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Oxford University Innovation unveils five-point plan to increase the proportion of women founders to 50 per cent by 2030

Innovation and Enterprise Women in science

Oxford University Innovation (OUI) backs International Women’s Day 2024 call for accelerating women’s equality through creation of gender parity in enterprise.

Boost to doctoral training will support leading research in areas of national importance

Chemistry Energy Funding MPLS Materials science Physics Statistics Teaching

The UK’s biggest-ever investment in engineering and physical sciences doctoral skills, totalling more than £1 billion nationwide, has been announced today by the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology. It includes funding for over 300 fully-funded DPhil studentships at Oxford in strategic research areas.

Researchers discover a coral superhighway in the Indian Ocean

Biology Earth sciences Food security & biodiversity Research

Despite being scattered across more than a million square kilometres, new research has revealed that remote coral reefs across the Seychelles are closely related. A network of ocean currents scatter significant numbers of larvae between these distant islands, acting as a ‘coral superhighway.’

Can AI be a force for inclusion?

AI and data science Computer science

Kelsey Doerksen is a PhD student in Autonomous Intelligent Machines and Systems at the Department of Computer Science, and the President of the Oxford Womxn in Computer Science Society. She is also a Giga Data Science Fellow at UNICEF and a Visiting Researcher at European Space Agency.

New study reveals insight into which animals are most vulnerable to extinction due to climate change

Climate Earth sciences

A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford has used the fossil record to better understand what factors make animals more vulnerable to extinction from climate change. The results, published today in the journal Science, could help to identify species most at risk today from human-driven climate change.

The world’s most prolific carbon-fixing enzyme is slowly getting better

Biology Food security & biodiversity Research

New research led by the University of Oxford has found that rubisco – the enzyme that fuels all life on Earth – is not stuck in an evolutionary rut after all; it is improving all the time – just very, very slowly. These insights could potentially open up new routes to strengthen food security.

Oxford early career researchers shine in Parliamentary competition

Award Chemistry Computer science Engineering MPLS Maths Medical science Physics

Thirteen early career researchers from Oxford were finalists at this year’s STEM for BRITAIN event, held on Monday at the Houses of Parliament, with three winning awards in their categories.

Transformative solutions to antibiotic resistance

Antimicrobial resistance Engineering Funding

Researchers at the Department of Engineering Science are the only non-US partner in the DARTS project, which will combine the power of artificial intelligence, high-throughput testing and robotics to develop a step-change technology to diagnose antibiotic resistance.

From The Conversation: Global warming may be behind an increase in the frequency and intensity of cold spells

Climate Physics The Conversation

Beatriz Monge-Sanz from the Department of Physics discusses a less obvious consequence of global warming which is attracting growing attention from scientists.

From The Conversation: Wild solitary bees offer a vital pollination service – but their nutritional needs aren’t understood

Biology Food security & biodiversity The Conversation

Ellen Baker from the Department of Biology writes about the important role played by solitary bees and the need to ensure the right flower foods are available to them.

Like charges attract?

Chemistry Research

It’s not only opposites that attract – new study shows like-charged particles can come together

The Alan Turing Institute welcomes over 50 new Turing Fellows to tackle societal challenges

AI and data science Award Computer science Engineering

The new cohort of Turing Fellows will tackle science and innovation challenges, and support our work in skills and public engagement

Begbroke Innovation District: a living lab for sustainable development

Begbroke Business and Industry Innovation and Enterprise

The development of the Begbroke Innovation District is providing the opportunity for a ‘Living Lab’ to model sustainable practices from energy use to community engagement, and biodiversity to building design.

University of Oxford partners in €5 Million EU Horizon battery research project

Energy Engineering Funding

A consortium of European partners spanning research, battery cell manufacturing, testing and system providers has launched the EU Horizon DigiBatt Research Project.

Oxford researchers launch updated carbon offsetting principles

Climate Energy

An interdisciplinary team of Oxford University researchers have today released an update to flagship guidance on credible and net zero aligned carbon offsetting, which has been used by hundreds of organisations since its publication in 2020.

Study reveals high number of persistent COVID-19 infections in the general population

Biology COVID-19 Medical science Research

A new study led by the University of Oxford has found that a high proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the general population lead to persistent infections lasting a month or more. The findings have been published today in the journal Nature.

Winners of the 2023/24 MPLS Awards for Outstanding Research Supervision announced

Eleven research group leaders in departments across the Division have received awards for going above and beyond in nurturing and supporting their colleagues, by demonstrating inspirational leadership and enabling people to flourish in their careers.

Researchers achieve breakthrough in silicon-compatible magnetic whirls

Functional materials Physics Research

Researchers from the Department of Physics have made a breakthrough in creating and designing magnetic whirls in membranes that can be seamlessly integrated with silicon, which could be used as information carriers in a new generation of green and super-fast computing platforms.

Innovative technique reveals that leaping atoms remember where they have been

Materials science Research

Researchers have used a new technique to measure the movement of charged particles (ions) on the fastest ever timescale, revealing new insights into fundamental transport processes. These include the first demonstration that the flow of atoms or ions possesses a ‘memory.’ The results have been published in the journal Nature.

From The Conversation: Developers in England will be forced to create habitats for wildlife – here’s how it works

Biology Sustainability & the environment The Conversation

Natalie Duffus and Sophus zu Ermgassen from the Department of Biology discuss how England’s new environmental policy, biodiversity net gain, will work in practice.

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