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« Back to NewsOxford robo-dogs helping to gather species diversity data
28 November 2022
Biology Business and Industry Engineering Research
A partnership between the Oxford Robotics Institute and Department of Biology is using cutting-edge robots to assess the state of species diversity and ecosystems in the UK.
Tackling the rising tide of antimicrobial resistance
25 November 2022
Antimicrobial resistance Biology Chemistry Research
As part of World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, the Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research and Oxford Martin School hosted a symposium on 'The Rising Tide of Antimicrobial Resistance: A high price to pay', bringing together experts from research, industry, policy and finance to discuss the threat and opportunities to address it.
New research facility launches to develop the next generation of advanced functional materials
24 November 2022
A brand-new world-class research facility, the National Thin-Film Cluster Facility (NTCF) for Advanced Functional Materials, hosted by the Department of Physics, was officially launched last week.
New data from James Webb Space Telescope reveals an exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before
23 November 2022
University of Oxford academics have contributed to the most comprehensive molecular and chemical analysis of an exoplanet’s atmosphere, enabled by new data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
First evidence drug resistant bacteria can travel from gut to lung, increasing infection risks
22 November 2022
Antimicrobial resistance Biology Research
A new study, led by researchers from the Department of Biology and released during World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, has significant findings on how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) arises and persists.
'It's Biology's time now': Professor Mike Bonsall talks aliens, bio-threats and cool science
18 November 2022
Biology MPLS Research Teaching
MPLS Associate Head (Education) and Professor of Mathematical Biology, Mike Bonsall, is the latest member of the University to be featured on Oxford Profiles, talking about why he believes Biology is the 'subject of the future'.
New analysis of Winchcombe meteorite reveals a window into the early solar system
17 November 2022
Earth sciences Physics Research
Researchers from the Departments of Physics and Earth Sciences have contributed to a highly detailed analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite, which shed light on early solar system conditions and support the theory that meteorites catalysed the emergence of life on Earth.
Tonga volcano had highest plume ever recorded, new study confirms
4 November 2022
A new analysis led by Oxford physicists and published in the journal 'Science' has shown that the devastating Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption in January 2022 created the tallest volcanic plume ever recorded.
Bacterial armour plating has implications for antibiotics
3 November 2022
Antimicrobial resistance Chemistry Medical science Research
A new study, involving researchers in the departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Kavli Institute, sheds light on how Gram-negative bacteria like E. coli construct their outer membrane to resemble body armour, which has far-reaching implications for the development of antibiotics.
500 million year-old fossils reveal answer to evolutionary riddle
2 November 2022
An exceptionally well-preserved collection of fossils discovered in eastern Yunnan Province, China, has enabled researchers to solve a centuries-old riddle in the evolution of life on earth, revealing what the first animals to make skeletons looked like.
Two major meteorite impacts reveal new insights about the surface of Mars
28 October 2022
Following two large meteorite impacts on Mars, near-surface seismic waves have been recorded for the first time on a planet other than Earth. The data, analysed by an international team involving University of Oxford researchers, has revealed valuable new information about the structure of the Martian crust.
New Scottish fossil sheds light on the origins of lizards
27 October 2022
Oxford palaeobiologists, working with researchers at the University of Warsaw and University College London, have shed new light on the evolution of lizards using a fossil discovery from Scotland, in research published in the journal Nature.
Discovery of new ecosystem - ‘The Trapping Zone’ - creating oasis of life in the Maldives
24 October 2022
Biology Research Sustainability & the environment
The Nekton Maldives Mission, involving Oxford marine biologists, has found evidence of a previously undescribed ecosystem - ‘The Trapping Zone’ - that is creating an oasis of life 500 metres down in the depths of the Indian Ocean. The discovery has been hailed as highly significant by the Maldives Government.
Oxford-led study finds disease outbreaks influence the colour of wolves across North America
24 October 2022
New research led by biologists from the University of Oxford, working with partners at Yellowstone National Park and Penn State in the US, may have finally solved why wolves change colour across the North American continent.
From The Conversation: The danger of advanced artificial intelligence controlling its own feedback
24 October 2022
AI and data science Engineering Research The Conversation
'How would an artificial intelligence (AI) decide what to do?', asks Oxford DPhil candidate in Engineering Science, Michael K Cohen, and his co-author Marcus Hutter from the Australian National University, in this article which highlights the potential risks of relying on the 'reinforcement learning' approach in AI research.
MPLS researchers amongst four from Oxford to be awarded £100,000 Philip Leverhulme prizes
21 October 2022
Award Climate Engineering Materials science Research Sustainability & the environment
Four researchers from across the University of Oxford, including two from the Department of Materials and the Department of Engineering Science, have been awarded Philip Leverhulme prizes – the largest number awarded to researchers of any single UK university.
MPLS students take up Google PhD Fellowships in Engineering and Statistics
14 October 2022
Award Engineering Funding Research Statistics
MPLS DPhil candidates Liliane Momeni and Sheheryar Zaidi have taken up prestigious Google PhD Fellowships, each worth $60,000, after been selected from a highly competitive field of applicants last year.
Study reveals new insights into how fast-moving glaciers may contribute to sea-level rise
14 October 2022
Climate Earth sciences Research
A new study from researchers at the University of Oxford and Columbia University, USA, has found existing models of sea-level rise, based on our understanding of how Earth’s ice sheets respond to a warming atmosphere, could be incorrect. The team's findings could have significant implications for future predictions of global sea-level rise.
Oxford to collaborate with Digital University Kerala on nanotechnology, AI, sustainability, digital health, and innovation
13 October 2022
AI and data science Innovation and Enterprise Materials science Physical sciences underpinning health Research Sustainability & the environment
The University of Oxford has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a new collaboration with the Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology in India (known as Digital University Kerala or DUK).
Goldfish show a keen ability to estimate distances
12 October 2022
New research from the Department of Biology demonstrates that goldfish are a model system to investigate spatial navigation, and could help shed light onto how these systems evolved.