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\n \n 10 September 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nProfessor EJ Milner-Gulland and other researchers from the Department of Biology/Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science explore how the ecological compensation system in China works.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nDr Matthew Wright (Department of Materials) and Bruno Vicari Stefani (CSIRO) discuss \u201ctandem solar cells\u201d, the new generation in solar technology, and the need for design that does not involve reliance on scarce materials such as indium.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nToday (7 September 2023) the UK and the EU have successfully reached an agreement allowing the UK to re-join the EU\u2019s \u00a385bn science research programme Horizon Europe as an associate member.
\n \n\n\n \n 5 September 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nERC Starting Grants are part of the Horizon Europe programme and support early-career researchers who demonstrate great promise. Projects span all disciplines of research, from medicine and physics, to social sciences and humanities. All four awarded to Oxford University this year have been made to MPLS researchers.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA feature article on the work of Dr Tin (Henry) Hung (Department of Biology) to save Dalbergia, the rosewood tree, which is severely threatened across all countries in its distribution range.
\n \n\n\n \n 31 August 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nUniversity of Oxford researchers have made a significant step towards realising miniature bio-integrated devices, capable of directly stimulating cells. The work has been published in the journal Nature.
\n \n\n\n \n 30 August 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nOf the 25 awards for 2022-23, announced today, four honour Oxford University researchers for their outstanding contributions to science and medicine, and three have been awarded to MPLS academics.
\n \n\n\n \n 29 August 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nDr Egil Dr\u00f6ge, researcher in the Department of Biology, is sceptical of rumours that big cats are on the loose in Britain.
\n \n\n\n \n 22 August 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nUniversity of Oxford researchers have contributed to the first successful extraction of ancient DNA from a 2,900 year-old clay brick. The analysis provides a fascinating insight into the diversity of plant species cultivated at that time and place, and could open the way to similar studies.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA thermal imaging camera built by the Department of Physics will form an integral part of NASA\u2019s Lunar Trailblazer mission, scheduled to launch in 2024. This aims to map the distribution of the different forms of water on the surface of the Moon to better understand the lunar water cycle and inform future human missions.
\n \n\n\n \n 15 August 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nPlate divergence at Mid Ocean Ridges where new tectonic plates are formed is generally thought to be a passive process dominated by the gravitational pull of subducting plates. However, this new study shows that at some diverging locations this process is likely to be less passive than originally thought.
\n \n\n\n \n 9 August 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA team including Oxford chemists has shown that influential reports of magnetic field effects on Drosophila (fruit fly) behaviour cannot be reproduced. Drosophila have been widely used as a model organism for studying the mechanism of the magnetic compass sense of migratory songbirds.
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\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Climate\n \n \n \n \n Physics\n \n \n \n \n The Conversation\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nMatthew Patterson, Postdoctoral Research Assistant in in Atmospheric Physics, discusses the recent extreme heatwave in the Chilean Andes.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA team of scientists led by the University of Oxford have achieved a significant breakthrough in detecting modifications on protein structures. The method, published in Nature Nanotechnology, employs innovative nanopore technology to identify structural variations at the single-molecule level, even deep within long protein chains.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nSamuel Johhnson, DPhil student in Mathematical Biology in the Mathematical Institute, discusses how research from mathematicians, biologists and social scientists is helping us understand swarming and harness its power.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford will continue to offer Formula 1 Engineering Scholarships to talented undergraduate students from under-represented backgrounds until 2025. The successful scholarship programme sees Formula 1 support two students each year for the duration of their degrees.
\n \n\n\n \n 31 July 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nOxford scientists Professor Philipp Kukura, Professor Justin Benesch, Dr Gavin Young, and Daniel Cole have pioneered a new technique known as mass photometry (MP). MP is a revolutionary new method of analysing molecules. It enables the accurate mass measurement of single molecules in solution, in their native state and without the need for labels. This approach opens up new possibilities for bio analytics and research into the functions of biomolecules, with new applications in the world of gene and cell therapy.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nFor the first time, researchers have trained a machine learning model in outer space, on board a satellite. This achievement could enable real-time monitoring and decision making for a range of applications, from disaster management to deforestation.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nLast week, the University of Oxford\u2019s historic Divinity School hosted a special evening event to celebrate the seven new community-led research collaborations formed over the last 12 months through the Science Together engagement programme.
\n \n\n\n \n 25 July 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Award\n \n \n \n \n Equality and Diversity\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nWe are thrilled to announce our winners for the MPLS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Awards. Every other year, alternating with the University-wide VC\u2019s Diversity Awards, we recognise staff and students in MPLS who have gone above and beyond in their efforts to advance ED&I within our communities.
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