5 February 2026
\n \n \n \nSome Argentinian penguins are experiencing high levels of predation from pumas recolonising their historical territory. A new study involving Oxford researchers has quantified the risk on long-term penguin population survival.
\n \n\n \n \n5 February 2026
\n \n \n \nGSK and the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Southampton have launched Transformative Technologies in Pharmaceutical Sciences (TTPS), a BBSRC-backed doctoral training programme aimed at turning cutting-edge biological research into next-generation vaccines, therapies and medicines.
\n \n\n \n \n5 February 2026
\n \n \n \nChris Lintott, Professor of Astrophysics at Oxford\u2019s Department of Physics, responds to the news that University funding for astronomy and physics research will be cut by almost a third.
\n \n\n \n \n5 February 2026
\n \n \n \nThe Oxford Robotics Institute is delighted to announce a new DPhil studentship funded by the Breitman Family Foundation to support research at the intersection of robotics, ecology, and data science
\n \n\n \n \n4 February 2026
\n \n \n \nThe Department of Physics is to co-lead one of three new UK-Japan quantum technology projects, announced during the Prime Minister\u2019s visit to Japan.
\n \n\n \n \n29 January 2026
\n \n \n \nTen academics from the MPLS Division have been appointed to the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences\u2019 inaugural cohort of Fellows, uniting leading mathematicians across academia, education, business, industry, and government to tackle major national challenges.
\n \n\n \n \n27 January 2026
\n \n \n \nA new University of Oxford study finds that almost half of the global population (3.79 billion) will be living with extreme heat by 2050 if the world reaches 2.0\u00b0C of global warming above pre-industrial levels \u2013 a scenario that climate scientists see as increasingly likely.
\n \n\n \n \n26 January 2026
\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford has been ranked first in the world in the Times Higher Education (THE) Subject Rankings for Medicine and Computer Science. Oxford leads in Medicine for the 15th consecutive year and in Computer Science for the 8th.
\n \n\n \n \n21 January 2026
\n \n \n \nA research team led by the University of Oxford\u2019s Department of Engineering Science has engineered proteins whose sensing behaviour is governed by quantum-mechanical processes, demonstrated in living cells. Their findings are published in Nature.
\n \n\n \n \n20 January 2026
\n \n \n \nA decade-long study led by Penguin Watch, at the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University, has uncovered a record shift in the breeding season of Antarctic penguins, likely in response to climate change.
\n \n\n \n \n20 January 2026
\n \n \n \nThe MPLS Division has announced the successful projects funded through the SCGC Fund for Innovation and Research in Sustainability and Technology (SCGC-FIRST) 2025\u20132026, supporting high-impact research tackling global sustainability and energy challenges.
\n \n\n \n \n19 January 2026
\n \n \n \nResearchers from across the University gathered last week for a full day of discussion and debate on the rapidly evolving relationship between artificial intelligence, ethics, and society.
\n \n\n \n \n16 January 2026
\n \n \n \nA new study led by researchers in the Department of Earth Science has shown that the shape and orientation of coastlines significantly influenced extinction patterns for animals living in the shallow oceans during the last 540 million years.
\n \n\n \n \n12 January 2026
\n \n \n \nProfessor Robert House (Department of Materials) and Professor Moritz Riede (Department of Physics) have both been awarded one of the Royal Academy of Engineering\u2019s first ever Green Future Fellowships.
\n \n\n \n \n9 January 2026
\n \n \n \nProfessor Aigrain, Dr Bartlett and Professor Bunker from the Department of Physics and \r\nAssociate Professor Koelemeijer from the Department of Earth Sciences have been honoured in the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) 2026 Awards.
\n \n\n \n \n8 January 2026
\n \n \n \nResearchers in the Department of Physics have contributed to a new study which has found that iron-rich asteroids can tolerate far more energy than previously thought without breaking apart \u2013 a breakthrough with direct implications for planetary defence strategies.
\n \n\n \n \n8 January 2026
\n \n \n \nCelebrating MPLS excellence in apprenticeship leadership and achievement
\n \n\n \n \n30 December 2025
\n \n \n \nTwo colleagues from the MPLS Division\u2019s Department of Earth Sciences have been recognised in the New Year Honours for their outstanding contributions to science, public engagement, and public service.
\n \n\n \n \n17 December 2025
\n \n \n \nDr Dan Challender from the Department of Biology and Oxford Martin School, argues that CITES CoP20 demonstrates we need to reform how decisions on international trade controls for wild species are made if they are to be protected from overexploitation.
\n \n\n \n \n16 December 2025
\n \n \n \nProfessor Ian Walmsley, Director of the Oxford Quantum Institute (OQI), reflects on Oxford\u2019s strengths in quantum, the role that the OQI will play to accelerate impact, and how the UK as a whole can remain competitive in the quantum arena.
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