Life, Health and Chemical Sciences
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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...
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...
STEM Freshers: Why should students engage with tutorials?
STEM Freshers: Why should students engage with tutorials? Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:00 - 20:00 BST Join us for this event dedicate to online...
OU academic urges community involvement as the Japanese Government prepares to release ‘treated water’ from Fukushima
While over a decade has passed since the accident at the Fukushima Dai’ichi nuclear power plant in Japan, the most contentious aspect of bringing...
Vital developments in battery recycling
The theme of Recycle Week 2022, which runs from 17 to 23 October, is 'Let's Get Real about recycling' and will challenge perceptions and myths...