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Camera in Times of Crisis!
Dr Folasayo Olalere (E&I) recently co-edited a book titled Camera in Times of Crisis: Focus on Africa, along with two other editors: Dr...
International Colloquium of the Distance Learning Institute
In September 2025, Dr Nicole Lotz gave a keynote speech at the 4th International Colloquium of the Distance Learning Institute (DLI). Here, Nicole...
Patterns and Tilings: Beyond Aesthetics
Dr Iestyn Jowers (E&I) will be giving a short talk at the opening event of the City of Codes and Light festival on 01 October 2025. Organised by...
Korea Institute of Materials Science
In May 2025, Dr. Ho Kyeom Kim and Dr. Richard Moat from the School of Engineering & Innovation (E&I) visited the Korea Institute of...
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...
Rare Earth – Series 6
On Friday 22nd August 2025 the OU/BBC radio series, Rare Earth, returns with a sixth series. Academics from the OU STEM Faculty, including the...
BBC Inside Science
On Thursday 11th September 2025, a new 26-part OU/BBC series of BBC Inside Science started on BBC Radio 4. BBC Inside Science is a weekly...
Studio Properties: A Field Guide to Design Education
Authored by six internationally recognised experts in design education, Studio Properties: A Field Guide to Design Education serves as an...
Materials, Minerals & Mining for People, Places, Planet (M3P3)
The School of Engineering and Innovation is sponsoring the new flagship event from the Institute of Materials, Mining and Minerals (IOM3) -...
World Design Congress 2025
This September, the World Design Congress 2025 is being held at the Barbican Centre, London. The theme of the event is Design For Planet. The...
Flood Resilience, Community Voices, and a Panoramic Perspective
The Open University's Research Image of the Month for June 2025 highlighted the research of PhD student Claude Nsobya, based in the School of...
Durability and Innovation
School of Engineering and Innovation researcher Professor Claudia Eckert was recently invited to deliver a keynote talk at the International...