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Methods as a Form of Engineering Knowledge
Methods comprise a significant part of the knowledge engineers are taught and that they use in professional practice. However, methods have been...
To Touch is To Know – Haptic Inquiry for Primary School Citizen Science
School of Engineering and Innovation researcher Lisa Bowers is co-author on a recent paper which introduces a new approach to citizen...
The Secret Genius of Modern Life
Co-produced by The Open University, The Secret Genius of Modern Life, the show that unpacks the amazing science and mind-boggling innovation behind...
World Design Congress 2025
For the first time in over 50 years, the World Design Congress returns to London, taking place at the Barbican Centre on...

Design Award and Intangible Cultural Heritage
An academic in the Design Groupwithin the School of Engineering and Innovation was part of a team that won a Gold H.E. Teaching Award in...
Smart Contact Lenses
Researchers in the School of Engineering and Innovation are developing novel biosensor technologies for real-time analysis of diagnostic biomarkers...

The Coronation Challenge: CreaTech Report
he Open University is proud to celebrate its contribution to a major new government report, The Coronation Challenge: CreaTech Report, launched...
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...
Surface Engineering of Borophene
Researchers in the School of Engineering and Innovation, in collaboration with colleagues from ten other institutions, jointly published a review...
You don’t have to be an astronaut to work in Space!
Online Event: Wednesday, 9 October, 13:00-14:00 Register on Eventbrite Join us for this online panel and Q&A, where you can learn about...

“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...