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Remote presence: How KMi helped the OU meet before meeting was easy

06 Mar 2026

This article is part of a special series celebrating KMi’s 30 years. Over the past three decades, KMi has been at the forefront of pioneering research and innovation in knowledge…

Dr Geraint Morgan working on a new project for greener satellite propulsion

08 Feb 2026

Dr Geraint (Taff) Morgan from the School of Physical Sciences is involved in a SPRINT funding project to to utilise patented valve technology in development of novel water-based propulsion system. Dr Morgan will work…

Ariel space mission moves one step closer to reality

06 Feb 2026

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) exoplanet mission Ariel, set to launch in 2029, has moved from study to implementation phase. Ariel, also known as the Atmospheric remote-sensing infrared exoplanet large-survey mission, will study…

OU Vice-Chancellor visits KMi: A showcase of Innovation and Impact

06 Feb 2026

It was a great pleasure for KMi to welcome The Open University’s Vice-Chancellor; David Phoenix, on Wednesday 4 February. KMi gave the VC a tour of our flagship research and…

Explainable AI study on Education Equity awarded Best Paper at ICAITE 2025

05 Feb 2026

A paper titled “Explainable AI Approach to Compare Predictive Drivers of Student Success for Disabled and Non-Disabled Learners”, authored by Dr Retno Larasati from the Shifting Power Project in KMi,…

ClimateSense team wins top places in two international misinformation challenges

02 Feb 2026

KMi researchers, working with colleagues at EURECOM, have secured first place in two major international competitions focused on online misinformation. Their success comes as part of ClimateSense, a project developing…

Assessing the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Gender Pay Gap

29 Jan 2026

A new KMi research project, funded by Responsible AI UK, is investigating the impact of AI innovations on the gender pay gap. Led by Prof Miriam Fernandez, the project brings…

New research: exploring the reproductive complexity of plants

14 Jan 2026

New research published in the high-profile journal Science has explored the reproductive complexity of plants. The researchers found that the reproductive complexity of plants increased in two separate pulses during the course…

Applied Smouldering Combustion for Supporting a Circular Economy

07 Jan 2026

Sustainable waste management requires significant increases in the proportion of waste and its components being reused, repurposed, and recycled instead of landfilled. Recent research and regulations have supported growing interest…

PhD Awarded for Groundbreaking Research on Game-Based Cyber Security Training

07 Jan 2026

George Wolf-Jackson has successfully completed his PhD, marking a significant contribution to research on cyber security awareness and behaviour change in the workplace. His doctoral research, supervised by Prof Chitra…

KMi at the Palace of Westminster: Exploring Blockchain for Society and Economy

12 Dec 2025

On 3rd December, KMi’s Aisling Third was invited to take part in an International Roundtable on Blockchain and Digital Assets at the Palace of Westminster, hosted by the All-Party Parliamentary…

KMI: The Early Years

08 Dec 2025

It is hard to recall – still less to imagine, if you weren’t there – the ferment of innovation between the late ’80s and the mid-’90s. By 1993 the World…