9 December 2020
\n \n \n \nEuropean Research Council grants worth more than \u20ac16.3 million have been awarded to University of Oxford researchers for a range of cutting-edge projects.
\n \n\n \n \n9 December 2020
\n \n \n \nAn international team of researchers have shown that, while both cities have experienced large epidemics with high mortality, as much as three-quarters of the population in Manaus was infected between March and October, and a third of the population in S\u00e3o Paulo.
\n \n\n \n \n7 December 2020
\n \n \n \nBy Michael Bonsall, Professor of Mathematical Biology in the Department of Zoology
\n \n\n \n \n1 December 2020
\n \n \n \nHurricanes, pollution, disease, bleaching and the effects of an increasingly warmer planet are all negatively impacting the health of coral reefs around the world. However, those in the Caribbean are facing a new threat \u2014 an aggressive, golden-brown, crust-like alga that is rapidly overgrowing shallow reefs.
\n \n\n \n \n26 November 2020
\n \n \n \nThe prize is awarded annually to an individual who has made exceptional contributions to the discipline of microbiology, and recognises Prof Maiden's work in translating high-quality basic science into practical public health benefits, especially in bacterial vaccines, vaccination, and food safety.
\n \n\n \n \n26 November 2020
\n \n \n \nAn article from the Conversation by Alexandra Zimmerman (Zoology), Ewan Macdonald (Said Business School) and Tigga Kingston (Texas Tech University).
\n \n\n \n \n17 November 2020
\n \n \n \nThe Oxford Net Zero initiative, launched this week, draws on the university\u2019s world-leading expertise in climate science and policy, addressing the critical issue of how to reach global \u2018net zero\u2019 \u2013 limiting greenhouse gases \u2013 in time to halt global warming.
\n \n\n \n \n11 November 2020
\n \n \n \nStudies at the Universities of Oxford and Aarhus have revealed how a spider\u2019s regenerated leg movements fit in with the other legs that are of normal length; coordinating complex movements and thread manipulations.
\n \n\n \n \n3 November 2020
\n \n \n \nIn African wildlife conservation, most documented experiences are from southern and south-eastern Africa; countries with well developed \u2018wildlife industries\u2019. Their voices and perspectives are dominant, but a new paper in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution presents divergent perspectives from West, Central and the Horn of Africa.
\n \n\n \n \n3 November 2020
\n \n \n \nDavid Macdonald, Director of WildCRU, writes about the threats to Indochinese tigers in an article on the Science Blog.
\n \n\n \n \n27 October 2020
\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford\u2019s Department of Zoology has announced it will begin whole genome sequencing of extinct flightless birds, including the dodo and its sister taxa, the Rodrigues solitaire.
\n \n\n \n \n26 October 2020
\n \n \n \nDiogo Ver\u00edssimo from the Department of Zoology writes about his new conservation mobile phone game, 'Kakapo Run', in an article on the Science Blog.
\n \n\n \n \n21 October 2020
\n \n \n \nNew funding from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) will now extend to 2024 and increase to \u00a322.5 million, to support the REACH programme improve water security by delivering world-class science to transform policy and practice.
\n \n\n \n \n16 October 2020
\n \n \n \nCongratulations to Christl Donnelly CBE, Professor in the Department of Statistics and Fellow of St Peter's College, who has been awarded the prestigious Frink Medal by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
\n \n\n \n \n13 October 2020
\n \n \n \nA team of scientists based in WildCRU at the University of Oxford, well-known for their research involving Cecil the Lion, has teamed up with colleagues in the Department of Computer Science to discover the precise ways in which each lion\u2019s roar is distinct, identifiable and trackable.
\n \n\n \n \n5 October 2020
\n \n \n \nSmall, close-knit communities are at high risk for rapid, intense COVID outbreaks especially if they haven\u2019t yet experienced outbreaks of COVID-19, shows a new study by the University of Oxford and Northeastern University, Boston.
\n \n\n \n \n28 September 2020
\n \n \n \nTargeted advertising and news coverage are powerful, and controversial, tools for influencing human perceptions and behaviour. Do they reveal new conservation solutions? From the Science Blog.
\n \n\n \n \n21 September 2020
\n \n \n \nScientists Dr Chris Thorogood at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden, and Dr Fred Rumsey at London\u2019s Natural History Museum have just described a new form of a strange parasitic \u2018vampire\u2019 plant known as \u2018common broomrape\u2019.
\n \n\n \n \n10 September 2020
\n \n \n \nResearchers at Oxford University have estimated that the cost to clean up Aldabra Atoll, one of Seychelles\u2019 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is approximately $4.68 million, requiring 18,000 person\u2010hours of labour. This is the largest accumulation of plastic waste reported for any single island in the world.
\n \n\n \n \n3 September 2020
\n \n \n \nAmy Hinsley and Diogo Verissimo from the Department of Zoology discuss the illegal wildlife trade in an article from the Conversation.
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