30 March 2021
\n \n \n \nA team of scientists, including those based at the University of Oxford as part of the Faraday Institution CATMAT project, researching next-generation cathode materials have made a significant breakthrough in understanding oxygen-redox processes involved in lithium-rich cathode materials.
\n \n\n \n \n29 March 2021
\n \n \n \nTwo engineering DPhil students from the University of Oxford have created a website for GP surgeries across the UK to optimise the delivery of Covid-19 vaccinations to the UK\u2019s 1 million housebound patients.
\n \n\n \n \n23 March 2021
\n \n \n \nNew research from the University of Oxford\u2019s Department of Zoology has used innovative technology to study causes of declines in puffin populations in the northeast Atlantic, and found that a lack of prey near some major breeding colonies is driving puffin chicks to starve, ultimately leading to population declines.
\n \n\n \n \n22 March 2021
\n \n \n \nAn article written for the University's Science Blog by Liam Bullock (Engineering Science), Zakhele Nkosi and Maxwell Amponsah-Dacosta.
\n \n\n \n \n17 March 2021
\n \n \n \nProfessor Hawes (Associate Professor in Engineering Science) takes over from Professor David Pyle (Earth Sciences) who was the Division\u2019s first PER Champion, to provide leadership and support to progress the embedding of engagement into research practice.
\n \n\n \n \n10 March 2021
\n \n \n \n\u00a31.1m multi-institution project aims to assist the development of offshore renewable energy in challenging sea conditions.
\n \n\n \n \n8 March 2021
\n \n \n \nProfessor Wooldridge has received this award, given by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) and the Symposium on Educational Advances in Artificial Intelligence (EAAI), for outstanding global leadership in AI education and public awareness.
\n \n\n \n \n3 March 2021
\n \n \n \nResearchers at the Department of Zoology's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit explore the extent of public interest in leopard print fashion, and whether this interest could be harnessed for the benefit of the animals through a \u2018species royalty\u2019 initiative.
\n \n\n \n \n26 February 2021
\n \n \n \nOxford University is working with Canadian researchers on a first-of-its-kind project that will engage citizen volunteers to help advance knowledge about polar bear behaviour in a changing environment by analysing a decade\u2019s worth of images captured by trail cameras.
\n \n\n \n \n24 February 2021
\n \n \n \nOxford University has today announced the winners of its science-inspired schools\u2019 art competition Beyond Boundaries which was launched to encourage inclusion in science research
\n \n\n \n \n15 February 2021
\n \n \n \nBen Fernando (Departments of Earth Sciences and Physics) writes about using the Insight mission to detect seismic signals during the landing of Perseverance - the first time that anyone has tried using a spacecraft on the surface of another planet to detect another spacecraft arriving.
\n \n\n \n \n15 February 2021
\n \n \n \nThe centre, led by Oxford, will transform the finance sector\u2019s ability to invest differently to promote climate and environmental action. Researchers from the Oxford eResearch Centre in the Department of Engineering Science are contributing, alongside researchers from other University departments.
\n \n\n \n \n10 February 2021
\n \n \n \nFritz Vollrath from the Department of Zoology writes in an article published on The Conversation.
\n \n\n \n \n10 February 2021
\n \n \n \nResearchers in Oxford have developed a machine learning algorithm that could significantly improve clinicians\u2019 ability to identify hospitalised patients whose condition is deteriorating to the extent that they need intensive care.
\n \n\n \n \n10 February 2021
\n \n \n \nThe World\u2019s First Conservation Venture Studio has today been launched, with a mission to bring forward novel and innovative solutions to the world\u2019s most pressing environmental problems.
\n \n\n \n \n3 February 2021
\n \n \n \nProfessor Paolo Radaelli from Oxford\u2019s Department of Physics, working with Diamond Light Source, has been leading research into silicon alternatives and his group\u2019s surprising findings are published in Nature on 4th February.
\n \n\n \n \n1 February 2021
\n \n \n \nNature\u2010based solutions can play a key role in helping to tackle the climate and nature crises, while delivering other benefits for people, according to a new paper today from the Nature-based Solutions Initiative (NbSI) at the University of Oxford - but it is vital to get the message right about how to deliver successful NbS and avoid potential pitfalls.
\n \n\n \n \n25 January 2021
\n \n \n \nA global team of researchers have outlined a new framework for implementing global commitments to restoring nature, The Mitigation and Conservation Hierarchy - or, more snappily, Four Steps for the Earth.
\n \n\n \n \n21 January 2021
\n \n \n \nUniversity physicists believe that, for the first time, they might be able to \u2018hear\u2019 a spacecraft land on Mars, when Perseverance arrives at Earth\u2019s \u2018near\u2019 neighbour in about a month\u2019s time around 18 February.
\n \n\n \n \n19 January 2021
\n \n \n \nIneos, one of the world\u2019s largest manufacturing companies, and the University of Oxford are launching a new world-leading institute to combat the growing global issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which currently causes an estimated 1.5 million excess deaths each year.
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