Research

The Open University's Dr Ian Kenny and MSc Student and Post Doctoral Research Assistant Dr Dhouha Kbaier recently co-authored an article for Climate Perspectives Winter 2023/24 edition (pages 26 - 29). 

The article discusses The Open University's mission to deliver impact-driven research to ensure a sustainable planet. Our contribution is through the intersection of two extraordinary fields: Climate Change and machine learning.

OU researchers have received £621,000 for their role in the digitalisation of training materials for the energy sector.

We spoke to Dr Kevin Collins, Senior Lecturer in Environment & Systems at The Open University, about the ongoing issue with water quality, and the Government’s recent move to ban ‘plastic’ wet wipes:

We all know that plastic in our rivers and our oceans is a bad idea. The Government has recently announced its intention to ban wet wipes as part of a wider strategy to help improve our rivers, coasts and seas.

Lois Damptey, a PhD student in the School of Engineering and Innovation at the Open University (OU) has won a ‘Youth Exce