STEM Engineering and Innovation

Acoustics

The Open University Acoustics Research Group has been in existence for over forty years, carrying out internationally leading research in the fields of environmental acoustics, musical acoustics and the development of acoustical measurement techniques.

Applied Systems Thinking in Practice

Our research has application in a wide range of complex situations where it is difficult to act because of uncertainty. We undertake research on systems ideas and their application in real-world settings particularly useful in addressing complex, highly interdependent situations...

Energy

We carry out research on a wide range of important environmental issues facing society. Including energy production and use, sustainable resource management (including waste and water), transport, systems and sustainable development. Our research is firmly embedded in an understanding of...

European Wearables and Biosensing Network

The wearables and biosensing network is a dynamic platform that transcends national borders, connecting diverse stake holders across Europe.

Materials

Materials Engineering research is concentrated in five focus areas of Advanced Materials Processing, Stress Engineering, High Temperature Performance, Smart Materials and Atomic and Molecular Matter. The group has a thriving research student community, with access to excellent research facilities and...

PEARL

Horizon 2020 Project ID: 690991 Funded under the MSCA-RISE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) programme