Derek Jones

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The last T190 topics taster looks at Algorithmic design. What's algorithmic design, you ask? Find out here, with Christian Nold: youtu.be/JcH4t0Ma8Q8

It's live!!! The OU Design Annual Show, 2024: oudesignshow.org

The T190 Taster for this week looks at Topic 2: Material and Making, with Senior Lecturer Georgy Holden! Find out how designed objects are much more than just physically real.... youtu.be/kyqcjX907rQ?si…

Date for your diaries - the 2024 OU Design Show, featuring student work from all modules, will be on 18 July 2024 at 6:30pm. Details and signup to follow soon! In the meantime, to see past student shows click here: oudesignshow.org/past-shows

The first in a short series of T190 Tasters looking at what in the new OU course, T190: Design Practices. This time a short (I promise!) introduction to what you can expect from the module and why a broad foundation in design is so useful. youtu.be/2diBcaC9nE0

It's been quite a while in the oven but the T190 cake is baked and getting iced up as we speak - available to study from this year! youtube.com/watch?v=XIi3ui…

Something tells me MudBone was looking away during that ‘sausage fingers’ segment

Where does our old tech go once we've upgraded (or dropped it!), how did we end up in this consumption cycle, how sustainable is all this? Try out our new interactive, created by @plug103 and Professor David Sharp: ow.ly/oZZT50Q5SfA #SecretGeniusOfModernLife

Why should you watch The Secret Genius of Modern Life? Who better to tell you than @FryRsquared herself! Watch episode two - all about the vacuum cleaner - tonight! 📺 BBC Two ⏰ 20:00 ow.ly/WSO950Q9KL8

We're delighted to be exhibiting at this afternoon's #Science and the Parliament event. If you're attending, please say hello at our stand to meet our @OU_STEM team. Plus the event speakers include OU's Dr Derek Jones @plug103 from Scotland. #STEM @RoySocChem

Reminder that there's a #secretgenius behind the scenes chat tomorrow at 12:30 GMT with some of the production team and ou academics. Will be showing some of our favourite clips (and even a bit of extra Hannah). Sign up here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-secret-g…

Come work with me! 👇

Very excited to have attended the announcement of our Queen's Anniversary Prize for the @OpenSTEMLabs at St James Palace tonight, celebrating our impact on practical STEM learning at the OU and beyond.

What an absolute bag of mince.

This crow is snowboarding on the roof of a building using a jar lid

There's still time to register for our behind the scenes online event! We'll talk to the OU experts who worked on the show and the BBC series producer, PLUS! unseen video recordings from Hannah Fry herself! 📅 Tuesday 21 November ⏰ 12:30 - 13:30 ow.ly/LHlK50Q4UBa

Sad that #secretgenius has been bumped for the FA Cup? Don’t worry, get extra behind the scenes chat with the production team and ou academics, including some of our favourite clips and a bit of extra Hannah! Next Tues 21st at 12:30 Sign up here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/748620543197…