21 February 2025
\n \n \n \nThe Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI) has been awarded \u00a31 million from Pathways to Antimicrobial Clinical Ef\ufb01cacy (PACE) to develop a new class of antibiotics based on a \u03b2-lactam-free small molecule transpeptidase inhibitor.
\n \n\n \n \n17 February 2025
\n \n \n \nA new research study led by researchers in the Department of Biology demonstrates that sustainable agricultural practices that both protect pollinator populations and mitigate climate risks could help secure \u2013 and even improve \u2013 global cocoa yields.
\n \n\n \n \n6 February 2025
\n \n \n \nA breakthrough from researchers at the Department of Physics addresses quantum\u2019s \u2018scalability problem\u2019: a quantum computer powerful enough to be capable of processing millions of qubits.
\n \n\n \n \n30 January 2025
\n \n \n \nResearchers at the University of Oxford and their collaborators, including the Serum Institute of India, have developed an innovative method to identify falsified vaccines without opening the vaccine vial.
\n \n\n \n \n28 January 2025
\n \n \n \nThe planet was originally detected two years ago by Oxford University scientist Dr Michael Cretignier. This result, drawing on over two decades of observations, opens a window to future studies of Earth-like exoplanets that may have conditions suitable for life.
\n \n\n \n \n28 January 2025
\n \n \n \nInstead of using their communication networks to transmit warning signals, the Department of Biology led findings suggest it is more likely that plants \u2018eavesdrop\u2019 on their neighbours.
\n \n\n \n \n24 January 2025
\n \n \n \nProfessor Christl Donnelly and Professor Alain Goriely have been awarded Visiting Miller Professorships at the University of California, Berkeley, in early 2026.
\n \n\n \n \n14 January 2025
\n \n \n \nResearchers at The Podium Institute for Sports Medicine and Technology at the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, have recruited their first participants for a new study exploring the impact of head injuries on the brains of 11 to 18-year-olds using cutting-edge neuroimaging techniques.
\n \n\n \n \n13 January 2025
\n \n \n \nA research team led by the University of Oxford has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical forest ecosystems.
\n \n\n \n \n16 December 2024
\n \n \n \nScientists have announced the discovery of a species of lipstick vine completely new to science, from the depths of the Philippine rainforest.
\n \n\n \n \n10 December 2024
\n \n \n \nThe 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.
\n \n\n \n \n9 December 2024
\n \n \n \nThe 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).
\n \n\n \n \n6 December 2024
\n \n \n \nA 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.
\n \n\n \n \n4 December 2024
\n \n \n \nThe 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 \u00a38.22 million government-funded initiative marks a significant step forward in strengthening Britain's cyber resilience.
\n \n\n \n \n3 December 2024
\n \n \n \nFour MPLS researchers have been awarded European Research Council Consolidator Grants, part of the EU\u2019s Horizon Europe programme. These grants, totalling \u20ac678 million this year, aim to support outstanding scientists and scholars as they establish their independent research teams and develop their most promising scientific ideas.
\n \n\n \n \n26 November 2024
\n \n \n \nA 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.
\n \n\n \n \n25 November 2024
\n \n \n \nResearchers are reporting a previously undocumented behaviour of Ethiopian wolves \u2013 feeding on the nectar of Ethiopian red hot poker flowers \u2013 the first large carnivore species ever to be documented feeding on nectar.
\n \n\n \n \n18 November 2024
\n \n \n \nIn 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 \u2018natural carbon sinks\u2019 like forests and oceans to offset ongoing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use will not actually stop global warming.
\n \n\n \n \n18 November 2024
\n \n \n \nFour Oxford University academics are to co-lead ambitious new research projects backed by European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grants, part of the EU\u2019s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
\n \n\n \n \n15 November 2024
\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford, in partnership with five leading institutions, has launched the Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science Landscape Award (ILESLA) \u2013 an ambitious doctoral training programme to prepare a new generation of creative, collaborative, and entrepreneurial researchers.
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