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An Experience to Dye For - My Summer Internship at The OU

So, how does one embark on the journey to be part of this kind of extraordinary experience? For me, it all started in a rather unexpected place: a science fiction movie. Life—a film about astronauts encountering a rapidly evolving alien organism on Mars. Despite the movie's terrifying premise, I was utterly fascinated by how such microscopic organisms could adapt to extreme environments in quick succession.

24th September 2024

Microbiology labs achieve “Green lab” status

Labs have a greater environmental impact than offices by at least five times. Given that quite a few of the lab team are environmental scientists by training, we felt that it was about time we tackled this impact. So, in early 2023 we started our green lab accreditation adventures. We did this alongside two other lab teams, Graham Howell and the Ecosystems team, and Igor Kraev and the SEM suite. Our first base line assessment, before any recommendations were done, came back as gold standard so we were already doing a good deal to lessen our impact.

19th August 2024

Simone's Italian School Visit

Last year I started a new outreach program at a primary school in Italy.
For me it was a big thing because that school is where I grow up and where my interest in science started.

11th July 2024
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PhD Opportunities Open For Applications

We have new PhD opportunities open for application with members of AstrobiologyOU.

13th November 2024

A potential breakthrough in battle against antibiotic resistance

An academic from AstrobiologyOU at The Open University (OU) has uncovered a potential breakthrough in the prevention of antibiotic resistance in relation to MRSA, and other hospital pathogens, in an unlikely source – an historic brine bath in Droitwich Spa.

23rd September 2024
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