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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 Christl Donnelly awarded the Frink Medal by the Zoological Society of London

Congratulations to Christl Donnelly CBE, Professor in the Department of Statistics and Fellow of St Peter's College, who has been awarded the prestigious Frink Medal by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).

Professor Heather Harrington in the Mathematical Institute wins Leverhulme Prize

Oxford Mathematician Heather Harrington has won one of this year's prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prizes. The award recognises the achievement of outstanding researchers whose work has already attracted international recognition and whose future career is exceptionally promising.

Cooling: hidden threat for climate change and sustainable goals

A new study, led by the University of Oxford and published today in Nature Sustainability, sets out a framework for delivering sustainable cooling. It also examines cooling needs in the context of sustainable development, and finds that this is a global blind spot.

Graphic of the convolutional neural network used by the test

Oxford scientists develop extremely rapid diagnostic test for Covid-19

Scientists from the Department of Physics have developed an extremely rapid diagnostic test that detects and identifies viruses in less than five minutes.

UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship to enable pioneering ground-based testing of space travel

Dr Tobias Hermann in the Department of Engineering Science aims to ensure that future spacecraft are able to re-enter the earth’s atmosphere safely despite being exposed to extreme heat.

Scientists discover the unique signature of a lion’s roar using machine learning

A team of scientists based in WildCRU at the University of Oxford, well-known for their research involving Cecil the Lion, has teamed up with colleagues in the Department of Computer Science to discover the precise ways in which each lion’s roar is distinct, identifiable and trackable.

Graphical illustration of transformation of plastic to hydrogen

Turning plastic waste into hydrogen and high-value carbons

Currently, most of the 4.9 billion tonnes of plastics ever produced will end up in landfills or the natural environment, and this number is expected to increase to around 12 billion tonnes by 2050.

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Upcoming events

Oxford Climate Research Network: Prof Richard Alley - Tipping Thwaites Glacier?

Thursday, 22 October 2020, 4pm to 5pm

OCRN's annual special lecture on ice sheets and the potential for rapid sea-level rise. Richard Alley is Evan Pugh Professor at Penn State University.

Black History Month lecture: Exploring the Data Visualizations of W.E.B. Du Bois (via Zoom)

Friday, 23 October 2020, 3.30pm to 4.45pm

At the 1900 Paris Exposition, an all African-American team lead by scholar and activist W.E.B. Du Bois sought to challenge and recontextualize the perception of African-Americans at the dawn of the 20th-century. In less than 5 months, his team conducted sociological research and hand-made more than 60 large data visualization posters for a massive European audience. With Jason Forrest, Director of Interactive Data Visualization, McKinsey & Co, New York.

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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 Division - two roles available

MPLS Division is seeking to appoint the following:

Full details can be found at the links above.

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