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« Back to NewsSapphire fibre developed by Oxford engineering researchers could enable cleaner energy and air travel
22 April 2022
Business and Industry Climate Engineering Innovation and Enterprise Research Sustainability & the environment
As 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.
Oxford zoologists assess the University's impacts on biodiversity and how to mitigate them
20 April 2022
Biology Research Sustainability & the environment Zoology
Researchers from Oxford's Department of Biology and the University of Kent have carried out the first quantitative assessment of both the environmental impact of a large organisation and feasible options for mitigation, to inform work towards net-gain biodiversity for the University of Oxford by 2035.
Plastic Drawdown tool to help Maldives slash plastic waste by 85 percent, study reveals
19 January 2022
Biology Research Sustainability & the environment Zoology
A new study published in the journal Global Environmental Change reveals a new policy tool developed by an international team, including scientists at Oxford University, which could slash plastic waste.
‘Green growth’ sustainable technologies project launches
30 November 2021
Chemistry Sustainability & the environment
The Innovation Centre for Applied Sustainable Technologies (iCAST), a £17m collaboration aiming to translate sustainable chemical technology research into commercial products, recently launched in Swindon.
Oxford scientists show how green mining could pave the way to net zero and provide the metals we need for a sustainable future
30 June 2021
Earth sciences Research Sustainability & the environment
Scientists from the Department of Earth Sciences demonstrate how it is possible to directly extract valuable metals from hot salty fluids (‘brines’) trapped in porous rocks at depths of around 2km below dormant volcanoes.
Floating ocean plastic can get a boost to its wave-induced transport because of its size
26 May 2021
Engineering Research Sustainability & the environment
Plastic pollution and other ocean debris are a complex global environmental problem. Every year, ten million tonnes of plastic are estimated to be mismanaged, resulting in entry into the ocean, of which half will float initially. Yet, only 0.3 million tonnes of plastic can be found floating on the surface of the ocean. Where has the rest of the plastic gone?
Major academic-industry collaboration to tackle global challenges in sustainability
14 May 2021
Chemistry Climate Energy Research Sustainability & the environment
The University of Oxford joins a major new collaboration with academia and industry to use sustainable chemical technologies to accelerate the UK’s transition to net zero carbon emissions.