The OU Informed Podcast

Welcome to OU Informed, a podcast where Open University Academics illuminate the issues and topics of our times.

In this series, we take a topical theme and put it to some of the best minds in the business. Covering the arts, science, wellbeing and business, we’ll be asking academics from The Open University to shed light on the things we all think about.

Share your thoughts by using the hashtag #ouinformed.

Series Producer: Greg Harwood.

Episodes

Is there life on Mars?

Writer and Science Communicator Dr Natalie Starkey talks to Dr Mario Toubes-Rodrigo about his exciting research into life on Mars.

23rd December 2019

What really happened at Grenfell Tower?

Steve Tombs, Professor of Criminology at The Open University, explores the circumstances leading to the tragedy at Grenfell Tower

29th October 2019

Why don't prisons work?

Dr David Scott looks at whether prisons work as society intends.

24th October 2019

Why isn't veganism the norm?

Dr Matthew Cole and Sports Science Lecturer Simon Rea explore the ethical and dietary case for veganism.

19th September 2019

What's behind the recent spike in homelessness?

Dr Victoria Cooper and Dr Daniel McCulloch, both Lecturers in Criminology at The Open University, share some of the latest thinking around homelessness and the impact of austerity.

23rd August 2019

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