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OECD Water Governance Initiative
On the 10th anniversary of establishing the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Principles of Water Governance, Kevin...
Design article in The Psychologist
Rachel Wood and Sam Osys, both working towards PhDs in Design at the Open University, published a joint article entitled 'Emotional engagement is an...
Prototyping Community Innovation Hubs
Theo Zamenopoulos and Katerina Alexiou in the School of Engineering and Innovation are the lead academics in an Open Societal Challenges Challenge...
Hydrogen storage in depleted gas reservoirs
Researchers in the School of Engineering and Innovation recently published a paper on H2 storage in depleted gas reservoirs with...
Reappointment of Gareth Neighbour as Senior Editor of the journal Carbon
Gareth Neighbour from the School of Engineering & Innovation has been re-appointed for a further three-year term as the Senior Editor of the...
Surface Engineering of Borophene
Researchers in the School of Engineering and Innovation, in collaboration with colleagues from ten other institutions, jointly published a review...
New Clues from Asteroid Ryugu reveal how Earth became a habitable planet
Open University scientists Professor Ian Franchi and Dr Richard Greenwood have played a key role in new research that reveals clues about how Earth...
“My studies became a lifeline for me between hospital surgeries and treatments”
Charlotte, who is registered disabled with Cerebral Palsy with Spastic Diplegia, gained a BSc (Hons) in Psychology and an MSc in Medicinal Chemistry...
“Thanks to the OU, I now have a career path which will still be in demand in 20 years’ time”
A new prospect-filled career Alana Smith achieved good grades at school but, after pulling out of a graphic design degree and falling into a...
I left school with no A Levels and very poor GCSEs, now, with three OU qualifications under my belt, I’m a new man!
A religiously-focused education in a closed community left David keen to expand his horizons. Now, with three OU qualifications under his belt, he's...
“The Open University has opened many doors for me and made me believe that anything is possible.”
“I wanted to work in the NHS – and now I do.” Amy was inspired by her own ill health to begin a BSc (Hons) in Health Sciences but...
Celebrating our new Professor of Ocean Biogeochemistry, Pallavi Anand
We are celebrating another new professor in EEES, following the promotion of Dr Pallavi Anand to Professor of Ocean...