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OU academic urges community involvement as the Japanese Government prepares to release ‘treated water’ from Fukushima
While over a decade has passed since the accident at the Fukushima Dai’ichi nuclear power plant in Japan, the most contentious aspect of bringing...
Vital developments in battery recycling
The theme of Recycle Week 2022, which runs from 17 to 23 October, is 'Let's Get Real about recycling' and will challenge perceptions and myths...
Professor Carlton Wood, our new Head of School
We have a new Head of School, and a new Professor in the School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences at the Open University. And they’re...
22nd February: Andy Lane’s Farewell lecture
Professor Andy Lane retires from The Open University at the end of February 2022 after nearly 40 years of service. To mark his retirement, Andy...
Alba Morales’ Paper Presented at K-CAP 2021
KMi PhD student Alba Morales attended the 11th KCap Online Conference which took place on 2nd to 3rd...
12th Oct: sixth of 50th birthday celebrations of systems teaching at the OU
Gene Bellinger will present a webinar on Systems thinking: trial and learning scheduled for 12th October at 12 noon (UK time). Gene’s...
9th November: seventh of 50th birthday celebrations of systems teaching at the OU
Julian Corner will present a webinar on Systems thinking and social justice scheduled for 9th November at 12 noon (UK time). Julian looks...
7th December: eighth of 50th birthday celebrations of systems teaching at the OU
Professor Ray Ison will present the last in our series of webinar events celebrating 50 years of systems thinking teaching at OU, scheduled...
Applications closed: Floodplain Meadows Partnership Research Associate
We are looking for a Research Associate to work within the Floodplain Meadows Partnership team in EEES. The post is fixed-term and...
News from Prof William Nuttall
How nuclear energy can help make all UK electricity green by 2035...
7th September fifth of 50th birthday celebrations of systems teaching at the OU
Tyson Yunkaporta is an Australian Indigenous thinker, author of Sand Talk and founder of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab. His...
22nd June third of 50th birthday celebrations of systems teaching at the OU
Professor Mike Jackson from Hull will present a webinar for our third event scheduled for 22nd June at 12 noon (UK time). ...