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A two-week leap in breeding: Study reveals Antarctic penguins’ striking climate adaptation

A 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.

MPLS announces SCGC-FIRST 2025–2026 awardees supporting cutting-edge sustainability research

The MPLS Division has announced the successful projects funded through the SCGC Fund for Innovation and Research in Sustainability and Technology (SCGC-FIRST) 2025–2026, supporting high-impact research tackling global sustainability and energy challenges.

MPLS Researcher Conference: AI & Ethics – a day of insight, challenge, and inspiration

Researchers 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.

Fossils reveal ‘latitudinal traps’ that increased the risk of extinction for marine species

A 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.

Two MPLS academics awarded first-ever Royal Academy of Engineering Green Future Fellowships

Professor Robert House (Department of Materials) and Professor Moritz Riede (Department of Physics) have both been awarded one of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s first ever Green Future Fellowships.

Four MPLS researchers honoured in the Royal Astronomical Society’s 2026 Awards

Professor Aigrain, Dr Bartlett and Professor Bunker from the Department of Physics and Associate Professor Koelemeijer from the Department of Earth Sciences have been honoured in the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) 2026 Awards.

New study simulates asteroid impact – and reveals the hidden strength of space rocks

Researchers 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 – a breakthrough with direct implications for planetary defence strategies.

Apprenticeship Awards 2025

Celebrating MPLS excellence in apprenticeship leadership and achievement

Earth Sciences colleagues recognised in the New Year Honours

Two colleagues from the MPLS Division’s Department of Earth Sciences have been recognised in the New Year Honours for their outstanding contributions to science, public engagement, and public service.

Expert Comment: How can we effectively regulate international trade in wild species?

Dr 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.

Feature: Setting the agenda for the next century of quantum

Professor Ian Walmsley, Director of the Oxford Quantum Institute (OQI), reflects on Oxford’s 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.

Blinded by love: some male pheasants restrict their vision in a bid to impress females

A new study involving researchers from Oxford University’s Department of Biology has found that the exaggerated feather ornaments on the heads of male Chrysolophus pheasants restricts their field of view.

New breakthrough in detecting 'ghost particles' from the Sun

Researchers in the Department of Physics have led a breakthrough study which has recorded the first observation of carbon-neutrino interactions. The findings, published in Physical Review Letters, open new frontiers in nuclear and particle physics.

Expert Comment: The world’s most important antibiotic has become our greatest challenge

This week marks the 80th anniversary of penicillin's Nobel Prize, and Dr Farley from the Ineos Oxford Institute calls for renewed collaboration to tackle today's antimicrobial resistance crisis, echoing the teamwork that led to penicillin's discovery.

ERC Consolidator Grants awarded to seven Oxford MPLS Division academics

Seven academics from the MPLS Division are to lead new research projects supported by European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants. These grants support highly promising mid-career scientists of any nationality and any field with building a research team at an eligible host organisation.

New Generative Biology Doctoral Training Programme Launches at Oxford

The University of Oxford, in partnership with the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), plans to launch the Generative Biology Doctoral Training Programme (DTP) — a four-year DPhil designed to allow the next generation of researchers to explore how to synthesize the DNA sequences of organisms to program and engineer biology.

The University of Oxford and UBS join forces to launch the Oxford-UBS Centre for Applied AI to pioneer research and innovation

The University of Oxford and UBS are proud to announce the launch of the Oxford-UBS Centre for Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Astronomers spot one of the largest spinning structures ever found in the Universe

An international team co-led by the Department of Physics has identified one of the largest rotating structures ever reported: a ‘razor-thin’ string of galaxies embedded in a giant spinning cosmic filament, 140 million light-years away. The findings could offer valuable new insights into how galaxies formed in the early Universe.

In The Conversation: The UK must secure supplies of 34 critical minerals says new report – here’s how

Researchers from Oxford Earth discuss why the UK’s new plan to secure 34 critical minerals will require new approaches, from cleaner extraction methods to stronger and more equitable supply chains.

XTX Markets to support early career researchers in pure mathematics at Oxford

Algorithmic trading firm XTX Markets has made a substantial gift to the University of Oxford to support early career researchers working in the field of pure mathematics.

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