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Nature must be a partner, not just a provider of services
Biology Research Zoology
4 May 2021
Nature based Solutions (NbS) could support transformative change in environmental sustainability - to address major societal challenges, including the climate crisis - according to a new paper from Oxford researchers.
Rapid evolution and host immunity drive the rise and fall of antibiotic resistance during acute infection
Biology Medical science Research Zoology
29 April 2021
Antibiotic resistance poses a serious threat to human health, but how resistance emerges during infections remains poorly understood.
Researchers find climate change impacts plankton – a key marine food source
Climate Earth sciences Research
27 April 2021
A key type of zooplankton’s inability to adapt to climate change could have adverse implications for marine food chains across the world if a severe global warming event were to occur, researchers at Oxford University have found.
Oxford Researchers’ Projects Recognised Through Prominent European Grants
Biology Earth sciences Funding Plant sciences
26 April 2021
Four Oxford academics have received major European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants to fund a range of boundary-pushing research projects in the areas of science and criminology.
Science Blog: Young male fruit flies make females fight each other more
Biology Research Zoology
20 April 2021
Dr Ellie Bath, Department of Zoology, writes about research to test whether age, mating history, and feeding status shape an important, but understudied, post-mating response – increased female-female aggression.
Oxford University and Prenetics announce landmark collaboration to scale rapid testing tech globally
Biomedical engineering COVID-19 Engineering Innovation and Enterprise MPLS
20 April 2021
Today, the University of Oxford, Prenetics Limited, a global leader in diagnostics and genetic testing, and Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR) have signed collaboration agreements to further develop the award-winning OxLAMP technology, a rapid, molecular testing technology for infectious diseases.
Breaking Moore’s Law: New photonic computing project aims to speed up artificial intelligence computing power to petascale processing levels
Funding Materials science
15 April 2021
The PHOENICS project brings together world leaders in neuromorphic photonic computing to achieve for the first time energy efficient petascale processing powers with ultra-high bandwidth. This is the processing power required by AI to reach its full potential.
Professor Saiful Islam to join the Department of Materials
Materials science
14 April 2021
Professor Islam will become the next Statutory Chair in Materials Modelling. He will take up his appointment in January 2022.
Bird feeders have reversed Blackcaps’ migration, with the fair weather visitors wintering in British and Irish gardens
14 April 2021
A study from Oxford University, the British Trust for Ornithology and the Max Planck Institute, has found the small warblers have expanded their wintering range northward across Europe and are now frequently found in Britain and Ireland in the winter months.
The ocean urgently needs truly collaborative science between partners - Oxford scientists
Biology Research Zoology
14 April 2021
To ensure a prosperous ocean now and in the future, marine research must offer clear recommendations based on representative information and demonstrate practical pathways, according to new research from Oxford University, the charity Nekton and the Seychelles Environment Ministry.
The passing of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
9 April 2021
The University of Oxford is deeply saddened to learn of the death of His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh. The University was honoured by a close relationship with the Duke, who visited on many occasions over the last six decades and held several honorary positions.
Researchers say we don’t know how most mammals will respond to climate change
Biology Climate Zoology
9 April 2021
Researchers at the University of Oxford, alongside international collaborators, have found that there is a significant knowledge gap in the risks posed by climate change to mammals.
Scientists confirm bacteria’s genetic ‘Swiss army knife’ is key driver of antibiotic resistance
Biology Zoology
6 April 2021
Antibiotic resistance is a huge challenge facing society globally, posing a threat not only to human health but in areas such as food security and the economy. The more we know about the mechanisms behind antibiotic resistance, the better we can respond to these threats.
One of the world’s most secretive mammals photographed in WildCRU’s Togo survey
Biology Research Zoology
1 April 2021
Researchers at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) have confirmed that they have captured the first ever images of Walter’s duiker (Philantomba walteri) alive in the wild.
African elephants only occupy a fraction of their potential range
Biology Research Zoology
1 April 2021
Many wildlife species are threatened by shrinking habitat. But according to new research from the Department of Zoology, the potential range of African elephants could be more than five times larger than its current extent.
Oxford research given significant boost to develop lithium-rich battery cathodes
Materials science Research
30 March 2021
A team of scientists, including those based at the University of Oxford as part of the Faraday Institution CATMAT project, researching next-generation cathode materials have made a significant breakthrough in understanding oxygen-redox processes involved in lithium-rich cathode materials.
Oxford researchers create online resource to optimise NHS routes for housebound vaccinations
COVID-19 Engineering Medical science
29 March 2021
Two engineering DPhil students from the University of Oxford have created a website for GP surgeries across the UK to optimise the delivery of Covid-19 vaccinations to the UK’s 1 million housebound patients.
Lack of prey is causing puffin chicks to starve leading to population declines
Biology Research Zoology
23 March 2021
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.
Could South African mine wastes provide a feasible storage method for millions of tonnes of CO2?
Climate Engineering Research
22 March 2021
An article written for the University's Science Blog by Liam Bullock (Engineering Science), Zakhele Nkosi and Maxwell Amponsah-Dacosta.
Prof Nick Hawes appointed as MPLS Academic Champion for Public Engagement with Research
17 March 2021
Professor Hawes (Associate Professor in Engineering Science) takes over from Professor David Pyle (Earth Sciences) who was the Division’s first PER Champion, to provide leadership and support to progress the embedding of engagement into research practice.