Across the UK young people are receiving their A-Level results, entering the clearing process and deciding what to do next. Some will take the decision to…
Author Christine Drabwell
OU top for assessment and feedback in National Student Survey The results of the National Student Survey (NSS) have been published today by HEFCE, with students…
Could wearable fitness trackers like Fitbits – currently seen as trendy accessories for the young – play a key role in improving the health of older…
We’re living in an age of massive technological change, yet more than 100 years ago the introduction of the steam railways caused an equally seismic change…
With the global success of Pokémon Go, the world has been introduced to the next generation of augmented reality experiences on their mobile phones. Senior Lecturer at the Institute of…
The subject of refugees and their often dangerous journeys into Europe has barely been out of the news in recent years. Now, a powerful new BBC…
The OU will be showcasing the results of its pioneering research from the Rosetta spacecraft at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2016. The comet revealed: Rosetta and…
The first recipient of an astrobiology award in memory of the late Professor Barrie Jones – an OU astrobiologist – has been named. Lisa Kaltenegger, Director…
The British public has voted to leave the European Union (EU), which is potentially the biggest political decision many of us will experience in our lifetime.…
A study led by The Open University has concluded that man-made heat loss is one of the main contributing factors to national temperature variations. Published in…