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Ariel space mission moves one step closer to reality
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) exoplanet mission Ariel, set to launch in 2029, has moved from study to implementation...

ClimateSense team wins top places in two international misinformation challenges
KMi researchers, working with colleagues at EURECOM, have secured first place in two major international competitions focused on online...

KMI: The Early Years
It is hard to recall – still less to imagine, if you weren’t there – the ferment of innovation between the late ’80s and the mid-’90s....

Rethinking collective decision-making in the age of social media
In her inaugural lecture, on Thursday 21 November 2024, Anna De Liddo, Professor of Human-Computer Interaction and Director of Research at the...

Celebrating KMi’s 30th Birthday
In 1995, two truly visionary academics from The Open University (OU); Prof Marc Eisenstadt from Psychology in the Faculty of Arts and Social...

Camera in Times of Crisis!
Dr Folasayo Olalere (E&I) recently co-edited a book titled Camera in Times of Crisis: Focus on Africa, along with two other editors: Dr...
BBC Inside Science
On Thursday 11th September 2025, a new 26-part OU/BBC series of BBC Inside Science started on BBC Radio 4. BBC Inside Science is a weekly...
Digital 3D Modelling Through Touch
School of Engineering and Innovation researcher Lisa Bowers is leading efforts to ensure that The Open University is at the...

Engineering Applications of Honeycombs
Honeycombs have long been known to offer interesting properties, such as low mass-weight ratio, energy absorption, and mechanical and acoustic...
To Touch is To Know – Haptic Inquiry for Primary School Citizen Science
School of Engineering and Innovation researcher Lisa Bowers is co-author on a recent paper which introduces a new approach to citizen...
The Secret Genius of Modern Life
Co-produced by The Open University, The Secret Genius of Modern Life, the show that unpacks the amazing science and mind-boggling innovation behind...
Smart Contact Lenses
Researchers in the School of Engineering and Innovation are developing novel biosensor technologies for real-time analysis of diagnostic biomarkers...