology, was awarded the Outstanding Impact of Research on...	2018
Audio	OU Research in 1969	Professor Steven Rose describes the importance of research and the early research facilities at The...	2009
Audio	ORO (Open Research Online)	Research Support Librarian Chris Biggs talks about the ORO (Open Research Online) database and some...	2019
Image	Notable Publications	A display of publications by Open University academics.	2019
Video	Multi-view Table Tennis Ball Tracking Results	This video contains the ball detection and tracking results of multi-view table tennis sequences....	2019
Image	Mike Pentz, Peggy Varley and Steven Rose	Dean of Science Mike Pentz and Academics Peggy Varley and Steven Rose on the set of one of the...	1971
Image	Micros in Schools	Teaching and other promotional material from The Open University’s “Micros in Schools”...
Video	Mexico City	Professor Doreen Massey views Mexico City from a helicopter	1999
Audio	Marc Eisenstadt	Professor Marc Eisenstadt describes setting up the Knowledge Media Institute (KMI)	2009
Image	KMI Directors	Past Directors of KMI (The Knowledge Management Institute) at The Open University, Includes Marc...	2015
Video	Isostasy	Ian Gass discusses isostacy	1971
Image	Ian Wright	Professor Ian Wright, Professor of Planetary Sciences, Principal Investigator for the Ptolemy...	2014
Video	Eye-witness identification, Dr Catriona Havard	Catriona Havard talking after the Centre for Policing Research and Learning's Social Media Workshop...	2017
Video	Energy Research Group	Dr Steve Cousins of the Energy Research Group at The Open University discusses the groups research...	13 November 1983
Video	DESMOND micro computer	Children use an OU DESMOND (Digital Electronic System Made Of Nifty Devices) micro computer	28 March 1985
Image	Colin Pillinger	Professor Colin Pillinger (1943-2014) with a model of the Beagle 2 Mars lander	2003
Video	China in Africa	Is China ripping off Africa, as some people claim? Giles Mohan, Professor of International...	2013
Video	Call for UK schools to embrace technologies	There is a mismatch between the IT skills schoolchildren develop in their homes and their...	2016
Audio	Brain Research Group	Steven Rose discusses setting up the Brain Research Group at The Open University	2009
Video	BepiColombo mission to Mercury	The BepiColombo spacecraft blasted off into space, bound for Mercury in the early hours of Saturday...	2018
Video	Alternative Technology Group	Godfrey Boyle of the Alternative Technology Group describes the Wind Power Project being undertaken...	13 November 1983

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