8 August 2025
\n \n \n \nProfessor Christopher Vogel, from the Department of Engineering Science, sets the record straight on the science and economics of wind turbines, and why these must be a key component of the UK\u2019s net zero energy strategy.
\n \n\n \n \n8 August 2025
\n \n \n \nGlobal multi strategy investment manager Qube Research and Technologies (QRT) has pledged to support students from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds at the University of Oxford.
\n \n\n \n \n31 July 2025
\n \n \n \nOxford researchers tracking wild great tits over multiple seasons have discovered that bird couples show clear behavioural signs of impending \"divorce\" months before they actually separate.
\n \n\n \n \n25 July 2025
\n \n \n \nA research project led by the IOI to study the cause and impact of antimicrobial resistant sepsis in Nigeria has reduced new-born deaths, improved awareness about neonatal infection prevention amongst parents and strengthened capacity and training for local doctors. The findings have been published in Nature Communications.
\n \n\n \n \n22 July 2025
\n \n \n \nAmy Dickman, from WildCRU, is one of the researchers behind a recent Conversation article exploring how upgraded fencing in Tanzania is helping to reduce conflict between people, livestock and large carnivores. The piece looks at how communities can better coexist with lions and other predators while protecting both livelihoods and wildlife.
\n \n\n \n \n16 July 2025
\n \n \n \nSeven members of the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division (MPLS) have been recognised for their outstanding research impact at the annual MPLS Impact Awards.
\n \n\n \n \n16 July 2025
\n \n \n \nThe Mathematical, Physical, and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division announces the five recipients of this year\u2019s Teaching Awards, recognising their significant contributions to student learning and academic innovation.
\n \n\n \n \n16 July 2025
\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford has received a \u00a36.25 million gift to expand its outreach work with socio-economically disadvantaged students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects.
\n \n\n \n \n15 July 2025
\n \n \n \nProfessor Jin-Chong Tan from the Department of Engineering Science has been awarded an European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept Grant for his project RESILIENT. The \u20ac150,000 award will help him develop advanced sensing technologies through smart coating systems.
\n \n\n \n \n15 July 2025
\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford was delighted to welcome two distinguished ministerial delegations to the Oxford Robotics Institute (ORI) on Friday 11 July, where cutting-edge research and innovation were on full display.
\n \n\n \n \n15 July 2025
\n \n \n \nNew research led by University of Oxford researchers has found that old age likely impacts the habitual tool-use behaviours of some wild chimpanzees \u2013 although the extent to which different individuals are affected appears to be highly variable.
\n \n\n \n \n11 July 2025
\n \n \n \nThe Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded its MacRobert Award 2025 to OrganOx, an Oxford biomedical engineering spinout that has developed two of the most complex medical devices ever designed in the UK.
\n \n\n \n \n10 July 2025
\n \n \n \nThe Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has today announced a \u00a341 million investment (matched with a further \u00a356 million from businesses and academia) for twenty-three new Prosperity Partnerships to tackle key industry challenges. The University of Oxford, in partnership with Fortescue Zero, will lead one of these to develop safer, more reliable, high-performance batteries for industries such as mining, transport, and construction.
\n \n\n \n \n7 July 2025
\n \n \n \nNature-friendly farming budgets are increasing through schemes like the ELM programme \u2013 but could cuts elsewhere undermine overall progress? Professor Nathalie Seddon from the Department of Biology investigates for The Conversation UK.
\n \n\n \n \n4 July 2025
\n \n \n \nA new collaborative study, led by researchers from the Department of Biology, finds that hedgerows, small copses and even individual trees can significantly increase the number of butterflies in farmed landscapes.
\n \n\n \n \n1 July 2025
\n \n \n \nTommi Anttonen from the Department of Biology explores newly published research indicating that mice do more than just feel their way around with their whiskers \u2013 they also use them to 'listen' to their environment.
\n \n\n \n \n1 July 2025
\n \n \n \nDepartment of Biology research on animal seismic senses will be featured at the Royal Society\u2019s annual free celebration of world-leading science. The Summer Science Exhibition runs from 1-6 July 2025 at the Royal Society in London.
\n \n\n \n \n30 June 2025
\n \n \n \nResearchers at Oxford will collaborate with Cardiff University, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Imperial College London and Newcastle University. The Oxford team spans the Department of Engineering Science and Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences.
\n \n\n \n \n27 June 2025
\n \n \n \nA new study from researchers in the University of Oxford\u2019s Department of Computer Science has found that Uber\u2019s use of dynamic pricing has led to higher fares for passengers and lower earnings for drivers, while increasing Uber\u2019s share of revenue.
\n \n\n \n \n25 June 2025
\n \n \n \nTwo MPLS researchers have won 2025 Royal Society of Chemistry Prizes for their work on clean energy technologies, while an Oxford-led collaboration also received a Horizon Prize for sustainable chemical manufacturing.
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