News

Julia Semprich has been announced as part of the Mineralogical Society of America's Distinguished Lecturer Program

Congratualtions to Dr Geraint (Taff) Morgan on his appointment as STEM Research Infrastructure Lead & Director of the Centre for Analytical Solutions. 

In April 2024 we hosted the Inaugural International COSPAR (Committee on Space Research) Planetary Protection Week (ICPPW).

We have two new PhD opportunities
open for applications

There is a new exciting opportunity
for an intern with the European
Space Agency at ESTEC.

Geraint (Taff) Morgan and Simon Sheridan
have been discussing the scientific and
resource requirements with ESA.

We have a Post-Doctoral Research Associate (Planetary Geochemistry) position available for applications:

The Role

******Applications now CLOSED*******

The projects below have been previously open for applications:

These CENTA funded PhD were being offered in the School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences:

OU3 - Tracing the dispersal of extremophiles within geothermal aerosols in Iceland  

An exciting opportunity to join our team as a Senior Fellow is now **closed to applications**. 

The post holder will undertake a self-directed research programme that will sit within the remit of AstrobiologyOU’s research and will result in significant outputs and impact. Their programme will demonstrate effective use of AstrobiologyOU’s and the Open University’s laboratory facilities. The post-holder will be expected to generate income through research grants and/or collaboration with industry.

Closing date: 12th October - 12:00pm (midday)

The University’s annual Research Excellence Awards recognise outstanding research and celebrate achievement within the OU research environment. In its third year, there were 138 submissions across the 12 categories.