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Nature & Environment
Can microplastics find their way onto your plate?
What harm can microplastics cause to human health and can they get into our food? Joanna Jesionkowska, a research student at The Open University, looks into this here.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Supporting sustainable and responsible space exploration
Silvio Sinibaldi explores some of the current challenges and opportunities in planetary protection.
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Science, Maths & Technology
What do scientists really do? My experience interviewing researchers
Inka Maskiewicz, a Year 11 student, interviews scientists at AstrobiologyOU and the School of Physical Sciences at The Open University. These videos explain what they research and do at the university...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Astronomers think they’ve just spotted an ‘invisible’ black hole for the first time
The Open University's Adam McMaster, an astronomy PhD student, and Prof. Andrew Norton tell us about the different observations scientists made to find an invisible black hole.
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Science, Maths & Technology
How to find invisible black holes
Ever fancied being a black hole hunter? Adam McMaster, an astronomy PhD student at The Open University, explains how you can become a citizen scientist and start your search...
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Science, Maths & Technology
The ice-covered ocean worlds of the outer Solar System
What do we know about Jupiter's and Saturn's icy moons? Could there be life on them? This article explores what previous missions can tell us and what future missions hope to find out.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Time to look again at HIV and relationships
Dr Tom Witney spoke to 30 gay and bisexual men in relationships where one partner was HIV positive and the other HIV negative. Watch this animated video to see the participants' thoughts and relationships brought to life.
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Nature & Environment
Deep oceans can help us understand our climate
Carbon isotopes found in deep water fossils offer an insight into deep ocean circulation says PhD student, Andrew McIntyre.
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Nature & Environment
Exploring the depth of the Antarctic ice sheet...
Within the comfort of my office and a computer model, Andreas Wernecke explains his research at The Open University.
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Nature & Environment
When did the largest ocean current on Earth start?
How can fossil fish teeth allow us to understand past deep ocean circulation? PhD student, Sophie Alexander, explains...
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Science, Maths & Technology
Science from Early Career Researchers in the School of Physical Sciences
This collection of articles and videos explores how early career scientists within the School of Physical Sciences carry out research to learn more about the world, and space, we live in.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Exploring the icy moons
Mark Fox-Powell is a Research Fellow in AstrobiologyOU. His research focuses on the potential habitability of the deep oceans of the ice-covered moons of the outer solar system. He discussed his career path and work with Ann Grand, Lecturer in Astrobiology Education.