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« Back to NewsIn The Conversation: Why is it so difficult to make a new antibiotic?
25 November 2024
Antimicrobial resistance The Conversation
Following the development of penicillin in the mid-1940s, many new classes of antibiotics were developed. Over the past 40 years however, very few have been approved. The Ineos Oxford Institute looks at why is it so difficult to make a new antibiotic.
In The Conversation: Water companies now have to release live sewage spill data – here’s why more transparency is the key to cleaner rivers
22 November 2024
Earth sciences The Conversation
Alex Lipp, Junior Research Fellow in Geochemistry in the Department of Earth Sciences, explains why the data release is a good thing.
In The Conversation: We studied drug-resistant bacteria on hospital surfaces in six countries. This is what we found.
21 November 2024
Antimicrobial resistance The Conversation
Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research carried out a study to investigate antimicrobial resistance-carrying bacteria recovered from surfaces in ten hospitals from six low- and middle-income countries.
In The Conversation: The climate and biodiversity crises are entwined, but we risk pitting one against the other
18 November 2024
Climate change and biodiversity policies have largely evolved in isolation, even though the two crises are deeply intertwined. The three summits in quick succession make this is an important opportunity to align these agendas. Healthy ecosystems are crucial for climate resilience, while a stable climate is essential to protecting biodiversity.
In The Conversation: Getting carbon capture right will be hard – but that doesn’t make it optional
18 October 2024
Climate Physics The Conversation
Professor Myles Allen, Department of Physics and School of Geography and the Environment, sets out the case for focussing on the big picture – why we need Carbon Capture and Storage to work
In The Conversation: Nuer people have a sacred connection to birds
17 October 2024
Biology Sustainability & the environment The Conversation
A multi-disciplinary team from Jimma University, University of Oxford, University of Oslo and Bahir Dar University discuss how cultural connection can guide conservation in Ethiopia and South Sudan.
In The Conversation: How profits from big pharma’s use of genetic information could revolutionise nature conservation
17 October 2024
Sustainability & the environment The Conversation
A key debate at Cop16, the upcoming UN biodiversity conference, will be how best to channel funding into protecting valuable biological resources explains Professor EJ Milner-Gulland et al.
In The Conversation: Does parrot farming protect wild species?
14 October 2024
Does parrot farming protect wild species? Wildlife trade researchers from WildCRU and University of Cape Town review the evidence in The Conversation.
In The Conversation: Babies in Nigeria are being born with antibiotic resistant bacteria
5 August 2024
Antimicrobial resistance The Conversation
Samples taken from mothers and newborn babies younger than one week in Nigeria already had colistin-resistant bacteria present in their bodies. But neither the babies nor their mothers had been treated with colistin.
In The Conversation: Tiny animals use stolen genes to fight infections – and could fight antibiotic resistance too
18 July 2024
Antimicrobial resistance Biology The Conversation
A little-known group of microscopic animals has spent millions of years copying recipes for antibiotics from bacteria and using them to fight infections. Could this unusual defensive strategy could offer short-cuts in the race to develop antimicrobial treatments?
In The Conversation: Lions make a perilous journey across a 1.5km stretch of water to find mates
11 July 2024
Lions in a Uganda park make a perilous journey across a 1.5km stretch of water: WildCRU collaboration suggests the drive is to find mates.
In The Conversation: The UK’s nature restoration plans have some big holes – here’s how to fill them
6 June 2024
'Have you heard anything about nature as a political priority in the upcoming UK general election? We haven’t. And as biodiversity researchers, that troubles us.' Professor Dame EJ Milner-Gulland, Department of Biology writes in The Conversation.
In The Conversation: How extreme weather will affect the insurance and energy sectors
30 May 2024
More than 70% of Britain’s electricity came from wind turbines at the peak of Storm Isha, compared to an average of 30%.
From The Conversation: Six innovative ways to float skyscraper-sized wind turbines
21 March 2024
Engineering Sustainability & the environment The Conversation
For the new frontier of offshore wind power, the focus is on floating wind turbines – turbines supported by floating structures that bob and sway in response to waves and wind and are moored with chains and anchored to the seafloor.
From The Conversation: Global warming may be behind an increase in the frequency and intensity of cold spells
4 March 2024
Climate Physics The Conversation
Beatriz Monge-Sanz from the Department of Physics discusses a less obvious consequence of global warming which is attracting growing attention from scientists.
From The Conversation: Wild solitary bees offer a vital pollination service – but their nutritional needs aren’t understood
4 March 2024
Biology Food security & biodiversity The Conversation
Ellen Baker from the Department of Biology writes about the important role played by solitary bees and the need to ensure the right flower foods are available to them.
From The Conversation: Developers in England will be forced to create habitats for wildlife – here’s how it works
15 February 2024
Biology Sustainability & the environment The Conversation
Natalie Duffus and Sophus zu Ermgassen from the Department of Biology discuss how England’s new environmental policy, biodiversity net gain, will work in practice.
From The Conversation: Migratory animals face mass extinction – but as a conservationist I’m optimistic
15 February 2024
Biology Sustainability & the environment The Conversation
Dan Challender, Research Fellow in Conservation Science and Policy in the Department of Biology, writes about a landmark meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species, supporting the conservation and sustainable use of migratory species.
From The Conversation: Men become less fertile with age, but the same isn’t true for all animals – new study
14 February 2024
Krish Sanghvi, Irem Sepil and Regina Vega-Trejo from the Department of Biology discuss how understanding ageing of sperm in other animals could give new insights into our own fertility.
From The Conversation: Nasa’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity has ended its mission – its success paves the way for more flying vehicles on other planets and moons
30 January 2024
Physics Space The Conversation
Kevin Olsen, UKSA Mars Science Fellow in the Department of Physics, discusses the extraordinary achievements of the Ingenuity helicopter mission.