14 November 2025
\n \n \n \nA research team led by the Department of Engineering Science has developed a new class of soft robots that operate without electronics, motors, or computers \u2013 by using air pressure.
\n \n\n \n \n12 November 2025
\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford has announced that Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt, Principal of Jesus College and Professorial Research Fellow in Computer Science, has been appointed Chair of AI@Oxford Research, a new role to champion and coordinate Oxford\u2019s world-class research in artificial intelligence (AI).
\n \n\n \n \n10 November 2025
\n \n \n \nNew findings from NASA\u2019s Cassini mission show that Enceladus, one of Saturn\u2019s moons and a top contender for extra-terrestrial life, is losing heat from both poles \u2013 indicating that it has the long-term stability required for life to develop. The findings have been published in Science Advances.
\n \n\n \n \n6 November 2025
\n \n \n \nA new study led by the Department of Biology reveals that reptiles confined to islands are facing a double jeopardy. Despite being more likely to go extinct than mainland species, they remain largely ignored by researchers compared to their mainland counterparts.
\n \n\n \n \n6 November 2025
\n \n \n \nProfessor Philip Torr and Dr Christian Schroeder de Witt, both from Oxford University\u2019s Department of Engineering Science, have been awarded a prestigious AI2050 Research Fellowship by Schmidt Sciences.
\n \n\n \n \n3 November 2025
\n \n \n \nWe are delighted to welcome our latest cohort of Optiver Foundation Scholars to Oxford. The programme, now in its third year, has to date awarded 18 scholarships to students from 11 countries and across five continents.
\n \n\n \n \n29 October 2025
\n \n \n \nProfessor Dame E.J. Milner-Gulland, Department of Biology, explains why conservationists and researchers are concerned about the proposed Planning & Infrastructure Bill, and what needs to change for UK growth to not come at nature\u2019s expense.
\n \n\n \n \n27 October 2025
\n \n \n \nAssociate Professor Meera Mehta (Department of Chemistry), Associate Professor Emilio Mart\u00ednez-Pa\u00f1eda and Professor Noa Zilberman (Department of Engineering Science) were selected from over 350 nominations to receive a 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize.
\n \n\n \n \n20 October 2025
\n \n \n \nAs Britain\u2019s weather grows increasingly unpredictable, the energy grid is under pressure to keep up. Greater flexibility in how power is produced, stored and used can help balance supply and demand, support more renewable energy and keep costs down.
\n \n\n \n \n20 October 2025
\n \n \n \nFive researchers and professional services staff in the Division have been awarded fellowships to strengthen public and community engagement across departments ranging from Chemistry to Computer Science.
\n \n\n \n \n17 October 2025
\n \n \n \nOxford has welcomed the first cohort of Schmidt AI in Science Faculty Fellows as part of a new programme using artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery in key global areas.
\n \n\n \n \n15 October 2025
\n \n \n \nDeputy Steward of the University of Oxford and MPLS Division Board member recognised for over 45 years of international business leadership in engineering and science industries.
\n \n\n \n \n15 October 2025
\n \n \n \nOxford University has opened a \u00a3200 million world-class teaching and research facility with the potential to tackle global challenges of life and mind.
\n \n\n \n \n9 October 2025
\n \n \n \nOn Tuesday 7 October, 180 guests from across the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division gathered in the Life and Mind Building for Professor Jim Naismith\u2019s annual reception.
\n \n\n \n \n8 October 2025
\n \n \n \nA new study co-led by the University of Oxford and Google Cloud has shown how general-purpose AI can accurately classify real changes in the night sky - such as an exploding star, a black hole tearing apart a passing star, or a fast-moving asteroid - and explain its reasoning, without the need for complex training.
\n \n\n \n \n8 October 2025
\n \n \n \nThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 is today awarded to three chemists, including University of Oxford alumnus Professor Richard Robson FRS, for their work developing metal-organic frameworks.
\n \n\n \n \n8 October 2025
\n \n \n \nOxford University has announced the launch of the Pousaz Scholarship Programme, made possible through a grant from the Pousaz Philanthropies Foundation. Rooted in the Pousaz family\u2019s belief in the transformational power of education, the new programme will provide full funding for 15 outstanding students who would otherwise be unable to take up their places at Oxford.
\n \n\n \n \n1 October 2025
\n \n \n \nResearchers in the Department of Engineering Science have developed new machine learning approaches that significantly reduce the time needed to design and control semiconductor quantum devices, while automating complex tuning processes.
\n \n\n \n \n25 September 2025
\n \n \n \nA new project led by Oxford University aims to develop a novel breathing test that could detect asthma and COPD earlier, more accurately, and closer to home \u2013 reducing pressure on the NHS and improving outcomes for patients.
\n \n\n \n \n25 September 2025
\n \n \n \nEmeritus Professor Ronald Roy, Professor Andrea Vedaldi and Professor Michael Wooldridge are among leading figures elected by the Royal Academy of Engineering to its Fellowship this year.
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