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« Back to NewsOxford University expands AI fellowship programme to support researchers in Africa and India
10 December 2024
The University of Oxford is set to broaden its AI in Science Fellowship Programme through a new initiative supporting early career faculty at African and Indian universities.
New project aims to transform how wildlife trade is monitored and managed
9 December 2024
The University of Oxford will play a leading role in a new project to develop indicators to measure progress towards globally agreed conservation targets, backed by $1.9 million funding from The Global Environment Facility (GEF).
Chimpanzees perform the same complex behaviours that have brought humans success
6 December 2024
A new study led by the University of Oxford suggests that the fundamental abilities underlying human language and technological culture may have evolved before humans and apes diverged millions of years ago.
Oxford University to lead AI security research through new national laboratory partnership
4 December 2024
AI and data science MPLS Research
The University of Oxford, in collaboration with The Alan Turing Institute and UK Government, will play a lead role in the newly announced Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR). The £8.22 million government-funded initiative marks a significant step forward in strengthening Britain's cyber resilience.
Four Oxford researchers selected for European Research Council Consolidator Grants
3 December 2024
Chemistry Funding Maths Physics Research
Four MPLS researchers have been awarded European Research Council Consolidator Grants, part of the EU’s Horizon Europe programme. These grants, totalling €678 million this year, aim to support outstanding scientists and scholars as they establish their independent research teams and develop their most promising scientific ideas.
New study reveals the explosive secret of the squirting cucumber
26 November 2024
A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the squirting cucumber squirt? The findings were achieved through a combination of experiments, high-speed videography, image analysis, and advanced mathematical modelling.
Ethiopian wolves reported to feed on nectar for the first time
25 November 2024
Researchers are reporting a previously undocumented behaviour of Ethiopian wolves – feeding on the nectar of Ethiopian red hot poker flowers – the first large carnivore species ever to be documented feeding on nectar.
Redefining net zero will not stop global warming, new study shows
18 November 2024
In a new study led by the Department of Physics, an international group of researchers who developed the science behind net zero demonstrate that relying on ‘natural carbon sinks’ like forests and oceans to offset ongoing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use will not actually stop global warming.
Four Oxford academics receive ERC Synergy Grants to address complex scientific problems
18 November 2024
Four Oxford University academics are to co-lead ambitious new research projects backed by European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grants, part of the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
New Oxford-led initiative launches to train future leaders in life and environmental sciences
15 November 2024
The University of Oxford, in partnership with five leading institutions, has launched the Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science Landscape Award (ILESLA) – an ambitious doctoral training programme to prepare a new generation of creative, collaborative, and entrepreneurial researchers.
Oxford Establishes Ashall Professorship in Artificial Intelligence Following Ashall Donation
15 November 2024
AI and data science Funding Research
Leading AI researcher Professor Michael Wooldridge appointed as first Ashall Professor of the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence at Oxford, following an endowment to secure the pioneering role.
Academics call for ambitious actions at UN Climate Change Conference COP29
11 November 2024
Launching today, the UN Climate Change Conference for 2024 (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, will bring together around 200 countries to develop renewed plans for addressing climate change
Work with nature to unlock economic prosperity, says major Oxford study
31 October 2024
A comprehensive review of the economic impacts of nature-based solutions (NbS), led by the University of Oxford and published this week in PLOS Climate, concludes they can unlock prosperity by boosting local economies, increasing agricultural productivity and creating jobs.
Spectacular new fossil arthropod discovered preserved in fool’s gold
31 October 2024
A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Luke Parry (Department of Earth Sciences) have unveiled a spectacular new 450-million-year-old fossil arthropod. Besides being an extraordinary-looking new scientific species, the specimens are entirely preserved by fool’s gold.
New study confirms beehive fences are highly effective in reducing human-elephant conflict
30 October 2024
Biology Food security & biodiversity Research
A ground-breaking, nine-year study has revealed that elephants approaching small-scale farms in Kenya avoid beehive fences housing live honey bees up to 86% of the time during peak crop seasons, helping to reduce human-elephant conflict for local farmers and boost income.
Batteries for miniature bio-integrated devices and robotics
29 October 2024
Chemistry Medical science Research
A team led by researchers from the Department of Chemistry have made a significant step towards realising miniature, soft batteries for use in a variety of biomedical applications, including the defibrillation and pacing of heart tissues.
Study shows carbon dioxide release from Arctic Canada rocks is accelerating with global warming
11 October 2024
Researchers from the Department of Earth Sciences have shown that weathering of rocks in the Canadian Arctic will accelerate with rising temperatures, triggering a positive feedback loop that will release more and more CO2 to the atmosphere.
New research network unites global fight against antimicrobial resistance
9 October 2024
Antimicrobial resistance Research
A new University-wide network on antimicrobial resistance aims to generate novel research and collaborations to tackle one of the most urgent global health threats. The new Oxford AMR Network will unite researchers across the life sciences, medical and social sciences, and humanities.
Ant queens cannibalise their sick offspring - then ‘recycle’ them
24 September 2024
Instead of nurturing their sick young, ant queens eat their infected offspring at the first sign of illness then ‘recycle’ them into producing new eggs, a new study led by the University of Oxford has shown.
New analysis indicates UK hunting trophies law would cause more harm than good
18 September 2024
Biology Food security & biodiversity Research
A new study led by researchers from the Department of Biology and the Oxford Martin Programme on Wildlife Trade concludes that the proposed UK Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill could cause more harm than good for the species it is intended to protect.