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XuPHOS Oxford Fund launched to support Oxford Chemistry DPhil research
10 December 2024
The Department of Chemistry and The GoldenKeys High-Tech Materials Co., Ltd. are pleased to announce the XuPHOS Oxford Fund, which will provide over £1 million to support a minimum of eight DPhil studentships in the coming decade.
Oxford University expands AI fellowship programme to support researchers in Africa and India
AI and data science Research
10 December 2024
The University of Oxford is set to broaden its AI in Science Fellowship Programme through a new initiative supporting early career faculty at African and Indian universities.
New project aims to transform how wildlife trade is monitored and managed
Biology Research
9 December 2024
The University of Oxford will play a leading role in a new project to develop indicators to measure progress towards globally agreed conservation targets, backed by $1.9 million funding from The Global Environment Facility (GEF).
Chimpanzees perform the same complex behaviours that have brought humans success
Biology Research
6 December 2024
A new study led by the University of Oxford suggests that the fundamental abilities underlying human language and technological culture may have evolved before humans and apes diverged millions of years ago.
Athena Swan Gold for the Department of Physics
Award Equality and Diversity Physics
4 December 2024
Congratulations to the Department of Physics, which has been given the Gold award having held Athena Swan Silver since 2019.
Oxford University to lead AI security research through new national laboratory partnership
AI and data science MPLS Research
4 December 2024
The University of Oxford, in collaboration with The Alan Turing Institute and UK Government, will play a lead role in the newly announced Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR). The £8.22 million government-funded initiative marks a significant step forward in strengthening Britain's cyber resilience.
Four Oxford researchers selected for European Research Council Consolidator Grants
Chemistry Funding Maths Physics Research
3 December 2024
Four MPLS researchers have been awarded European Research Council Consolidator Grants, part of the EU’s Horizon Europe programme. These grants, totalling €678 million this year, aim to support outstanding scientists and scholars as they establish their independent research teams and develop their most promising scientific ideas.
University of Oxford and Ellison Institute of Technology join forces in a transformative strategic alliance
Funding MPLS
3 December 2024
The alliance aims to develop the solutions and future leaders needed to tackle some of the most enduring challenges facing humanity, with an investment of at least £130m from EIT.
New study reveals the explosive secret of the squirting cucumber
Biology Maths Research
26 November 2024
A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the squirting cucumber squirt? The findings were achieved through a combination of experiments, high-speed videography, image analysis, and advanced mathematical modelling.
In The Conversation: Why is it so difficult to make a new antibiotic?
Antimicrobial resistance The Conversation
25 November 2024
Following the development of penicillin in the mid-1940s, many new classes of antibiotics were developed. Over the past 40 years however, very few have been approved. The Ineos Oxford Institute looks at why is it so difficult to make a new antibiotic.
Ethiopian wolves reported to feed on nectar for the first time
Biology Research
25 November 2024
Researchers are reporting a previously undocumented behaviour of Ethiopian wolves – feeding on the nectar of Ethiopian red hot poker flowers – the first large carnivore species ever to be documented feeding on nectar.
In The Conversation: Water companies now have to release live sewage spill data – here’s why more transparency is the key to cleaner rivers
Earth sciences The Conversation
22 November 2024
Alex Lipp, Junior Research Fellow in Geochemistry in the Department of Earth Sciences, explains why the data release is a good thing.
In The Conversation: We studied drug-resistant bacteria on hospital surfaces in six countries. This is what we found.
Antimicrobial resistance The Conversation
21 November 2024
Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research carried out a study to investigate antimicrobial resistance-carrying bacteria recovered from surfaces in ten hospitals from six low- and middle-income countries.
EPSRC announces £22 million investment for seven projects to kick start economic growth and address regional needs
AI and data science Engineering Funding
20 November 2024
Nuclear robotics and artificial intelligence cluster will link Cumbria and Oxfordshire to accelerate the decommissioning of the country’s nuclear legacy and remove people from harm.
Redefining net zero will not stop global warming, new study shows
Climate Physics Research
18 November 2024
In a new study led by the Department of Physics, an international group of researchers who developed the science behind net zero demonstrate that relying on ‘natural carbon sinks’ like forests and oceans to offset ongoing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use will not actually stop global warming.
In The Conversation: The climate and biodiversity crises are entwined, but we risk pitting one against the other
Biology The Conversation
18 November 2024
Climate change and biodiversity policies have largely evolved in isolation, even though the two crises are deeply intertwined. The three summits in quick succession make this is an important opportunity to align these agendas. Healthy ecosystems are crucial for climate resilience, while a stable climate is essential to protecting biodiversity.
Four Oxford academics receive ERC Synergy Grants to address complex scientific problems
Funding Maths Research
18 November 2024
Four Oxford University academics are to co-lead ambitious new research projects backed by European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grants, part of the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
New Oxford-led initiative launches to train future leaders in life and environmental sciences
MPLS Research Teaching
15 November 2024
The University of Oxford, in partnership with five leading institutions, has launched the Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science Landscape Award (ILESLA) – an ambitious doctoral training programme to prepare a new generation of creative, collaborative, and entrepreneurial researchers.
Oxford Establishes Ashall Professorship in Artificial Intelligence Following Ashall Donation
AI and data science Funding Research
15 November 2024
Leading AI researcher Professor Michael Wooldridge appointed as first Ashall Professor of the Foundations of Artificial Intelligence at Oxford, following an endowment to secure the pioneering role.
New UKRI-funded network to bolster UK’s cyber security research ecosystem
AI and data science Computer science Funding
12 November 2024
A new network led by the Department of Computer Science aims to protect cyber security in the UK and beyond, realise the benefits of emerging technologies, and better prepare society against future cyber threats.