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Habitat Construction on the Moon

10 Feb 2025

Researchers in the Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics are developing methods suitable for the construction of lunar habitats and infrastructure. Working with researchers at the University of Surrey…

New KMi project to expand bibliotherapy for mental wellbeing across Northern Ireland

10 Feb 2025

KMi is delighted to announce a new project, “Immersive Online Reading for Mental Wellbeing,” funded in partnership with the OU in Northern Ireland, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the…

Design article in The Psychologist

05 Feb 2025

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’…

Hydrogen storage in depleted gas reservoirs

31 Jan 2025

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…

Celebrating Ángel Pavón Pérez’s Success: A Milestone in Fair and Responsible AI Research

31 Jan 2025

KMi is thrilled to announce that Ángel Pavón Pérez has successfully passed his viva on 28 January 2025. His groundbreaking research, titled “Enhancing Fairness in Machine Learning: Identifying and Mitigating…

Reappointment of Gareth Neighbour as Senior Editor of the journal Carbon

30 Jan 2025

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…

KMi-led robotics project receives major funding to enhance hospital efficiency and safety

23 Jan 2025

A pioneering robotics project, led by Prof Enrico Motta’s team at KMi, has secured Innovate UK funding to improve hospital efficiency and safety. This initiative aims to revolutionise hospital efficiency…

Climate misinformation surveillance project secures €1 million grant

22 Jan 2025

A pioneering research initiative, ClimateSense, led by KMi’s Director Harith Alani, has received a €1 million grant from the European CHIST-ERA programme, with £275,000 allocated from the EPSRC. The project…

Surface Engineering of Borophene

14 Jan 2025

Researchers in the School of Engineering and Innovation, in collaboration with colleagues from ten other institutions, jointly published a review article entitled Surface Engineering of Borophene as Next-Generation Materials for Energy…

CORE receives funding for five years from Microsoft’s open data initiative to increase access to open scientific research

18 Dec 2024

CORE, an Open Access infrastructure operated by The Open University, has been awarded significant funding for the next five years from Microsoft, as part of its’ support for increasing access…

Building Trust and Preempting Misinformation: Prof. Harith Alani on Combating Disinformation in Central Banking

26 Nov 2024

Harith Alani, Director of KMi, was interviewed by Central Banking journal about the growing disinformation threat faced by central banks. He highlighted that while disinformation often originates externally, its real…

KMi’s Paula Reyero-Lobo Passes Her PhD Viva with Flying Colours!

21 Nov 2024

Congratulations to Paula Reyero-Lobo, who was passed her viva on 18 November 2024 for her thesis, “Addressing Bias in Hate Speech Detection: Enhancing Target Group Identification with Semantics.” Paula’s research…