Top award for innovation in international education

The OU’s reputation as the European leader for massive innovations in learning technologies was endorsed this month (8 September 2017), through the award for progressive education delivery at this year's PIEoneer Awards.

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The salt flats of Lake Karum

New study reveals how microbial life thrives in one of Earth's harshest environments

Researchers from AstrobiologyOU have uncovered new insights into how microscopic life survives in Lake Karum, Ethiopia, one of the world's most extreme saline environments.

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