Our Departments and Interdisciplinary Units
Department of Chemistry
Oxford Chemistry is world leading in both its teaching and research, with an unrivalled track record in the commercialisation of innovative research.
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Department of Computer Science
Bridging theory and practice in both its teaching and research, the Computing Laboratory has expertise across a wide range of application areas.
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Department of Earth Sciences
Oxford Earth Sciences combines an understanding of the fundamental principles of geological processes with interdisciplinary work that addresses major societal issues such as climate and the environment.
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Department of Engineering Science
With an international reputation for its research, Oxford is the only unified Engineering Science department in the UK which offers accredited courses in all the major branches of engineering.
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Department of Materials
With an international reputation for research excellence, Oxford Materials has world-leading expertise in quantum materials and devices, processing, characterisation and modelling of advanced materials.
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Mathematical Institute
One of the leading mathematics departments in the world, with major strengths in both pure and applied mathematics, and across application areas ranging from physics to finance, medicine to the energy sector
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Department of Physics
Oxford Physics is one of the largest and most eminent departments in the world – pursuing forefront research in new areas where exciting physics is emerging, alongside training the next generation of leaders in physics
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Department of Plant Sciences
One of the leading UK university departments dedicated to research and teaching in plant and fungal biology, with world-class strengths across the breadth of modern plant sciences
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Department of Statistics
Oxford Statistics is a world leader in many areas of research - including core theoretical statistics, computational statistics, bioinformatics and mathematical genetics
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Department of Zoology
With research focused on behaviour, ecology, epidemiology, evolution, and development - united by an emphasis on evolutionary processes and perspectives - Oxford Zoology is one of the world's leading organismic biology departments.
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Doctoral Training Centres
In recent years, Oxford has played a leading role in the development of Doctoral Training Centres – a new model for UK graduate science training. The MPLS Division is now home to four such programmes.
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Begbroke Science Park
Begbroke Science Park brings together university researchers and small high-technology companies to work alongside each other in a highly innovative environment offering world-class facilities.
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Oxford e-Research Centre
The Oxford e-Research Centre works with research units across the whole of Oxford University to enable the use and development of innovative computational and information technology in multidisciplinary collaborations.
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