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Lack of prey is causing puffin chicks to starve leading to population declines

New research from the University of Oxford’s Department of Zoology has used innovative technology to study causes of declines in puffin populations in the northeast Atlantic, and found that a lack of prey near some major breeding colonies is driving puffin chicks to starve, ultimately leading to population declines.

Joining the spots: leopard print fashion and big cat conservation

Researchers at the Department of Zoology's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit explore the extent of public interest in leopard print fashion, and whether this interest could be harnessed for the benefit of the animals through a ‘species royalty’ initiative.

‘Citizen scientists’ help researchers gather new insights into polar bear behaviour

Oxford University is working with Canadian researchers on a first-of-its-kind project that will engage citizen volunteers to help advance knowledge about polar bear behaviour in a changing environment by analysing a decade’s worth of images captured by trail cameras.

Winners announced for Oxford’s Beyond Boundaries art competition to encourage inclusion in STEM sciences

Oxford University has today announced the winners of its science-inspired schools’ art competition Beyond Boundaries which was launched to encourage inclusion in science research

From The Conversation: Spider legs build webs without the brain’s help – providing a model for future robot limbs

Fritz Vollrath from the Department of Zoology writes in an article published on The Conversation.

On a mission: Innovative solutions to pressing environmental problems

The World’s First Conservation Venture Studio has today been launched, with a mission to bring forward novel and innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental problems.

Getting the message right on nature-based solutions to climate change

Nature‐based solutions can play a key role in helping to tackle the climate and nature crises, while delivering other benefits for people, according to a new paper today from the Nature-based Solutions Initiative (NbSI) at the University of Oxford - but it is vital to get the message right about how to deliver successful NbS and avoid potential pitfalls.

Four Steps for Earth: a holistic approach to saving the planet

A global team of researchers have outlined a new framework for implementing global commitments to restoring nature, The Mitigation and Conservation Hierarchy - or, more snappily, Four Steps for the Earth.

£100 million donation from Ineos to create new institute to fight antimicrobial resistance

Ineos, one of the world’s largest manufacturing companies, and the University of Oxford are launching a new world-leading institute to combat the growing global issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which currently causes an estimated 1.5 million excess deaths each year.

COVID-19 transmission chains in the UK accurately traced using genomic epidemiology

A team of scientists, led by researchers from the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh, has analysed the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK and produced the most fine-scaled and comprehensive genomic analysis of transmission of any epidemic to date.

Cecil the lion’s legacy: five years on

Lion numbers have disappeared from 92% of their historical range. The death of Cecil the lion in 2015 and the resulting global outcry brought this sobering fact into sharp focus.

Spotting elephants from space: a satellite revolution

Using the highest resolution satellite imagery currently available, researchers at the University of Oxford Wildlife Conservation Research Unit and Machine Learning Research Group have detected elephants from space with comparable accuracy to human detection capabilities.

Aliens (or at least intelligent ones) are rare

In a collaboration between the Department of Zoology’s Mathematical Ecology Research Group and the Future of Humanity Institute, researchers created a mathematical model to simulate the likelihood of the emergence of intelligent observers.

Eight Oxford researchers, including five from MPLS, awarded major European Research Council funding

European Research Council grants worth more than €16.3 million have been awarded to University of Oxford researchers for a range of cutting-edge projects.

Researchers find very high rates of Covid-19 in the Brazilian Amazon

An international team of researchers have shown that, while both cities have experienced large epidemics with high mortality, as much as three-quarters of the population in Manaus was infected between March and October, and a third of the population in São Paulo.

From the Science Blog: What is the real point of lockdowns?

By Michael Bonsall, Professor of Mathematical Biology in the Department of Zoology

Researchers find new aggressive alga threatening the health of Caribbean coral reefs

Hurricanes, pollution, disease, bleaching and the effects of an increasingly warmer planet are all negatively impacting the health of coral reefs around the world. However, those in the Caribbean are facing a new threat — an aggressive, golden-brown, crust-like alga that is rapidly overgrowing shallow reefs.

Professor Martin Maiden awarded the Marjory Stephenson Prize of the Microbiology Society

The prize is awarded annually to an individual who has made exceptional contributions to the discipline of microbiology, and recognises Prof Maiden's work in translating high-quality basic science into practical public health benefits, especially in bacterial vaccines, vaccination, and food safety.

Why Mauritius is culling an endangered fruit bat that exists nowhere else

An article from the Conversation by Alexandra Zimmerman (Zoology), Ewan Macdonald (Said Business School) and Tigga Kingston (Texas Tech University).

Oxford Net Zero launches to tackle global carbon emissions

The Oxford Net Zero initiative, launched this week, draws on the university’s world-leading expertise in climate science and policy, addressing the critical issue of how to reach global ‘net zero’ – limiting greenhouse gases – in time to halt global warming.

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