30 May 2024
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the Department of Physics, led by Professor Myles Allen, demonstrate the use of state-of-the-art weather forecasts to show how greenhouse gas emissions affect extreme weather.
\n \n\n \n \n29 May 2024
\n \n \n \nA new study led by researchers at the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI) and the Department of Pharmacology offers hope in the discovery of a small molecule that works alongside antibiotics to suppress the evolution of drug-resistance in bacteria.
\n \n\n \n \n23 May 2024
\n \n \n \nResearchers from across Oxford's Medical Sciences and Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Divisions have contributed to a new report on the future of healthcare, compiled by Citi Global Perspectives & Solutions (Citi GPS).
\n \n\n \n \n17 May 2024
\n \n \n \nAn international team led by researchers in the Department of Physics have proved that Einstein was correct about a key prediction concerning black holes. Their study gives the first observational proof that a 'plunging-region' exists around black holes.
\n \n\n \n \n2 May 2024
\n \n \n \nProfessor Samar Khatiwala, from the Department of Earth Sciences, has led a major advance to solve a critical issue in modelling future climate change. The findings have been published in Science Advances.
\n \n\n \n \n26 April 2024
\n \n \n \nMPLS researchers have contributed to a first-of-its kind review on the success of a wide range of conservation actions.
\n \n\n \n \n24 April 2024
\n \n \n \nA new study, led by the University of Oxford and MIT, has recovered a 3.7-billion-year-old record of Earth\u2019s magnetic field, and found that it appears remarkably similar to the field surrounding Earth today. The findings have been published today in the Journal of Geophysical Research.
\n \n\n \n \n17 April 2024
\n \n \n \nThe 17th April is international bat appreciation day and a new study has highlighted how these secretive mammals can be valuable allies for farmers, by feeding on important agricultural pests. The findings demonstrate that encouraging bat species can be a win-win for both conservation efforts and local farmers.
\n \n\n \n \n11 April 2024
\n \n \n \nThe full power of next-generation quantum computing could soon be harnessed by millions of individuals and companies, thanks to a breakthrough by scientists at Oxford University Physics guaranteeing security and privacy.
\n \n\n \n \n4 April 2024
\n \n \n \nA new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford has found that birds that are more social are more likely to use novel sources of food. The findings have been published in iScience.
\n \n\n \n \n27 March 2024
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI) and Cardiff University have found evidence that bacteria resistant to colistin, a last-resort antibiotic, were present in mothers and babies under a week old in Nigeria in 2016, despite limited clinical use of colistin at that time in the country.
\n \n\n \n \n26 March 2024
\n \n \n \nNew research from the Universities of Oxford and Exeter has revealed that plant species recommended as \u2018pollinator friendly\u2019 in Europe begin flowering up to a month too late in the spring to effectively contribute to wild bee conservation.
\n \n\n \n \n22 March 2024
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the Departments of Engineering Science and Physics are to join the ZEBAI project. The major new initiative, backed by the European Commission Horizon Programme, aims to revolutionise the way Zero-Emission buildings are designed.
\n \n\n \n \n21 March 2024
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the Oxford Martin Programme on Ethical Web and Data Architectures (EWADA) and Department of Computer Science have called for a more considered approach when embedding ethical principles in the development and governance of AI for children.
\n \n\n \n \n20 March 2024
\n \n \n \nA new study conducted by researchers from the Department of Earth Sciences has challenged previously held views that brain preservation in the archaeological record is extremely rare.
\n \n\n \n \n19 March 2024
\n \n \n \nThe world\u2019s most powerful computer hasn\u2019t yet been built \u2013 but we have the blueprint, says the team behind Oxford spinout Quantum Dynamics. Meanwhile, Chris Ballance, co-founder of spinout Oxford Ionics, says \u2018quantum computing is already solving complex computing test cases in seconds \u2013 solutions that would otherwise take thousands of years to find.\u2019
\n \n\n \n \n19 March 2024
\n \n \n \nDepartment of Computer Science researchers from the University of Oxford\u2019s Oxford Martin Programme on Ethical Web and Data Architectures (EWADA) are trying to better understand people\u2019s values over who manages the sharing of their personal information online through an expansive research project.
\n \n\n \n \n12 March 2024
\n \n \n \nDespite being scattered across more than a million square kilometres, new research has revealed that remote coral reefs across the Seychelles are closely related. A network of ocean currents scatter significant numbers of larvae between these distant islands, acting as a \u2018coral superhighway.\u2019
\n \n\n \n \n7 March 2024
\n \n \n \nNew research led by the University of Oxford has found that rubisco \u2013 the enzyme that fuels all life on Earth \u2013 is not stuck in an evolutionary rut after all; it is improving all the time \u2013 just very, very slowly. These insights could potentially open up new routes to strengthen food security.
\n \n\n \n \n1 March 2024
\n \n \n \nIt\u2019s not only opposites that attract \u2013 new study shows like-charged particles can come together
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