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« Back to NewsWinners and commendations announced for MPLS Impact Awards 2025
16 July 2025
Seven members of the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division (MPLS) have been recognised for their outstanding research impact at the annual MPLS Impact Awards.
Professor Jin-Chong Tan awarded ERC Proof of Concept Grant
15 July 2025
Professor Jin-Chong Tan from the Department of Engineering Science has been awarded an European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept Grant for his project RESILIENT. The €150,000 award will help him develop advanced sensing technologies through smart coating systems.
Oxford’s Animal Vibration Lab showcased at Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
1 July 2025
Department of Biology research on animal seismic senses will be featured at the Royal Society’s annual free celebration of world-leading science. The Summer Science Exhibition runs from 1-6 July 2025 at the Royal Society in London.
New research reveals Uber’s algorithmic pricing leaves drivers and passengers worse off
27 June 2025
A new study from researchers in the University of Oxford’s Department of Computer Science has found that Uber’s use of dynamic pricing has led to higher fares for passengers and lower earnings for drivers, while increasing Uber’s share of revenue.
Oxford academics awarded European Research Council Advanced Grants for breakthrough research
17 June 2025
Three researchers from the MPLS Division have been awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council, each worth up to €2.5 million over a period of five years.
New breakthrough enables precise activation of quantum features in diamond
16 June 2025
A new study led by researchers at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Manchester has achieved a major advance in quantum materials, developing a method to precisely engineer single quantum defects in diamond – an essential step toward scalable quantum technologies.
Oxford sciences at the forefront of AI-driven drug discovery
11 June 2025
Researchers from the Department of Statistics and the Nuffield Department of Medicine are among the senior principal investigators on a £8 million government-backed consortium creating the world's largest dataset for training machine learning models in drug discovery.
Oxford physicists set new world record for qubit operation accuracy
10 June 2025
Physicists at the University of Oxford have set a new global benchmark for the accuracy of controlling a single quantum bit, achieving the lowest-ever error rate for a quantum logic operation – just 0.000015%, or one error in 6.7 million operations.
Study finds dehorning rhinos drastically reduces poaching
6 June 2025
Department of Biology researchers have contributed to an international study which found that dehorning rhinos resulted in a drastic reduction in poaching of these endangered animals. The findings have been published this week in the journal Science.
First direct observation of the trapped waves that shook the world
4 June 2025
Using a brand-new type of satellite altimetry, a study led by the Department of Engineering Science has finally confirmed the theory that the cause of extraordinary global tremors in September–October 2023 were two mega tsunamis in Greenland that became trapped standing waves.
New ARIA award aims to deliver a revolution in sustainable agriculture
3 June 2025
Researchers in the Department of Biology and Wild Bioscience Ltd are to receive backing of a £6.7 million grant from the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) to pioneer a new synthetic biology approach which promises to improve yields in potato and wheat.
New quantum visualisation techniques could accelerate the arrival of fault-tolerant quantum computers
3 June 2025
A collaborative research study has developed a powerful new technique for finding the next generation of materials needed for large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing with the potential to end a decades-long search for inexpensive materials that can host unique quantum particles.
Scientists define the ingredients for finding natural clean hydrogen
16 May 2025
Researchers from the Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University and the University of Toronto have detailed the geological ingredients required to find clean sources of natural hydrogen in the Earth's continental crust.
New screening method finds novel approaches to combat antimicrobial resistant bacteria
7 May 2025
Scientists from the IOI have developed a new screening method to tackle bacterial resistance to the tetracycline class of antibiotics – providing a starting point for the development new drugs to treat drug-resistant infections.
Oxford rises to second in world for Geology and Geophysics
6 May 2025
The University of Oxford has climbed to second place globally in Geology and Geophysics in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025, strengthening its position as the UK's leading institution for Earth Sciences.
Four Oxford researchers elected to the US National Academy of Sciences
2 May 2025
Véronique Gouverneur, Waynflete Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry has been elected as an international member to the US National Academy of Sciences, together with Oxford academics from social sciences and medical sciences.
New study reveals the anatomy of Uturuncu, the 'zombie' volcano
1 May 2025
Researchers from the Department of Earth Sciences have helped to reveal the inner workings of Bolivia’s 'zombie' volcano, Uturuncu. The study used seismology, physics models, and rock composition analysis to identify the causes of Uturuncu’s unrest, helping to alleviate fears of an imminent eruption.
Paying fishers to release endangered catches can aid conservation but only if done right
24 April 2025
The study, led by the Department of Biology and published in Science Advances, is the world’s first randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of an incentive-based marine conservation programme conclusively.
New ultrasound drug delivery system found to be highly effective against bacterial biofilms
24 April 2025
Researchers from the Department of Engineering Science and NDORMS engineered ultrasound-activated, antibiotic-loaded nanoparticles that disrupt biofilms and deliver drugs directly to infection sites – advancing non-invasive targeting of infections.
Scientists find evidence that overturns theories of the origin of water on Earth
16 April 2025
Department of Earth Sciences researchers have helped overturn the popular theory that water on Earth originated from asteroids bombarding its surface. Instead, the material which built our planet was far richer in hydrogen than previously thought.