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New Oxford-led initiative launches to train future leaders in life and environmental sciences

The University of Oxford, in partnership with five leading institutions, has launched the Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science Landscape Award (ILESLA) – an ambitious doctoral training programme to prepare a new generation of creative, collaborative, and entrepreneurial researchers.

Oxford Establishes Ashall Professorship in Artificial Intelligence Following Ashall Donation

Leading AI researcher Professor Michael Wooldridge appointed as first Ashall Professor of the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence at Oxford, following an endowment to secure the pioneering role.

New UKRI-funded network to bolster UK’s cyber security research ecosystem

A new network led by the Department of Computer Science aims to protect cyber security in the UK and beyond, realise the benefits of emerging technologies, and better prepare society against future cyber threats.

Academics call for ambitious actions at UN Climate Change Conference COP29

Launching today, the UN Climate Change Conference for 2024 (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, will bring together around 200 countries to develop renewed plans for addressing climate change

OSCAR Honoured with '2024 Asia Best Workplace (Mainland China) - Healthiest Employer' Award

The Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR) has been named the 'Healthiest Employer' in the '2024 Asia Best Workplace (Mainland China)' category, winning out from nearly 300 applications.

New, ARIA-backed project aims to unlock radically cheaper AI hardware

The University of Oxford is to share in a £50 million award from the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), to advance research that could unlock artificial intelligence (AI) hardware at a thousandth of the cost.

Oxford welcomes Colombian universities to the Nature Positive Universities Alliance

This week, as part of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP16), Oxford University and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) welcomed a new group of 16 Colombian universities to the Nature Positive Universities Alliance.

Work with nature to unlock economic prosperity, says major Oxford study

A comprehensive review of the economic impacts of nature-based solutions (NbS), led by the University of Oxford and published this week in PLOS Climate, concludes they can unlock prosperity by boosting local economies, increasing agricultural productivity and creating jobs.

Spectacular new fossil arthropod discovered preserved in fool’s gold

A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Luke Parry (Department of Earth Sciences) have unveiled a spectacular new 450-million-year-old fossil arthropod. Besides being an extraordinary-looking new scientific species, the specimens are entirely preserved by fool’s gold.

New study confirms beehive fences are highly effective in reducing human-elephant conflict

A ground-breaking, nine-year study has revealed that elephants approaching small-scale farms in Kenya avoid beehive fences housing live honey bees up to 86% of the time during peak crop seasons, helping to reduce human-elephant conflict for local farmers and boost income.

Batteries for miniature bio-integrated devices and robotics

A team led by researchers from the Department of Chemistry have made a significant step towards realising miniature, soft batteries for use in a variety of biomedical applications, including the defibrillation and pacing of heart tissues.

New guidance on conservation and human rights launched today at United Nations biodiversity conference COP16

A major new publication on conservation and human rights cowritten by conservation researchers at the University of Oxford’s Department of Biology and human rights experts at Forest Peoples Programme will be launched today at the United Nations biodiversity conference in Colombia, CBD COP16.

Intelligence Community Awards Support Oxford Security Research

Dr Christian Schroeder de Witt (Department of Engineering Science) and Dr Simon Birnbach (Department of Computer Science) have been awarded UK Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship programme to tackle emerging security challenges.

Study finds that better ocean connectivity boosts reef fish populations

Research led by the University of Oxford has found that oceanographic connectivity (the movement and exchange of water between different parts of the ocean) is a key influence for fish abundance across the Western Indian Ocean (WIO).

Two Oxford physicists recognised by the Institute of Physics

Professor Stephen Blundell and Professor Laura Herz from the Department of Physics have been awarded gold medals from the Institute of Physics (IOP).

In The Conversation: Getting carbon capture right will be hard – but that doesn’t make it optional

Professor Myles Allen, Department of Physics and School of Geography and the Environment, sets out the case for focussing on the big picture – why we need Carbon Capture and Storage to work

Four Oxford researchers win prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prizes

Associate Professor Natalia Ares (Department of Engineering Science), who received the Philip Leverhulme Prize for her work on experimental quantum physics, was one of four Oxford researchers recognised by the Leverhulme Trust.

Computational method could prove a game-changer in tracking down river polluters

A new computational method developed by researchers at Oxford University and Imperial College London uses an innovative new technique to track down the sources of river pollutants. In a case study, the model identified the source of a harmful neonicotinoid pesticide – banned for agricultural use.

In The Conversation: Nuer people have a sacred connection to birds

A multi-disciplinary team from Jimma University, University of Oxford, University of Oslo and Bahir Dar University discuss how cultural connection can guide conservation in Ethiopia and South Sudan.

In The Conversation: How profits from big pharma’s use of genetic information could revolutionise nature conservation

A key debate at Cop16, the upcoming UN biodiversity conference, will be how best to channel funding into protecting valuable biological resources explains Professor EJ Milner-Gulland et al.

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