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Science communication and public engagement expert, Steve Cross, has brought together an excellent bunch of skilled and knowledgeable trainers to offer affordable and useful training every Friday lunchtime.

Professors Christl Donnelly and Alain Goriely Awarded Visiting Miller Professorships at Berkeley

Professor Christl Donnelly and Professor Alain Goriely have been awarded Visiting Miller Professorships at the University of California, Berkeley, in early 2026.

Trailblazing Sustainability and Innovation: Announcing the 2024 SCGC-FIRST Awards Recipients

The SCG Chemicals (SCGC)-FIRST Prioritisation Panel has revealed the recipients of the second round of SCGC-FIRST Awards, showcasing exceptional research driving innovation and sustainability across the MPLS Division. This year’s awardees tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges, from plastic waste to energy efficiency and renewable technologies.

From The Conversation: Ethiopian earthquakes and volcanic eruptions - an earth scientist explains the link

Ethiopia has been hit by several earthquakes and tremors since the beginning of 2025. The earthquakes have sparked fears of volcanic eruptions because they are happening near two active volcanoes. Amdemichael Tadesse, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Earth Sciences, explains what’s happening below the earth’s surface.

Wellcome Discovery Award of £5m to fund pioneering research to combat deadly diarrhoea

In The Conversation: Lynx in Scotland – why illegal attempts to reintroduce lost species are surprisingly common

For more than 500 years, no lynx had roamed the British countryside. That changed with the recent release of four of these large cats in the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland.

In The Conversation: Global temperatures pass critical milestone

Researchers from the Department of Physics report in The Conversation on how global temperatures passed the critical 1.5°C milestone for the first time in 2024.

First patients scanned in new study investigating traumatic brain injury in young athlete

Researchers at The Podium Institute for Sports Medicine and Technology at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, have recruited their first participants for a new study exploring the impact of head injuries on the brains of 11 to 18-year-olds using cutting-edge neuroimaging techniques.

Professor James Binney awarded Royal Astronomical Society’s Gold Medal

Professor James Binney from the Department of Physics, has received the Royal Astronomical Society’s 2025 Gold Medal for Astronomy for his lifetime achievements in the study of the structure and evolution of galaxies.

Logged tropical forests are still valuable for biodiversity, study finds

A research team led by the University of Oxford has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems.

MPLS Impact Awards open for nominations

The annual awards aim to promote and raise awareness of research impact locally and support future REF case studies. Nominations are open to researchers in the MPLS Division at all career stages, with a focus on early career researchers and postgraduates contributing to impactful progress.

New Year Honours 2025

Two academics from MPLS Division have been recognised in the New Year Honours 2025 Lists.

Professor Jim Naismith congratulates OSCAR on six years of achievement

From 28 to 29 November, Prof. Jim Naismith paid his first visit to the Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR) since his appointment as Head of Oxford’s Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division (MPLS) in October 2023.

Botanists name beautiful new species of ‘lipstick vine’ from the Philippine rainforest

Scientists have announced the discovery of a species of lipstick vine completely new to science, from the depths of the Philippine rainforest.

XuPHOS Oxford Fund launched to support Oxford Chemistry DPhil research

The Department of Chemistry and The GoldenKeys High-Tech Materials Co., Ltd. are pleased to announce the XuPHOS Oxford Fund, which will provide over £1 million to support a minimum of eight DPhil studentships in the coming decade.

Oxford University expands AI fellowship programme to support researchers in Africa and India

The University of Oxford is set to broaden its AI in Science Fellowship Programme through a new initiative supporting early career faculty at African and Indian universities.

New project aims to transform how wildlife trade is monitored and managed

The University of Oxford will play a leading role in a new project to develop indicators to measure progress towards globally agreed conservation targets, backed by $1.9 million funding from The Global Environment Facility (GEF).

Chimpanzees perform the same complex behaviours that have brought humans success

A new study led by the University of Oxford suggests that the fundamental abilities underlying human language and technological culture may have evolved before humans and apes diverged millions of years ago.

Athena Swan Gold for the Department of Physics

Congratulations to the Department of Physics, which has been given the Gold award having held Athena Swan Silver since 2019.

Oxford University to lead AI security research through new national laboratory partnership

The University of Oxford, in collaboration with The Alan Turing Institute and UK Government, will play a lead role in the newly announced Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR). The £8.22 million government-funded initiative marks a significant step forward in strengthening Britain's cyber resilience.

Four MPLS researchers selected for European Research Council Consolidator Grants

Four MPLS researchers have been awarded European Research Council Consolidator Grants, part of the EU’s Horizon Europe programme. These grants, totalling €678 million this year, aim to support outstanding scientists and scholars as they establish their independent research teams and develop their most promising scientific ideas.

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