24 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 \n11 January 2021
\n \n \n \nA team of international scientists has demonstrated an initial prototype of a photonic processor using tiny rays of light confined inside silicon chips that can process information much more rapidly than electronic chips and also in parallel - something traditional chips are incapable of doing.
\n \n\n \n \n15 December 2020
\n \n \n \nMost biodegradable plastics only degrade in specific environments and should only be used in line with new recommendations from the European Commission\u2019s independent Group of Chief Scientific Advisors (GCSA), led by Oxford Professor Nicole Grobert.
\n \n\n \n \n7 December 2020
\n \n \n \nA new institute for nanoscience research is to open in Oxford thanks to a $10 million gift from The Kavli Foundation.
\n \n\n \n \n12 November 2020
\n \n \n \nThis is the most prestigious award possible from the RMS for researchers around the globe, and is bestowed by the Society for pre-eminence in microscopy and related branches of science.
\n \n\n \n \n3 November 2020
\n \n \n \nProfessor Nicole Grobert, Professor of Nanomaterials and Associate Head of Department (Research) in the Department of Materials, has been elected Chair of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors to the European Commission. Professor Sir Paul Nurse, Director of the Francis Crick Institute, joins her as Deputy Chair.
\n \n\n \n \n2 November 2020
\n \n \n \nFor the first time, researchers from Oxford\u2019s Departments of Physics and Materials have managed to image hybrid metal halide perovskites with atomic-scale resolution providing new insights into these wonder-materials.
\n \n\n \n \n8 September 2020
\n \n \n \nFive researchers from MPLS Division have been awarded major European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants\u202fto fund cutting-edge projects.
\n \n\n \n \n3 September 2020
\n \n \n \nNatalia Ares from the Department of Materials talks to the Science Blog about how rapid breakthroughs in the fabrication and measurement of devices at the nanoscale are now presenting us with the opportunity to explore new physics in the laboratory.
\n \n\n \n \n19 August 2020
\n \n \n \nResearchers at Oxford University, in collaboration with DeepMind, University of Basel and Lancaster University, have created a machine learning algorithm that interfaces with a quantum device and \u2018tunes\u2019 it faster than human experts, without any human input. They are dubbing it \u2018Minecraft explorer for quantum devices\u2019.
\n \n\n \n \n4 August 2020
\n \n \n \nProfessor Bryan Birch (Mathematical Institute), Professor Ben Davis (Department of Chemistry) and Professor George Smith (Department of Materials) have all received Royal Society 2020 medals or prizes.
\n \n\n \n \n29 April 2020
\n \n \n \nSix Oxford University academics, including three from MPLS Division, have been elected to the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal Society.
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