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School of Engineering and Innovation International Women’s Day
Monday, 8 March 2021 from 20:00 to 21:00 (GMT) Online event: Four academics from the Open University introduce four women in the field...
New book klaxon: Introduction to Metamorphic Petrology
We are delighted to announce publication of the second edition of Introduction to Metamorphic Petrology, authored by Bruce Yardley and our very own...
Virtual Microscope – revised and relaunched
Launched in 2012, our Virtual Microscope open-access website has been relaunched following a makeover in early 2021. The relaunch...
Paul Lidgett Memorial Prize winner announced
We are delighted to announce that Oliver Murray has been awarded the Paul Lidgett Memorial Prize for an outstanding performance and innovative...
Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell awarded RAS Gold medal
We are delighted to announce that Professor Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, has been awarded the prestigious Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal. This...
Professor Mark Brandon awarded MBE
Professor of Polar Oceanography, Mark Brandon has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year 2021 Honours for services to Polar Science. Mark...
Book chapter is having great impact – December 2020
One of the 'Most talked about articles of 2020' was written by Professor Stephen Potter, Dr Miguel Valdez and Professor Matthew Cook,...
The Conversation (web) 16 December
Dr Miguel Valdez, Lecturer in Technology and Innovation Management, is the lead author on an article published in The Conversation. The article was...
Moon Night 2020
https://youtu.be/QqcBY1a1feg We recently celebrated Moon Night 2020 with three linked events from December 7-9th. Now in its 4th year, Moon...
The Moon’s water: past, current, and future perspectives
Catch-up on the most recent Institute of Physics lecture by Dr Jessica Barnes from The University of Arizona. Dr Barnes joined us as part of our...
Vote Now Closed: Vote for the OU in ‘Fertilise the Future’ shortlist
The OU's Floodplain Meadows Partnership is in the running to secure up to £180,000 of funding in Ecover's Fertilise the Future challenge...
New method to simulate artificial tissue
A new method to simulate how artificial tissue can be grown in the lab to repair injuries and to provide better ways of testing new medicines...