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\n \n\n \n \n \nNew scientific research from Oxford University's Plant Sciences department transforms our understanding of the origins of the sweet potato - identifying a key piece in the puzzle of the evolutionary history of one of the world\u2019s most important staple crops.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nData collected by the team revealed that 50% of the birds studied were capable of diving over twice the depth previously thought, with implications for conservation efforts of this endangered species.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nGovernments and social media platforms should not rely on content removal for combatting harmful scientific misinformation online, according to a report today from the Royal Society, the UK\u2019s national academy of science. Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Oxford Professor of Computing Science, was on the working group for the report.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA 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.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nAssociate Professor of Palaeobiology, Erin Saupe, is one of 9 UK recipients of the 2022 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists, in recognition of her work using the fossil record to understand how species respond to environmental changes over both long and short timescales.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nOxford University Development Ltd (OUD) has announced the five shortlisted entries to the Begbroke design competition it launched in November last year.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nScientists have found evidence that a type of the antibiotic resistant superbug MRSA arose in nature long before the use of antibiotics in humans and livestock, which has traditionally been blamed for its emergence.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA publication by University of Oxford researchers describes a new minimally invasive and inexpensive blood test that can identify cancer in patients with non-specific symptoms.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA new Nature Climate Change paper highlights the urgency of emission reductions and emphasises the need for social and environmental integrity. There are clear risks of getting net zero wrong. If interpreted right and governed well, net zero can be an effective frame of reference for climate action.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nCongratulations to Professor Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science in the Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment and Department of Physics, who has been appointed CBE in the New Year Honours 2022 for services to climate change attribution, prediction and net zero.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nDepleted oil fields are one of the targets for carbon dioxide burial and related technology development. New research from the Department of Earth Sciences, published in Nature, shows that subsurface microbial activity may make this type of carbon burial target more complex than originally thought.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nProfessor David Macdonald, who has led the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit in the Department of Zoology since 1986, will hand over to Amy Dickman in the New Year. Professors Claudio Sillero and Andrew Loveridge will become joint Deputy Directors.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe new method of predicting battery failure is 15 \u2013 20% more accurate than current approaches.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nProfessor Saiful Islam (Oxford Materials' Statutory Chair of Materials Modelling from January 2022) joined forces with the Royal Society of Chemistry in November 2021 to claim back the Guinness World Record for the largest fruit powered battery.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nScientists have discovered a new potential treatment that has the ability to reverse antibiotic resistance in bacteria that cause conditions such as sepsis, pneumonia, and urinary tract infections.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nEstimates of COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the USA based on large surveys that are used to guide policy-making decisions tend to overestimate the number of vaccinated individuals, research published in Nature suggests.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nAs part of their research project Amanda Matthes and Jonas Beuchert, supervised by Professor Alex Rogers, developed \u2018SnapperGPS\u2019, a low-cost, low-power wildlife tracking system based on satellite navigation. In summer 2021, they deployed it for the first time on wild animals: endangered loggerhead sea turtles in Cape Verde.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nResearchers at the University of Oxford uncover the importance of iron for the development of complex life on Earth \u2013 which also may hint at the likelihood of complex life on other planets.
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