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« Back to NewsKey surveys overestimate COVID-19 vaccination rates in the USA
9 December 2021
COVID-19 Computer science Research Statistics
Estimates of COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the USA based on large surveys that are used to guide policy-making decisions tend to overestimate the number of vaccinated individuals, research published in Nature suggests.
Tracking endangered sea turtles with hardware the size of a pound coin
9 December 2021
Computer science Engineering Food security & biodiversity Research
As part of their research project Amanda Matthes and Jonas Beuchert, supervised by Professor Alex Rogers, developed ‘SnapperGPS’, a low-cost, low-power wildlife tracking system based on satellite navigation. In summer 2021, they deployed it for the first time on wild animals: endangered loggerhead sea turtles in Cape Verde.
Building safer AI for the next era of transformation
2 December 2021
AI and data science Computer science
An article by Professor Marta Kwiatkowska, Department of Computer Science, for the Capgemini Research Institute.
DeepMind offers five scholarships at Oxford University for under-represented students
1 December 2021
Computer science Equality and Diversity
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 Robotics and AI push new boundaries with Amazon Web Services
29 November 2021
AI and data science Business and Industry Computer science Engineering Innovation and Enterprise
Oxford’s leading AI and robotics scientists are entering a new, exciting phase of collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
New software predicts the movements of large land animals
3 November 2021
Biology Computer science Food security & biodiversity Research Zoology
New software can help determine the movements of large wild animals, thereby minimising conflicts with people.
Oxford ranked first in the world for Computer Science
6 October 2021
For the fourth year running the University of Oxford has been ranked first in the world for Computer Science in the Times Higher Education 2022 World University Rankings.
Turing Fellowships for over 30 Oxford academics
30 September 2021
AI and data science Award Computer science Earth sciences Engineering Maths Statistics
Thirty-three University of Oxford researchers have been named Turing Fellows for the 2021/22 academic year. 23 of the fellows come from MPLS departments.
Peering into the Moon's permanently shadowed regions with AI
27 September 2021
AI and data science Computer science Research
The Moon’s polar regions are home to craters and other depressions that never receive sunlight. Permanently shadowed lunar craters contain water ice but are difficult to image. An AI algorithm now provides sharper images, allowing us to see into them with high resolution for the first time.
Global leaders named as Turing AI World-Leading Researcher Fellows
30 July 2021
AI and data science Computer science Engineering
Five internationally-recognised researchers have been appointed as the first Turing Artificial Intelligence (AI) World-Leading Researcher Fellows.
Artificial Intelligence pioneered at Oxford to detect floods launches into space
1 July 2021
AI and data science Computer science Engineering Research Space
A new technology, developed by Oxford researchers, in partnership with the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Φ-lab, will pilot the detection of flood events from space. It was deployed on hardware on D-Orbit’s upcoming ‘Wild Ride’ mission being launched by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral, 30 June, 20.00 UK time.
Michael Wooldridge Wins 2021 Outstanding Educator Award
8 March 2021
Professor Wooldridge has received this award, given by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) and the Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence (EAAI), for outstanding global leadership in AI education and public awareness.
Science Blog: From rust to riches? Computing goes green...or is that brown?
3 February 2021
Computer science Physics Research
Professor Paolo Radaelli from Oxford’s Department of Physics, working with Diamond Light Source, has been leading research into silicon alternatives and his group’s surprising findings are published in Nature on 4th February.
DeepMind offer four scholarships at Oxford University for under-represented students
10 December 2020
Computer science Equality and Diversity Funding
Four more DeepMind graduate scholarships for students wishing to pursue a master’s degree in Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science will be made available for students commencing courses in 2021–22.
BCS Lovelace Medal 2020 awarded to Prof Ian Horrocks & Prof Michael Wooldridge
13 November 2020
The award is presented annually to individuals who, in the opinion of BCS Academy Awards Committee, have made a significant contribution to the advancement of Information Systems.
Oxford ranked first in world for Computer Science
2 November 2020
For the third year running the University of Oxford has been ranked first in the world for Computer Science in The Times Higher Education 2021 World University Rankings
Oxford University creates its 200th spinout company PhishAR
28 October 2020
PhishAR builds on the work of Professor Ivan Martinovic and Dr Ivo Sluganovic from the Department of Computer Science, and employs augmented reality to crack down on “phishing”.
Scientists discover the unique signature of a lion’s roar using machine learning
13 October 2020
Computer science Research Zoology
A team of scientists based in WildCRU at the University of Oxford, well-known for their research involving Cecil the Lion, has teamed up with colleagues in the Department of Computer Science to discover the precise ways in which each lion’s roar is distinct, identifiable and trackable.