3 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.
\n \n\n \n \n18 September 2025
\n \n \n \nThe Department of Materials is leading a \u00a33 million initiative to develop novel cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries, potentially improving performance and reducing costs for electric vehicles.
\n \n\n \n \n18 September 2025
\n \n \n \nA new fully funded DPhil studentship has been created at the University of Oxford thanks to support from AlbaCore Capital Group, one of Europe\u2019s leading alternative credit specialists. The award will support the advancement of research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, climate and the environment.
\n \n\n \n \n17 September 2025
\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford and SCG Chemicals Public Company Limited (SCGC) are delighted to launch the third round of the SCGC Fund for Innovation and Research in Sustainability and Technology (SCGC-FIRST).\r\n\r\nSCGC-FIRST is an early-stage technology fund designed to support pump-priming ideas and proof-of-concept projects. The \u00a31 million programme backs pioneering Oxford research that addresses urgent global challenges such as climate change, the energy transition, plastic waste, sustainable materials, and the application of AI/ML to sustainability.
\n \n\n \n \n11 September 2025
\n \n \n \nA new AI-powered tool has reduced astronomers\u2019 workload by 85% \u2013 filtering through thousands of data alerts to identify the few genuine signals caused by supernovae. The findings have been published in The Astrophysical Journal.
\n \n\n \n \n4 September 2025
\n \n \n \nToday, eleven researchers at the University of Oxford have been selected to receive prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants, each worth \u20ac1.5 million for a period of up to five years.
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