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\n \n 6 October 2022\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA team of researchers from the Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR) in China, the University of Oxford\u2019s only engineering and physical sciences research institute outside of the UK, has won first place in the regional finals of the \u2018Maker in China\u2019 Jiangsu SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest 2022.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA summit today at Oxford University\u2019s Blavatnik School of Government will explore and map how innovation can help the world to net zero, faster.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe StEP programme gives students the opportunity to have a go at becoming an entrepreneurs, challenging students to identify an idea for a new business based on a University research project, develop a business plan, and prepare a pitch to real investors - all in just four weeks.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nNew funding will drive the creation and growth of transformational businesses built on ground-breaking Oxford research.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nEleven MPLS researchers have been recognised in this year\u2019s MPLS Impact Awards, which showcase research impact across the division and help us to identify examples of impact excellence that will help us to prepare the ground for future Research Excellence Framework (REF) submissions and similar exercises.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe new investment in Oxford Quantum Circuits (OQC), a spin-out company from the Department of Physics, will accelerate the company\u2019s research and development and fuel its expansion in the Asia-Pacific region. The Series A investment funding is the largest ever secured in the UK by a quantum computing start-up.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nOxford Chemistry students with innovative, game-changing ideas have been highlighted at the inaugural Jamie Ferguson Chemistry Innovation Awards ('The Jamies'), a new annual awards scheme co-developed by the Department of Chemistry and Oxford University Innovation (OUI) in honour of the late Dr Jamie Ferguson.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe innovative technique, developed in the Department of Materials, uses multiple polarisation channels to carry out parallel processing \u2013 enhancing computing density by several orders over conventional electronic chips.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe University has been awarded more than \u00a37 million from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)\u2019s Impact Acceleration Account (IAA), which supports the \u2018best, brightest and most disruptive ideas\u2019 from UK research institutions, including funding for engineering and physical science innovation.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nHannah is one of 29 Schmidt Science Fellows selected this year to receive support for up to two years from Schmidt Futures, working in partnership with the Rhodes Trust, to help advance interdisciplinary research and innovation around major challenges facing humanity.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nOn Thursday 26 May, the University\u2019s brand new \u00a33.25m Zero-carbon Energy Research Oxford (ZERO) Institute and Energy Systems Accelerator pilot (Mini-TESA), led from MPLS Division, opened their doors to showcase the range and depth of ambition in Oxford to drive forward the energy systems transition for the UK and globally.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThis award has been created as a legacy to Dr Jamie Ferguson of Oxford University Innovation, who tragically died in August 2020 after succumbing to COVID-19.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nAs part of an EPSRC-funded cross-sector collaboration involving Rolls-Royce, researchers in the Department of Engineering Science have developed a sapphire fibre sensor that can tolerate extreme temperatures and has the potential to enable significant efficiency and emissions reduction improvements in aerospace and power generation.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nFunded by Innovate UK, the \u00a36.8M project will apply machine learning techniques to find fast, automated, and scalable ways to calibrate quantum computers. The aim is to build a system capable of controlling hundreds of qubits simultaneously across different types of quantum hardware.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nOxford University has been ranked first in the UK for turning academic research into spinout companies, according to a new report published today by data analyst firm Beauhurst.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nAfter the events of the last two years - and the COVID-19 vaccine (2.5 billion doses delivered and counting) - this most enthusiastic champion of Oxford maintains there can be no doubt, innovation is part and parcel of the historic university\u2019s future.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford today announces the launch of the multi-disciplinary ZERO Institute (Zero-carbon Energy Research Oxford) to tackle the challenges of an equitable, secure global zero-carbon energy transition.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nWhen world leaders come together to discuss a common goal as they did during the climate summit COP26, this collaboration can deliver some notable achievements. An article by Dr Andy Gilchrist of MPLS's Innovation and Business Partnerships Team
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA new world-leading multi-disciplinary hub and co-working space located in Oxford, Mini TESA - The Energy Systems Accelerator pilot \u2013 aims to bring teams together to tackle the challenge of energy systems transition.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nOxford University Development Ltd (OUD) has received approval for the construction of two new buildings at Begbroke Science Park. The project will add around a further 12,500m2 of new lab and office space to the site, almost doubling its total internal area and providing superb new facilities for innovation, collaboration, research and development.
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