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On the 10^th anniversary of establishing the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Principles of Water Governance, Kevin Collins attended the 20^th meeting of the OECD Water Governance Initiative (WGI) at the OECD HQ in Paris 28-29^th January. Over 150+ WGI members convened in person and online.

Rachel Wood and Sam Osys, both working towards PhDs in Design at the Open University, published a joint article entitled 'Emotional engagement is an essential part of the design process' in The Psychologist. They both work in the design industry: Rachel as Head of Customer Journey in public services, and Samantha as a Design Strategist and Senior Solutions Designer in the financial sector. In the article they discuss how they integrate psychology and behavioural science in human centred design.

Theo Zamenopoulos and Katerina Alexiou in the School of Engineering and Innovation are the lead academics in an Open Societal Challenges Challenge Us! Project established in collaboration with Fidele Mutwarasibo from the OU Business School, Alex Cole of TIN Ventures, the MK Community Foundation, and MK Ethnic Business Community.

Researchers in the School of Engineering and Innovation recently published a paper on H₂ storage in depleted gas reservoirs with CO₂ in a lateral orientation to reduce gas mixing. This work, which was a collaboration with the University of Edinburgh and C-Questra, uncovered benefits and trade-offs associated with range of H₂ storage conditions. Large-scale H₂ storage in depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs offers a practical way to use existing energy infrastructure to address renewable energy intermittency.

Gareth Neighbour from the School of Engineering & Innovation has been re-appointed for a further three-year term as the Senior Editor of the high-impact (IF=10.5), leading international journal Carbon.  The journal reports the latest research on carbonaceous materials, their production, properties and applications.  He has worked with the journal since 2013 when he was appointed as a full editor and subsequently appointed Senior Editor in 2021. ​The Editorial Board comprises 18 editors who are highl

The making of design creatives: Unlocking design capabilities to address societal challenges

Date: Thursday 20 April 2023, 12:00 – 13:00

Venue: Berrill Lecture Theatre, Walton Hall, MK7 6AA

In his inaugural lecture, Theo Zamenopoulos, Professor of Citizen-led design, will discuss the work and capabilities of design creatives and their contribution to addressing societal challenges.

Here is a link to some details about our Wild Isles – behind the scenes event and also the #shareyourwildisles social campaign:

https://openuniv.sharepoint.com/sites/oulife/Pages/Wild-Isles-behind-the-scenes-.aspx

Lois Damptey, a GCRF funded PhD student at the school of Engineering and Innovation, under the supervision of Professor Satheesh Krishnamurthy, Prof N.S. Braithwaite and Prof Vasant Kumar (from University of Cambridge), The Open University has won the best 'Youth Excellence award in Science and Engineering' in Ghana. Her PhD work focussed on providing low-cost technological solutions to treat wastewater streams.

According to research gate, Professor Ray Ison's book written for TU812/TB872 has reached 3,500 reads.  Achieved on 4th November 2022.  As well as studied by approx. 1600 PG students.

Professor Andy Lane retires from The Open University at the end of February 2022 after nearly 40 years of service.