MPLS website changes, July 2020
We have reorganised the website to try to make it easier to navigate. Most of the information for administrative staff, academics, researchers and DPhil students in MPLS can now be found under Divisional Services. Please contact communications@mpls.ox.ac.uk if you have any difficulty finding the information you need.
Professor Richard Stone elected Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow
Professor Stone in the Department of Engineering Science is one of fifty-three leading engineers from the UK and around the world who have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering in recognition of their outstanding and continuing contributions to the profession.
Read moreBotanists unearth new ‘vampire plant’ in UK carpark
Scientists Dr Chris Thorogood at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden, and Dr Fred Rumsey at London’s Natural History Museum have just described a new form of a strange parasitic ‘vampire’ plant known as ‘common broomrape’.
Read moreDr Marko Bacic awarded RAEng Silver Medal for outstanding contribution to UK engineering
Rolls Royce and Engineering Associate Fellow’s innovations have ensured engine safety and reduced aero engine carbon footprints.
Read moreLarge Hadron Collider enters new phase with Oxford playing key role
Scientists, engineers and technicians from nine UK research organisations, including the University of Oxford, have embarked on a £26M project to help upgrade the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, on the French/Swiss border near Geneva.
Read moreMillions of dollars to clean up tuna nets and flip flops from island state
Researchers at Oxford University have estimated that the cost to clean up Aldabra Atoll, one of Seychelles’ UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is approximately $4.68 million, requiring 18,000 person‐hours of labour. This is the largest accumulation of plastic waste reported for any single island in the world.
Read moreWelcome
We are home to the mathematical, physical, engineering and life sciences at Oxford. Our research is the best of its kind in the country according to the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, which is used to assess university research across the UK.
Upcoming events
9th Oxford Energy Day: Sustainable Local Energy Systems
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 10am to 3.30pm
Free online conference on the local dimensions of energy systems.
Oxford University Innovation Webinar - An Introduction to Undertaking Expert Witness Consultancy from Bond Solon
Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 10am to 11.45am
Geared towards those who are new to expert witness consultancy but could be a useful refresher for someone who has done expert witness work in the past. Open to University of Oxford researchers only.
COVID-19 Response: Protect our community. Protect the vulnerable. Protect yourself
All staff and students are being asked to look after themselves and others as the University returns for Michaelmas term. A range of guidance has been developed, reminding us of our personal and collective responsibility for keeping the University and local community safe. In particular, you are asked to:
- Keep your distance
- Wash your hands
- Wear a face covering
- Got symptoms? Get a test
- Contacted by track and trace? Stay at home
Information about the guidance is now available on the University's coronavirus health pages, and a short video has also been produced. The materials have been developed with input from the University’s medical and behavioural experts, and in consultation with staff and students across the collegiate University.
COVID-19 information, guidance and advice for staff and students at Oxford
General coronavirus advice and support for staff and students can be found on the University's 'Oxford and coronavirus' homepage.
Please contact the relevant MPLS Team if you have questions or concerns that are not answered on these pages or can't be answered by your department.
The MPLS Graduate School has also created a webpage with PDF versions of all communications sent out to PGR students and links to other useful resources.
MPLS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Fellows 2020-2021
MPLS Division is creating ED&I Fellowships for 2020-2021 to work alongside our divisional ED&I team and ED&I Steering Group to help inform and implement our new 2020-2023 ED&I action plan. We are looking for enthusiastic and proactive early career researchers (including DPhils and postdocs) and staff members – specifically those with experience, knowledge or interest in racial justice, mental health and disability, and/or LGBT+ equality.
Deadline for applications: 30 September