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Institute of Physics awards for MPLS researchers

Three MPLS academics and researchers have been awarded 2020 IOP Medals for their contributions to Physics - two in the Department of Physics and one in the Department of Chemistry.

Oxford University creates its 200th spinout company PhishAR

PhishAR builds on the work of Professor Ivan Martinovic and Dr Ivo Sluganovic from the Department of Computer Science, and employs augmented reality to crack down on “phishing”.

Dr Sophy Charlton taking bone samples in the PalaeoBARN Laboratory

Project for whole genome sequencing of extinct flightless birds

The University of Oxford’s Department of Zoology has announced it will begin whole genome sequencing of extinct flightless birds, including the dodo and its sister taxa, the Rodrigues solitaire.

Artist's impression of a scene in the Devonian period

Large tides may have been a key factor in the evolution of bony fish and tetrapods

Pioneering research, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A, into ancient tides during the Late Silurian - Devonian periods (420 million years ago - 380 million years ago), suggests that large tides may have been a key environmental factor in the evolution of bony fish and early tetrapods, the first vertebrate land-dwellers.

Gaming for conservation

Diogo Veríssimo from the Department of Zoology writes about his new conservation mobile phone game, 'Kakapo Run', in an article on the Science Blog.

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Upcoming events

EIT Health: Women in healthcare innovation

Saturday, 07 November 2020, 9am to 4.30pm

Are you a student or young professional working in healthcare or planning to work in healthcare innovation? Join us for a day of online workshops and panel discussions with women in the Oxford innovation ecosystem.

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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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