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Satellite imagery reveals that wild African elephants choose paths leading directly to their favourite food
AI and data science Biology
16 December 2022
A study from Save the Elephants and University of Oxford researchers used high-resolution satellite imagery to investigate how plant diversity affects elephant movements.
Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research hosts event to celebrate fourth anniversary
Chemistry Engineering Innovation and Enterprise Research
16 December 2022
The Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR), the University’s engineering and physical sciences research institute in China, has marked its fourth anniversary with a celebratory event in Suzhou.
Oxford climate research excellence recognised by renewed Met Office partnership
Climate Earth sciences Funding Maths Physics Research Statistics
15 December 2022
The University of Oxford has been selected to help deliver the Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) for a further three years, as part of a multi-institutional agreement supporting cutting-edge research in the science of weather and climate prediction.
Breakeven achieved at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Energy Physics Research
13 December 2022
‘With ignition now achieved, not only has fusion energy been unlocked, but also a door has been opened to new science,’ said Professor Gregori, Department of Physics.
Mapping the old with the new: handheld 3D scanning of Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre
Engineering Research
12 December 2022
A collaborative project involving the Oxford Robotics Institute, the Sheldonian theatre, and multinational construction equipment company Hilti is bringing forward the next generation of digital mapping technologies.
Global coalition of experts urge COP15 negotiators to uphold 2030 targets
Biology Sustainability & the environment
12 December 2022
Researchers and conservation experts reinforce the need for ambitious targets by 2030 to focus, motivate and finance actions to start reversing biodiversity loss.
New study highlights urgent need to safeguard deep reefs
Biology Research Sustainability & the environment
12 December 2022
University of Oxford researchers have contributed to a study which found that very few deep reefs have any form of protection, despite facing a multitude of threats.
From The Conversation: Shark fishing is a global problem that demands local solutions
Biology Research The Conversation
12 December 2022
Hollie Booth, Oxford Policy Engagement Network Post-doc Fellow in the Department of Biology, writes about her research into ways to reduce catches of threatened shark species that also support the rights and welfare of small-scale fishers.
James Webb Space Telescope latest: new milestone in search for distant galaxies
Physics Space
9 December 2022
New findings confirm that Webb has surpassed the Hubble telescope in its ability to observe the early Universe as an international team of astronomers, including scientists from Oxford, has today reported the discovery of the earliest galaxies ever confirmed in our Universe.
Oxford’s Professor Saiful Islam one of three to receive Honorary Fellow accolade from the British Science Association
Award Materials science
9 December 2022
Saiful Islam, Professor of Materials Modelling in the Department of Materials, has been made an Honorary Fellow of the British Science Association (BSA) for his work on new materials for lithium and sodium batteries, solid oxide fuel cells and perovskite solar cells in the field of energy.
Oxford leads Nature Positive Universities Alliance to reverse biodiversity decline
Biology Sustainability & the environment
8 December 2022
Announced today at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), this push is part of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a movement to avert climate catastrophe and mass extinction.
Oxford University delegation to champion nature at UN biodiversity conference
Biology Climate Food security & biodiversity
7 December 2022
Launching today, the United Nations Conference of the Parties for Biodiversity (COP15) will convene governments from nearly 200 countries to agree to a new set of goals to tackle the biodiversity crisis over the next decade.
Big egos, lack of staff training and policy enforcement are major barriers to island conservation
Biology Food security & biodiversity Research
6 December 2022
A new study led by the University of Oxford is the first to quantify the day-to-day barriers that conservation workers face as they try to conserve and manage island ecosystems around the world.
Most Asian countries are unlikely to meet future biodiversity targets for protected areas
Biology Climate Food security & biodiversity Sustainability & the environment
5 December 2022
Ahead of COP15, researchers make key recommendations for policymakers to support Asian countries to meet 2030 biodiversity targets.
New Oxford scholarship enabled by XTX Markets launches in memory of Maryam Mirzakhani
Award Maths Women in science
5 December 2022
A £2.48m gift from XTX Markets has enabled the endowment of a new DPhil scholarship at Oxford, in memory of the mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, paving the way for the next generation of female Fields Medallists.
DeepMind offers six scholarships at Oxford University for under-represented students
Computer science Equality and Diversity Funding
5 December 2022
DeepMind, the leading British artificial intelligence company, has renewed its commitment to supporting students at the University of Oxford following the success of its scholarship programme for under-represented groups in AI.
Oxford researchers find plastic pollution in Antarctic Weddell Sea
Begbroke Biology Sustainability & the environment
28 November 2022
As nations prepare to meet in Uruguay to negotiate a new Global Plastics Treaty, a study from Oxford and Nekton scientists has revealed the discovery of synthetic plastic fibres in air, seawater, sediment and sea ice.
Oxford robo-dogs helping to gather species diversity data
Biology Business and Industry Engineering Research
28 November 2022
A partnership between the Oxford Robotics Institute and Department of Biology is using cutting-edge robots to assess the state of species diversity and ecosystems in the UK.
Tackling the rising tide of antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance Biology Chemistry Research
25 November 2022
As part of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research and Oxford Martin School hosted a symposium on 'The Rising Tide of Antimicrobial Resistance: A high price to pay', bringing together experts from research, industry, policy and finance to discuss the threat and opportunities to address it.
New research facility launches to develop the next generation of advanced functional materials
Physics Research
24 November 2022
A brand-new world-class research facility, the National Thin-Film Cluster Facility (NTCF) for Advanced Functional Materials, hosted by the Department of Physics, was officially launched last week.