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« Back to News'Meat the Future' exhibition wins 'Partnership of the Year' at 2022 Museum & Heritage Awards
19 May 2022
The 'Meat the Future' exhibition at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, which draws on research from LEAP, an interdisciplinary programme involving MPLS zoologists, ecologists and physicists, has won 'Partnership of the Year', while Oxford's History of Science Museum won the 'Visitor Welcome Award'.
Professor Kathy Willis appointed as a peer in the House of Lords
17 May 2022
The House of Lords has appointed Professor Kathy Willis as a new non-party-political peer, after being recommended by the independent House of Lords Commission. She joins the crossbenches, comprising independent peers who provide deep, wide-ranging expertise to the House.
Seven MPLS researchers elected to the Royal Society
10 May 2022
Award Biology Chemistry Earth sciences Maths Physics Zoology
In all, eight scientists from the University of Oxford have joined the Royal Society as Fellows. All but one are from departments in MPLS Division.
Sale of donkey skins linked to trade in illegal wildlife products
9 May 2022
Biology Food security & biodiversity Research Zoology
Newly published research from WildCRU in the Department of Zoology, in collaboration with the Saïd Business School, raises important concerns about whether the trade in donkey skins is being used as a cover for smuggling elephant tusks, pangolin scales and other illegal wildlife products.
Wytham Woods’ Great Tit study celebrates 75 years and reveals how spring has advanced a calendar month in that time
27 April 2022
On 27 April 1947, the first Great Tit egg of the year was counted in the University of Oxford's 'living laboratory' at Wytham Woods. It was to be the start of a deep and on-going relationship between the bird population and generations of researchers.
Three MPLS researchers secure multi-million pound European grants
26 April 2022
Biology Funding Maths Physics Zoology
Four ‘excellent research leaders’ at Oxford, three of them from MPLS Division, have today been awarded major European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants to fund boundary-pushing research projects in Biology, Linguistics, Mathematics and Physics.
Oxford biologists reveal how baby elephants keep pace with the herd from birth
21 April 2022
Using GPS tracking data, researchers from the University of Oxford have revealed that the progress of elephant herds moving in search of food and water does not have to slow down to accommodate new mothers and their calves.
Oxford zoologists assess the University's impacts on biodiversity and how to mitigate them
20 April 2022
Biology Research Sustainability & the environment Zoology
Researchers from Oxford's Department of Biology and the University of Kent have carried out the first quantitative assessment of both the environmental impact of a large organisation and feasible options for mitigation, to inform work towards net-gain biodiversity for the University of Oxford by 2035.
From the Conversation: Biodiversity: why new rules to ensure nature benefits from building projects could fail
24 March 2022
Biology Food security & biodiversity The Conversation Zoology
EJ Milner-Gulland, Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity, and colleagues from the University of Kent write about “biodiversity net gain” – a measure applying to most new developments in England which is intended to ensure nature is left better off overall than before the project began.
From The Conversation: How we discovered that sea turtles in Seychelles have recovered from the brink
17 March 2022
Biology Food security & biodiversity Plant sciences Research
April Burt from the Department of Plant Sciences, together with colleagues from the Universities of Exeter and Pisa, writes about a success story on the isolated Aldabra Atoll.
Large mammals can help climate change mitigation and adaptation
4 March 2022
Biology Climate Plant sciences Research
A new study investigates whether protecting and restoring large animal wildlife can help to support climate change goals.
Oxford fast-paced research programme for environmental solutions wins £10 million official backing
15 February 2022
Interdisciplinary teams in The Agile Initiative aim to deliver rapid answers to the most pressing environmental policy questions, using cutting edge research.
Unlocking the mechanical secrets of giant Amazonian waterlilies
10 February 2022
Biology Physics Plant sciences Research
Researchers studying giant Amazonian waterlilies grown at the University's Botanic Garden have unravelled the engineering enigma behind the largest floating leaves in nature.
Reed warblers migrating from Africa use the Earth's magnetic field to find their nests
1 February 2022
Data collected from more than 17,500 birds revealed that migrating warblers can return to a local nesting site from thousands of miles away using a single geomagnetic coordinate.
Mystery of sweet potato origin uncovered, as missing link plant found by Oxford research
25 January 2022
Biology Food security & biodiversity Plant sciences Research
New scientific research from Oxford University's Plant Sciences department transforms our understanding of the origins of the sweet potato - identifying a key piece in the puzzle of the evolutionary history of one of the world’s most important staple crops.
Oxford researchers discover unexpected deep diving in albatross
20 January 2022
Biology Food security & biodiversity Research Zoology
Data collected by the team revealed that 50% of the birds studied were capable of diving over twice the depth previously thought, with implications for conservation efforts of this endangered species.
Plastic Drawdown tool to help Maldives slash plastic waste by 85 percent, study reveals
19 January 2022
Biology Research Sustainability & the environment Zoology
A new study published in the journal Global Environmental Change reveals a new policy tool developed by an international team, including scientists at Oxford University, which could slash plastic waste.
Superbug MRSA arose in hedgehogs long before clinical use of antibiotics
6 January 2022
Antimicrobial resistance Biology Medical science Zoology
Scientists have found evidence that a type of the antibiotic resistant superbug MRSA arose in nature long before the use of antibiotics in humans and livestock, which has traditionally been blamed for its emergence.
Professor Amy Dickman to become Director of WildCRU from January 2022
15 December 2021
Biology Food security & biodiversity Zoology
Professor David Macdonald, who has led the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit in the Department of Zoology since 1986, will hand over to Amy Dickman in the New Year. Professors Claudio Sillero and Andrew Loveridge will become joint Deputy Directors.
New resistance-busting antibiotic combination could extend the use of ‘last-resort’ antibiotics
14 December 2021
Antimicrobial resistance Biology Chemistry Research Zoology
Scientists have discovered a new potential treatment that has the ability to reverse antibiotic resistance in bacteria that cause conditions such as sepsis, pneumonia, and urinary tract infections.