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In new subject-specific rankings compiled by Times Higher Education, Oxford University has been ranked as the top in the UK and 3rd in the world for Computer Science.
UK population movement falls 59%, compared to -89% in March - COVID-19 Monitor
COVID-19 Engineering Maths Research
12 January 2021
The latest data from Oxford’s COVID-19 Impact Monitor shows the January lockdown has, so far, had one third less national impact on movement than the March shutdown. The figures demonstrate that some regions are still moving at more than 50% of pre-pandemic levels, despite the tough restrictions and calls for people to remain at home.
COVID-19 transmission chains in the UK accurately traced using genomic epidemiology
COVID-19 Research Zoology
12 January 2021
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.
How is my town doing? A local view of COVID-19 reproduction rates
COVID-19 Research Statistics
18 December 2020
Led by Professor Yee Whye Teh, a team from the Computational Statistics and Machine Learning research group at the Department of Statistics has built a model that monitors the daily spread of the virus locally.
‘Science’ publishes new paper on Inferring the effectiveness of government interventions against COVID-19
COVID-19 Computer science Engineering Research Statistics
17 December 2020
AI test rules out a COVID-19 diagnosis within one hour in Emergency Departments
COVID-19 Engineering Research
14 December 2020
Artificial Intelligence test has been shown to be able to rapidly screen patients arriving in Emergency Departments for COVID-19
Researchers find very high rates of Covid-19 in the Brazilian Amazon
COVID-19 Research Zoology
9 December 2020
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?
COVID-19 Zoology
7 December 2020
By Michael Bonsall, Professor of Mathematical Biology in the Department of Zoology
Low-cost ventilator wins at E&T Innovation Awards
Award COVID-19 Engineering Innovation and Enterprise
23 November 2020
OxVent is a rapidly deployable and scalable low-cost mechanical ventilator specially designed for COVID-19, which has now been recognised as one of the best innovations of the year by the Institute of Engineering and Technology.
Rapid COVID-19 test, Oxsed RaViD Direct, now in use at Heathrow and trials at Hong Kong International Airport
COVID-19 Engineering Spin out
4 November 2020
The spinout company, Oxsed, was last month acquired by DNAFit Life Sciences, a wholly owned entity of Hong Kong-based genetics and diagnostic health testing company Prenetics. Deploying the test to further global airports is now under discussion.
Major Chemistry Sponsor forms New Public/Private Partnership to help manufacture and distribute Oxford Covid-19 Vaccine
Business and Industry COVID-19 Chemistry
20 October 2020
Leading lights at Oxford University paved the way towards Oxford’s goal of global, rapid and equitable access to a safe, effective COVID-19 vaccine by facilitating an innovative public-private agreement for the manufacture and distribution of Oxford’s vaccine, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19.
Oxford scientists develop extremely rapid diagnostic test for Covid-19
COVID-19 Physics Research
15 October 2020
Scientists from the Department of Physics have developed an extremely rapid diagnostic test that detects and identifies viruses in less than five minutes.
Research emphasises need for COVID-19 vigilance in tight-knit communities
COVID-19 Research Zoology
5 October 2020
Small, close-knit communities are at high risk for rapid, intense COVID outbreaks especially if they haven’t yet experienced outbreaks of COVID-19, shows a new study by the University of Oxford and Northeastern University, Boston.
Understanding the global impact of COVID-19 through Data Science
Biomedical engineering COVID-19 Engineering Maths
5 October 2020
The Oxford COVID-19 (OxCOVID19) database and tracker is a powerful tool for understanding the pandemic and predicting its future course, using the combined power of Statistical, Mathematical Modelling and Machine Learning techniques.
Evaluation of LamPORE rapid tests for Covid-19 show high levels of diagnostic sensitivity
COVID-19 Chemistry Medical science
28 September 2020
Scientists from the Nuffield Department of Medicine have evaluated LamPORE, a novel diagnostic platform for detecting SARS-CoV-2 RNA. LamPORE was developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies, a spin-out company from the Department of Chemistry, and has the potential to analyse thousands of samples per day on a single instrument.
Knowledge engineering for patient care: lessons from COVID-19
COVID-19 Engineering Research
3 September 2020
A new approach to rapid translation of clinical guidelines into point of care support services has produced a novel pattern for designing and deploying AI systems across healthcare.
Oxford developers of rapid Covid-19 test awarded RAEng President's Special Award
Biomedical engineering COVID-19 Engineering Research
17 August 2020
Professor Cui and his team from Oxford's Department of Engineering Science and OSCAR, the Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research, are one of the winners announced today of the Royal Academy of Engineering's President's Special Awards for Pandemic Service for their rapid viral RNA test for COVID-19.
Science Blog: Understanding COVID-19 transmission, informing control
COVID-19 Oxford Sparks Research Statistics
10 August 2020
The science behind the new Oxford Sparks animation, based on the research of Prof Christl Donnelly in the Department of Statistics.
New AI test identifies COVID-19 within one hour in emergency departments
COVID-19 Engineering Medical science
28 July 2020
Infectious disease and clinical machine learning experts at the University of Oxford have developed an Artificial Intelligence test that can rapidly screen for COVID-19 in patients arriving in emergency departments.
Oxford scientists form spinout to launch rapid Covid-19 virus test
Biomedical engineering COVID-19 Engineering Spin out
8 July 2020
Covid-19 pandemic demands availability of highly accessible and rapid testing around the world to enable countries to emerge from lockdown with confidence.
Britain is reluctant to move on COVID-19 advice, but not if it is sunny
COVID-19 Engineering Maths
30 June 2020
Britain is proving reluctant to start moving, despite the Government’s relaxation of a series of lockdown measures, according to data from the Oxford COVID-19 Impact Monitor.