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EEES researcher to lead £800k project to improve global climate change predictions

EEES researcher to lead £800k project to improve global climate change predictions

EEES researcher to lead £800k project to improve global climate change predictions An EEES researcher is leading a new Natural...

A gathering of participants discussing climate initiatives at COP27 side events, showcasing diverse perspectives and solutions.

COP27

CCG is co-organizing five days of side events during COP27 bringing global experts and policy practitioners together for discussion. The broad theme...

View of a nuclear power plant from the water, showcasing its structure and surrounding landscape.

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...

A pile of batteries stacked on top of each other, showcasing various sizes and types

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...

Technician in full light-blue cleanroom suit examining a sample under a microscope in a laboratory setting.

Asteroids: Sometimes good, sometimes bad – always amazing

Asteroids often get a bad press. Not surprising really as scientists think that a 10 km wide space rock that hit Earth 66 million years ago was...

A systems diagram illustrating the interconnected elements of effective teaching methods and strategies

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...

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Application of Space Resources Research for Mining Waste Remediation

OU researchers Dr Richard Windmill and Prof Mahesh Anand have obtained SPRINT funding for a project investigating...

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...

Applications closed: Floodplain Meadows Partnership Research Associate

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

News from Prof William Nuttall

How nuclear energy can help make all UK electricity green by 2035...

One step closer to building habitats on the Moon

One step closer to building habitats on the Moon

A team of lunar scientists from The Open University (OU) and the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) are making advances in building permanent...

7th September fifth of 50th birthday celebrations of systems teaching at the OU

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...