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27th July fourth of 50th birthday celebrations of systems teaching at the OU

27th July fourth of 50th birthday celebrations of systems teaching at the OU

The School of Engineering and Innovation takes a broad, interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary approach to Engineering and Innovation. We have a...

Open University lab final destination for extraterrestrial samples that could reveal secrets of the Universe

Open University lab final destination for extraterrestrial samples that could reveal secrets of the Universe

Scientists from The Open University have today taken delivery of pristine samples from an asteroid which could reveal the secrets to how our Solar...

One of the images obtained by the Comet Chaser schools using the 2-metre Faulkes Telescope North, showing the impressive tail of active asteroid 2005 QN173.

PhD researcher involved in ‘active asteroid’ school outreach in South Wales

At the recent Royal Astronomical Society’s National Astronomy Meeting, Open University PhD student Helen Usher presented details of the work...

STFC funding for research on the Winchcombe meteorite

STFC funding for research on the Winchcombe meteorite

Researchers from the School of Physical Sciences have been involved in the ongoing analyses of the Winchcombe meteorite aptly named after the...

ExoMars science at Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

ExoMars science at Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition

Some of our researchers are involved with this year's Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2021, which is taking place online from Thursday...

Applications closed: Lecturer in Environment and Sustainability

Applications closed: Lecturer in Environment and Sustainability

Change your career, change lives The Open University is the UK’s largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a...

Knowledge partner for MK:IF Museum of the Moon

Knowledge partner for MK:IF Museum of the Moon

The School of Physical Sciences are collaborating with the Milton Keynes International Festival as part of the Open University's knowledge...

25th May second of 50th birthday celebrations of systems thinking teaching at the OU

25th May second of 50th birthday celebrations of systems thinking teaching at the OU

2021 is the jubilee year of Systems Thinking in Practice (STiP) at The Open University (OU). We welcome Dr Glenda Eoyang from Minnesota -...

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New qualification: Single Honours Geology

Discover how our planet works and decipher the clues to its remarkable history. Read the record of past climates, volcanic eruptions, extinction...

A blue door stands ajar, revealing a room filled with water, indicating significant flooding inside

Changes in global rainfall in the past give future climate change insight

Open University (OU) researchers from the School of Environment Earth and Ecosystems in the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and...

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EEES Secures Athena SWAN Bronze

We are delighted to announce that the School of Environment, Earth & Ecosystem Sciences has secured our first Athena SWAN Bronze...

2021 is the 50th birthday of Systems Thinking teaching at The OU

2021 is the 50th birthday of Systems Thinking teaching at The OU

In the wake of the pandemic, confronted by human-induced climate change and exposure to wide-ranging vulnerabilities within our societies, many...