Life, Health and Chemical Sciences
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New research: exploring the reproductive complexity of plants
New research published in the high-profile journal Science has explored the reproductive complexity of plants. The researchers found...
Applied Smouldering Combustion for Supporting a Circular Economy
Sustainable waste management requires significant increases in the proportion of waste and its components being reused, repurposed, and recycled...
OU Physics Graduate at CERN Conference
Scientists from all over the world got together this summer at POSMOL 2025, an International Workshop on Low-Energy Positron, Positronium Physics,...
OU researchers find Saturn’s radiation can form molecules for life on its icy moon
Scientists from the OU have helped find that organic molecules found in plumes from Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus could be formed by radiation on...
Smart Contact Lenses
Researchers in the School of Engineering and Innovation are developing novel biosensor technologies for real-time analysis of diagnostic biomarkers...
Surface Engineering of Borophene
Researchers in the School of Engineering and Innovation, in collaboration with colleagues from ten other institutions, jointly published a review...
New Clues from Asteroid Ryugu reveal how Earth became a habitable planet
Open University scientists Professor Ian Franchi and Dr Richard Greenwood have played a key role in new research that reveals clues about how Earth...
“My studies became a lifeline for me between hospital surgeries and treatments”
Charlotte, who is registered disabled with Cerebral Palsy with Spastic Diplegia, gained a BSc (Hons) in Psychology and an MSc in Medicinal Chemistry...
I left school with no A Levels and very poor GCSEs, now, with three OU qualifications under my belt, I’m a new man!
A religiously-focused education in a closed community left David keen to expand his horizons. Now, with three OU qualifications under his belt, he's...
“The OU’s flexibility suited me much better than a brick university”
“I particularly liked the virtual laboratory … as not everyone can get to an on-campus laboratory” Natalie was a star student at...
“The Open University has opened many doors for me and made me believe that anything is possible.”
“I wanted to work in the NHS – and now I do.” Amy was inspired by her own ill health to begin a BSc (Hons) in Health Sciences but...
STEM Freshers: Chatting with the STEM Directors of Teaching
STEM Freshers: Chatting with the STEM Directors of Teaching Tue, 10 Oct 2023 19:30 - 20:30 BST Join us for this event where you can meet and...