Online Summer School 2024

An OpenSTEM Online Summer School providing you with an introduction to several experimental techniques in biology, analytical and health sciences via the following online investigations.

• Moths to a flame: surveying moth biodiversity.
• Using the digital fluorescence microscope to study changes in Golgi structure in individuals with a form of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA): Are your Golgi bulgy?
• Forensic Palynology (pollen analysis): Investigating Fraud
• Bioinformatics 101: understanding what bioinformatics is and gaining familiarity with bioinformatics tools.

Two of the investigations were completed online, either via an interactive screen experiment (Digital fluorescence microscope) or via remote instrumentation (Remote Scanning Electron Microscope), which included recording data and observations, data analysis, and interpreting results. Another investigation involved the collection and analysis of samples in the field (Moth biodiversity survey) and the final investigation was an introduction to bioinformatics and the different bioinformatics tools available.

To gain the badge, you must have successfully completed three of the investigations and the associated quizzes.

Earn this free Open University digital badge if you complete this course! The badge can be displayed, shared and downloaded as a marker of your achievement. The badge is awarded for successfully completing the online summer school.

Earn this free Open University digital badge if you complete this course! The badge can be displayed, shared and downloaded as a marker of your achievement. The badge is awarded for completing the course and passing the quizzes.