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The Open University at The Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2019
The “Living on the Moon” exhibit took place at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition last week and proved very popular, with an estimate...
Dr Geraint Morgan working on a new project for greener satellite propulsion
Dr Geraint (Taff) Morgan from the School of Physical Sciences is involved in a SPRINT funding project to to utilise patented...
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...
OU Vice-Chancellor visits KMi: A showcase of Innovation and Impact
It was a great pleasure for KMi to welcome The Open University’s Vice-Chancellor; David Phoenix, on Wednesday 4 February. KMi...
Explainable AI study on Education Equity awarded Best Paper at ICAITE 2025
A paper titled “Explainable AI Approach to Compare Predictive Drivers of Student Success for Disabled and Non-Disabled Learners”, authored by Dr...
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...
Assessing the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Gender Pay Gap
A new KMi research project, funded by Responsible AI UK, is investigating the impact of AI innovations on the gender pay gap. Led by Prof Miriam...
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...
Horizon Europe – Climate Smart Advisors
On 5th March 2025, Kevin Collins attended and facilitated sessions at the UK national meeting of climate smart agricultural advisors as part of...
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...
BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds – Rare Earth
This month, the BBC science documentary series Rare Earth returns with a fifth series. Academics from the OU STEM Faculty, including the...
The Remarkable Story of Carbon
Dr Gareth Neighbour recently presented a paper related to The Remarkable Story of Carbon at Carbon 2025 (The World...