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  • Macey, M. C., Ilieva, V., Stephens, B. P., Tatton, B., Balcha, E., Schwenzer, S. P., McGenity, T. J., Miruts, H., Gomez, F., Cavalazzi, B. and Olsson-Francis, K., 2026, ‘Metagenomic insights into the taxonomic and metabolic diversity of the microbiome of Lake Karum in the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia’, Environmental Microbiome, 21, https://oro.open.ac.uk/111655/.
  • del Moral Jimenez, A., Siggs, D., Macey, M. C., Fox-Powell, M. G., Pearson, V. K. and Olsson-Francis, K., 2026, ‘Microbes from ambient-pressure analogues offer insights into possible life in Europa’s high-pressure subsurface ocean’, Frontiers in Microbiology, 16, https://oro.open.ac.uk/108752/.
  • Macey, M. C., Mahnert, A., Stephens, B. P., Kucukkilic-Stephens, E. and Olsson-Francis, K., 2026, ‘An ensemble binning approach to identify functional diversity in cleanroom environments’, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 384(2314), https://oro.open.ac.uk/108583/.
  • Olsson-Francis, K., Coustenis, A., Hedman, N., Doran, P. T., Rettberg, P. and Worms, J., 2026, ‘Planetary Protection for Safe and Sustainable Space Exploration’, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 384(2314), https://oro.open.ac.uk/108582/.
  • Holt, J. M. C., Olsson-Francis, K., Harvey, R., Sephton, M., Smith, C. and Hewitt, C., 2026, ‘Isolator/glovebox technical challenges for the curation of samples returned from Mars’, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 384(2314), https://oro.open.ac.uk/108581/.
  • Doran, P. T., Hayes, A., Coustenis, A., Grasset, O., Prieto-Ballesteros, O., Xu, K., Haltigin, T., Hedman, N., Al Shehhi, O., Ammannito, E., Fujimoto, M., Mustin, C., Olsson-Francis, K., Peng, J., Praveen, K., Rettberg, P., Seasly, E., Sinibaldi, S., Ilyin, V., Raulin, F., Sephton, M., Suzuki, Y., Teo, J., Whyte, L., Zaitsev, M., Benardini, J. N. and Kminek, G., 2026, ‘Further updates to the Committee on Space Research Planetary Protection Policy for missions to Icy Worlds’, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 384(2314), https://oro.open.ac.uk/108580/.
  • Hedman, N., Coustenis, A., Doran, P., Worms, J., Al Shehhi, O., Ammannito, E., Fujimoto, M., Grasset, O., Haltigen, T., Hayes, A., Ilyin, V., Mustin, C., Olsson-Francis, K., Peng, J., Praveen, K., Prieto-Ballesteros, O., Raulin, F., Rettberg, P., Seasly, E., Sephton, M., Sinibaldi, S., Suzuki, Y., Teo, J., Whyte, L., Xu, K. and Zaitsev, M., 2026, ‘The COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection and the COSPAR Policy on Planetary Protection: an overview of governance and activities’, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 384(2314), https://oro.open.ac.uk/108578/.
  • Price, A., Kingston, R., Rowley, G., Olsson-Francis, K. and Macey, M. C., 2025, ‘Iron oxidation by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium strain SL1344 is an abiotic byproduct of nitrate respiration’, Access Microbiology, 7(12), https://oro.open.ac.uk/107919/.
  • Sessions, A. L., Magnabosco, C., Barton, H. A., Burkhardt, C., Dworkin, J. P., Freissinet, C., French, K. L., Glavin, D. P., Leys, N., Maixner, F., Olsson-Francis, K., Probst, A. J., Quitté, G., Rampe, E., Steele, A., Carrier, B. L., Hays, L. E., Thiessen, F., Paardekooper, D., Hutzler, A., Harrington, A. D. and Teece, B. L., 2025, ‘Planning considerations related to contamination control for the return and analysis of martian samples’, Astrobiology, 26(10), pp. 694–724., https://oro.open.ac.uk/106621/.
  • Sephton, M. A., Carter, J. N. and Olsson-Francis, K., 2025, ‘Bayes in space’, Astronomy & Geophysics, 66(4), 4.41-4.42., https://oro.open.ac.uk/106893/.
  • Ilieva, V., Gomez, F., Read, D., Olsson-Francis, K. and Macey, M. C., 2025, ‘Draft genome sequence of Solidesulfovibrio sp’, strain C21 isolated from Laguna Grande (Lagunas de Villafranca), Spain. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 14(6), https://oro.open.ac.uk/104478/.
  • Coustenis, A., Doran, P. T., Olsson-Francis, K., Prieto-Ballesteros, O., Raulin, F., Rettberg, P., Grasset, O., Hayes, A., Mustin, C., Hedman, N., Al Shehhi, O., Ammannito, E., Fujimoto, M., Haltigin, T., Ilyin, V., Peng, J., Kumar K, P., Sephton, M. A., Sinibaldi, S., Suzuki, Y., Teo, J., Whyte, L. G., Xu, K. and Zaitsev, M., 2025, ‘The quest for habitats in the outer Solar System and how to protect exotic pristine environments’, Acta Astronautica, 233 pp. 330–343., https://oro.open.ac.uk/103793/.
  • Batty, C. A., Pearson, V. K., Olsson-Francis, K. and Morgan, G., 2025, ‘Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in terrestrial extreme environments: implications for life detection beyond Earth’, Natural Product Reports, 42(1), pp. 93–112., https://oro.open.ac.uk/100466/.
  • Hamp, R. E., Olsson-Francis, K., Schwenzer, S. P. and Pearson, V. K., 2024, ‘An inorganic silicate simulant to represent the interior of enceladus’, Planetary and Space Science, 248, https://oro.open.ac.uk/98925/.
  • Ramkissoon, N. K., Macey, M. C., Kucukkilic-Stephens, E., Barton, T., Steele, A., Johnson, D. N., Stephens, B. P., Schwenzer, S. P., Pearson, V. K. and Olsson-Francis, K., 2024, ‘Experimental Identification of Potential Martian Biosignatures in Open and Closed Systems’, Astrobiology, 24(5), pp. 538–558., https://oro.open.ac.uk/97349/.
  • Doran, P., Hayes, A., Grasset, O., Coustenis, A., Prieto-Ballesteros, O., Hedman, N., Al Shehhi, O., Ammannito, E., Fujimoto, M., Groen, F., Moores, J., Mustin, C., Olsson-Francis, K., Peng, J., Praveenkumar, K., Rettberg, P., Sinibaldi, S., Ilyin, V., Raulin, F., Suzuki, Y., Xu, K., Whyte, L., Zaitsev, M., Buffo, J., Kminek, G. and Schmidt, B., 2024, ‘The COSPAR planetary protection policy for missions to Icy Worlds: A review of history, current scientific knowledge, and future directions’, Life Sciences in Space Research, 41 pp. 86–99., https://oro.open.ac.uk/96537/.
  • Spry, J. A., Siegel, B., Bakermans, C., Beaty, D. W., Bell, M., Benardini, J. N., Bonaccorsi, R., Castro-Wallace, S. L., Coil, D. A., Coustenis, A., Doran, P. T., Fenton, L., Fidler, D. P., Glass, B., Hoffman, S. J., Karouia, F., Levine, J. S., Lupisella, M. L., Martin-Torres, J., Mogul, R., Olsson-Francis, K., Ortega-Ugalde, S., Patel, M. R., Pearce, D. A., Race, M. S., Regberg, A. B., Rettberg, P., Rummel, J. D., Sato, K. Y., Schuerger, A. C., Sefton-Nash, E., Sharkey, M., Singh, N. K., Sinibaldi, S., Stabekis, P., Stoker, C. R., Venkateswaran, K. J., Zimmerman, R. R. and Zorzano-Mier, M., 2024, ‘Planetary Protection Knowledge Gap Closure Enabling Crewed Missions to Mars’, Astrobiology, 24(3), pp. 230–274., https://oro.open.ac.uk/97006/.
  • Balcha, E. S., Olsson-Francis, K., Stephens, B., Cavalazzi, B., Woldesemayat, A. A., Gemeda, M. T. and Macey, M. C., 2024, ‘Draft genome sequence of Bacillus sp’, strain X and Salarachaeum sp. strain III isolated from Lake Karum, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia. Microbiology Resource Announcements, 13(3), https://oro.open.ac.uk/96325/.
  • Srivastava, A., Macey, M. C., McGenity, T. J. and Olsson-Francis, K., 2024, ‘Draft genome sequence of Halobacillus campisalis strain ASL-17’, Microbiology Resource Announcements, 13(2), https://oro.open.ac.uk/95446/.
  • Batty, C., Burke, A., Wilkinson, C., Franchi, F., Olsson-Francis, K., Lebogang, L., Schwenzer, S., Macey, M. and Morgan, G., 2024, ‘Exploring the volatilomic and metabolomic signatures of the Makgadikgadi salt pans (Botswana) - Implications for Astrobiology’, in European Astrobiology Network Association EANA 2024, 2-6 Sep 2024, Graz, Austria., https://oro.open.ac.uk/102166/.