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« Back to NewsUK-based consortium established to develop prototype solid-state batteries
19 August 2021
Business and Industry Funding Materials science
A consortium of seven UK-based organisations, including Oxford University, have signed a memorandum of understanding to combine ambitions to develop world-leading prototype solid-state battery technology, targeting automotive applications.
Oxford overseas research facility expands to include diagnostics and genetics testing centre
8 July 2021
Biomedical engineering COVID-19 Funding Medical science Physical sciences underpinning health Research
The Oxford-Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research, known as OSCAR, has marked another significant milestone with the launch of OSCAR-Prenetics Innovation and Technology Centre for Advanced Molecular Diagnostics (the OSCAR-Prenetics ITC).
Binks Trust gift to boost photovoltaic research
16 June 2021
The Department of Physics is delighted to have received a significant philanthropic donation from the Binks Trust, which will be used to enhance its solar energy research over the next few years.
Averting an antibiotics apocalypse: major funding announced to tackle resistance to antibiotics
9 June 2021
Antimicrobial resistance Biomedical engineering Funding Medical science
A cross-disciplinary team from the Universities of Oxford, Ulster and UCL have announced major funding from EPSRC to tackle the growing challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
Oxford Researchers’ Projects Recognised Through Prominent European Grants
26 April 2021
Earth sciences Funding Plant sciences
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.
Breaking Moore’s Law: New photonic computing project aims to speed up artificial intelligence computing power to petascale processing levels
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.
Engineering Science team awarded joint UK-Ireland funding to research ocean wave breaking
10 March 2021
£1.1m multi-institution project aims to assist the development of offshore renewable energy in challenging sea conditions.
UK launches new £10M Research Centre to spur a greener Global Financial System
15 February 2021
The centre, led by Oxford, will transform the finance sector’s ability to invest differently to promote climate and environmental action. Researchers from the Oxford eResearch Centre in the Department of Engineering Science are contributing, alongside researchers from other University departments.
£100 million donation from Ineos to create new institute to fight antimicrobial resistance
19 January 2021
Chemistry Funding Medical science Zoology
Ineos, one of the world’s largest manufacturing companies, and the University of Oxford are launching a new world-leading institute to combat the growing global issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which currently causes an estimated 1.5 million excess deaths each year.
Quantum Technologies for Fundamental Physics: exciting science awaits
13 January 2021
Oxford’s Department of Physics is playing a key role in three of the seven quantum projects supported by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
Professor Martin Booth receives ERC Proof of Concept grant
7 January 2021
The project will develop the commercial potential of the novel imaging technology developed by Prof Booth, adaptive optical microscopy.
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.
Eight Oxford researchers, including five from MPLS, awarded major European Research Council funding
9 December 2020
Chemistry Engineering Funding Plant sciences Zoology
European Research Council grants worth more than €16.3 million have been awarded to University of Oxford researchers for a range of cutting-edge projects.
$10 million gift for new Nanoscience Institute in Oxford
7 December 2020
Biomedical engineering Chemistry Engineering Funding Materials science Medical science Physics
A new institute for nanoscience research is to open in Oxford thanks to a $10 million gift from The Kavli Foundation.
New funding to improve water security for 10 million people in Africa and Asia
21 October 2020
New funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) will now extend to 2024 and increase to £22.5 million, to support the REACH programme improve water security by delivering world-class science to transform policy and practice.
Prof Angela Russell awarded 2021 Harrington UK Rare Disease Scholar Award
16 October 2020
Award Chemistry Funding Medical science
The Harrington Discovery Institute (HDI) in the US has announced five winners of its inaugural UK Rare Disease Scholar Award competition.
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship to enable pioneering ground-based testing of space travel
15 October 2020
Dr Tobias Hermann in the Department of Engineering Science aims to ensure that future spacecraft are able to re-enter the earth’s atmosphere safely despite being exposed to extreme heat.
Prestigious European Awards for MPLS researchers
8 September 2020
Chemistry Funding Materials science Physics
Five researchers from MPLS Division have been awarded major European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants to fund cutting-edge projects.
Transformational gift to support Oxford’s newest graduate college
11 June 2020
Oxford University has received a landmark £80 million donation from the Reuben Foundation that will transform Oxford’s newest college and establish a major new scholarship programme for graduate and undergraduate students.
Oxford University and Amazon Web Services create a test-bed for cloud-based research
1 May 2020
Computer science Engineering Funding MPLS
Today the University of Oxford is delighted to announce a new strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The collaboration will focus on building a portfolio of new research projects relating to AI, robotics, cyber-physical systems, human-centred computing, and support to the University’s new “Lighthouse” Doctoral Scholarships.