News & articles

When a jury decides the fate of a person, they do so based on the evidence presented to them in the courtroom. Evidence obtained from forensic analysis, such as DNA analysis, is often interpreted as strong evidence by jurors.

OU researchers have received £570,000 from the European Science Agency for the next phase of scientific devices for mapping stars and galaxies.

The Individual award for Outstanding Impact of Research on Society and Prosperity in the OU’s Research Excellence Awards 2019 was presented to Dr Geraint Morgan, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, for his research into applying design features based on robust space instrumentation to maintain a safe internal environment in nuclear submarines.

The Outstanding Impact on Teaching, Curriculum and Students award in the OU’s Research Excellence Awards 2019, was presented to Dr Christothea Herodotou, Institute of Educational Technology, Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, for her research into early alert indicators that provide predictions about students’ performance.

The Best External Collaboration award in the OU’s Research Excellence Awards 2019, was presented to Dr Jude Fransman, Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Skills, for The Rethinking Research Collaborative (RRC), an international network committed to research for global development.

The Outstanding Research award in the OU’s Research Excellence Awards 2019, was presented to Professor Ignacio Romero and Professor David Male, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, for their research that helped to solve one of the major problems associated with the investigation and treatment of diseases of the brain such as Alzheimer’s Disease and Multiple sclerosis.

The 50th Anniversary Prize in the OU’s Research Excellence Awards 2019 was presented to Professor Ian Wright, Emeritus, Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, who was a lead on the first ever landing on a comet.

The Best Support for Research award in the OU’s Research Excellence Awards 2019, was presented to Dr Alessandra Marino, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

The Early Career Researcher award in the OU’s Research Excellence Awards 2019, was presented to Dr Koula Charitonos, Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, for her research which examines ways in which technology-enhanced professional learning can be considered a driving force for the capacity building needed to solve global challenges.

As The Open University celebrates its 50th anniversary, Paul Lawrence, Asa Briggs Professor of History, delivered his inaugural lecture on how a historical approach to criminal justice contributes to contemporary understandings of crime and justice.