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KMi and Springer Nature renew their partnership for another two years
We are very happy to announce that KMi has secured a new two-year contract with Springer Nature (SN), which will continue the long-established...
Breaking barriers: Teresa Sides explores AI adoption in primary care
Teresa Sides has successfully defended her PhD viva on 6th November 2025. Her thesis, “Understanding the Barriers to AI Adoption Within Primary...
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...
Celebrating Ortenz Rose: 45+ Years at The Open University
After an incredible 45-year journey at The Open University, Ortenz is retiring. Her contributions, especially to the early days and growth of KMi,...
Transforming transport with AI: KMi and ClearView’s vision for smart cities
Clearview Intelligence and KMi successfully applied to the UKRI KTP scheme, securing a budget for designing and marketing new products and services...
KMi secured a new UKRI Metascience project to assess UK’s competitiveness in research
KMi secured a new research project “Tracking Stars and Unicorns” funded by the UKRI Metascience unit, with an award of £310,646, to look at...
KMi nets £106k UKRI grant to put AI in the grant-review driving seat
KMi researchers have secured £106,078 from UKRI’s Metascience Unit to explore how large language models can streamline grant peer review without...
Closing the gap: Vaclav Bayer’s PhD shows how Learning Analytics can help to make education more equitable
Vaclav Bayer, who joined KMi as a part-time doctoral student in 2020, successfully defended his thesis on 9 September 2025. His work asks a single,...
KMi wins OU recognition of Excellence in Teaching Award
KMi has won a 2025 OU Recognition of Excellence in Teaching (RET) Award for its work on the Student Facing Dashboard (SFD), demonstrating the...
Alexander Mikroyannidis appointed International Expert in Distance Learning by A3ES
Dr Alexander Mikroyannidis, Senior Research Fellow at the Knowledge Media Institute (KMi), The Open University, UK, has been appointed...
KMi congratulates David Goddard on successfully passing his Viva!
We are delighted to announce that David Goddard, one of KMi’s dedicated PhD students, has successfully passed his viva. David's PhD, titled...
Stanford releases the 2025 AI Index, with a little help from KMi
The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI published its 2025 AI Index report this week, providing a comprehensive look at the global state...