Sea-ice-free Arctic makes permafrost vulnerable to thawing

New research, published today in Nature, led by scientists at the University of Oxford’s Department of Earth Sciences, and at the Geological Survey of Israel, provides evidence from Siberian caves suggesting that summer sea ice in the Arctic Ocean plays an essential role in stabilising permafrost and its large store of carbon.

Professor Nick Woodhouse appointed CBE in 2020 New Year's Honours List for services to mathematics

Zooniverse: 10 years of people-powered research

The citizen science platform, Zooniverse, is 10 years old; it boasts a community of over 1.9 million volunteers and has supported 229 citizen science projects.

Five MPLS researchers secure European Research Council Consolidator Grants

Oxford researchers launch a 21st century conservation plan

Researchers at the University of Oxford and their collaborators have launched a new approach called the "Conservation Hierarchy" to support governments, businesses, individuals, communities and local authorities in their efforts to tackle the loss of nature in a coordinated way.