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New Centre for Energy Materials Research officially launched
Climate Functional materials
10 May 2023
A new state-of-the-art facility, the Centre for Energy Materials Research (CEMR), was officially launched yesterday by the University of Oxford’s Department of Materials. This will provide world-class capabilities to support the development of the next-generation materials urgently required to address the climate crisis.
Royal Society elects eight Oxford scientists as new Fellows, including three from MPLS Division
Award MPLS
10 May 2023
Professor Myles Allen (Geography and Physics), Professor Andrew Goodwin (Chemistry) and Professor James Maynard (Mathematics) have joined as Fellows. Others recognised from the University include the Vice-Chancellor Professor Irene Tracey.
Artificial neurons mimic complex brain abilities for next-generation AI computing
AI and data science Materials science Research
9 May 2023
Researchers have created atomically thin artificial neurons capable of processing both light and electric signals for computing.
Innovative Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowships get underway at Oxford
AI and data science MPLS
9 May 2023
In October 2022 the University of Oxford became one of nine leading research universities around the world selected to deliver a new global postdoctoral fellowship programme to drive the innovative use of artificial intelligence across science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) research.
Dr Jani Bolla awarded ERC Starting Grant
Biology Funding Research
5 May 2023
Dr Jani R. Bolla, Department of Biology, has been awarded €1.5m to support research into the assembly of critical membrane proteins.
From The Conversation: Learn to think like a plant
Biology The Conversation
5 May 2023
Learn to think like a plant: five questions to think about if you want to keep your houseplants healthy.
Alison Etheridge elected member of the National Academy of Sciences
Award Maths Statistics
5 May 2023
Professor Alison Etheridge has been elected as an international member of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States.
Vicky Neale
Maths
4 May 2023
We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Vicky Neale – teacher, advocate, inspiration and much-loved colleague at the Mathematical Institute.
Vaccine providing infants with strong protection from meningococcal disease
Physical sciences underpinning health
4 May 2023
Children up to five years old, particularly infants, are at highest risk of meningococcal disease.
James Naismith appointed as next Head of MPLS Division
MPLS
2 May 2023
Professor James H Naismith FRSC FRSB FRS FRSE FMedSci MAE is to become our next Head of Division, formally taking over from Professor Sam Howison on 1 October 2023.
Oxford spin-out HydRegen secures £2.6m to revolutionise sustainable chemical manufacturing
Chemistry Innovation and Enterprise Spin out
27 April 2023
Biotechnology company HydRegen has secured £2.6m in its latest fundraising round, led by Clean Growth Fund, to commercialise its sustainable technologies for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.
From The Conversation: ‘Statistically impossible’ heat extremes are here – we identified the regions most at risk
Climate Physics The Conversation
26 April 2023
Nicholas Leach, Postdoctoral Research Assistant in the Predictability of Weather and Climate group, Department of Physics, writes about the Pacific Northwest heatwave of 2021 and what it says about the probability of extreme heatwave events.
Antimicrobial use in agriculture can breed bacteria resistant to first-line human defences
Antimicrobial resistance Biology Research
25 April 2023
Research led by Dr Craig MacLean, Department of Biology, has shown that overuse of antimicrobials in livestock production can drive the evolution of bacteria more resistant to the first line of the human immune response, and that farmed pigs and chickens could harbour large reservoirs of cross-resistant bacteria.
From The Conversation: Snailfish – the ‘impossible’ fish that shows the importance of ocean exploration
Biology The Conversation
21 April 2023
Dr Paris Stefanoudis from the Department of Biology discusses the importance of ocean exploration and the snailfish which has broken the record for living at the deepest ocean depths known to humanity.
From The Conversation: How extreme weather threatens to bring down UK’s power lines and halt supply to homes
Climate Energy Physics The Conversation
21 April 2023
Matthew Wright, DPhil student in Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics at the Department of Physics, writes about the need to ensure the UK’s energy system is prepared for and resilient to future weather extremes.
Alison Etheridge and Marta Kwiatkowska elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Award Computer science Maths Statistics
21 April 2023
Congratulations to Professor Alison Etheridge (Mathematical Institute and Department of Statistics) and Professor Marta Kwiatkowska (Department of Computer Science, and Associate Head for Finance in the MPLS Divisional Office) who have been elected as International Honorary Members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
From The Conversation: Do we really need a theory of everything?
Physics The Conversation
12 April 2023
Professor Vlatko Vedral from the Department of Physics contributes to a podcast discussing the need for a theory that unites quantum mechanics and general relativity, and whether we are anywhere near achieving that goal.
Three MPLS researchers awarded €2.5 million European Research Council Advanced Grants
Award Biology Chemistry Research
7 April 2023
Professor Craig MacLean, Professor Tim Coulson and Professor Dame Carol Robinson have all been awarded the prestigious grants recognising ground-breaking projects.
From The Conversation: Grey seals are returning to UK waters – but their situation remains precarious
Biology The Conversation
6 April 2023
Dr Katrina Davis, Department of Biology, highlights the importance of understanding the impact of future threats including climate change, more renewable energy infrastructure and disease outbreak.
‘Safewalk’ concept wins the MPLS i-City postgraduate student innovation competition
AI and data science Innovation and Enterprise MPLS
5 April 2023
Running in Hilary Term 2023, i-City (sponsored by MathWorks) invited postgraduate students from diverse disciplines to work in teams and find new ways to deploy AI and Machine Learning tools to solve challenges relating to Smart Cities.