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Decoding Developmental Language Disorders and Peer Victimisation in Young People
Wild medicine: learning from chimpanzees
The water beneath our feet: our reliance on groundwater
Clouded leopards: tracking genomes for conservation
Tracking down lost lions
What is the SchistoTrack Research Group?
Wandering in the woods: trying to cure cancer by not trying to cure cancer
Immunotherapy: finding hidden ways to treat cancer
The magic of mangroves: defending the defenders
Behind the scenes in the Fly Lab
Pandemics: The Unanswered Questions
The immune system under the microscope
The importance of sleep
The Rhino Fertility Project
Behind the scenes: developing a new malaria vaccine
Life Without Music
The Brains Behind Your Breakfast
Code-Based Colleagues: The Future of Work and AI
How do we decide when to act?
A Book at Bedtime
What do we tell the children?
The Future of Automation in the Home
When Stress Turns Bad
Demography: Understanding Our World
Movies and the Wildlife Trade
Antimicrobial Resistance: A Dance with Nature
Feeding the Future Study (FEED)
The Symphony of the Brain
Parasites: From Foe to Friend
Can e-cigarettes help you stop smoking?
Understanding Mosquito Behaviour
Behind the Scenes in the 'Cell Lab'
On the Edge of Existence: Rediscovering a Lost Coral
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's superalloys!
Lessons from Lockdown Energy Use
The Winchcombe Meteorite - One Year On
Origami Inspiration - 3D Printing and Robots
Doing a PhD on Your Hobby - Scooters
Assessing Healthcare Outcomes with GENDER-Q
The Shape of Water?
Why do I feel sleepy in winter?
Why do I always spill my coffee?
A New View on Cancer
Lockdown Walks - Is this a fossil I see before me?
Lockdown Walks - Walk Your Worries Away!
Lockdown Walks - Disappearing Bugs
Lockdown Walks - Meet Your Bird Neighbours
Lockdown Walks - Spring Plants
Lockdown Walks - Urban Stargazing
Lockdown Walks - The Mysteries of Ice
The RainDrop Experiment
Electricity Access for All
Electric Vehicles and the Future
Coping with voices: Being with people
Lockdown Walks - What's that solar panel doing?
Lockdown Walks - What's the secret behind Autumn colours?
Lockdown Walks - Who's that American in the woods?
Seabird Monitoring - Witnesses in the wild
Lockdown Walks - How can I spot a badger?
Lockdown Walks - What's up with those clouds?
Understanding Covid-19 transmission, informing control
Changing plant chloroplasts to improve crop performance
Mechanobiology - the stress of life
Using your science to understand volcanic eruptions
Using your science to explore the climate history of Mars
Using your science to reveal how much rain fell on the dinosaurs
Our mysterious ocean floor
How do unborn babies and mothers communicate via the placenta?
Can we make a sensor that can match a sniffer dog?
Positioning in challenging environments
When did cats arrive in Britain?
A smart patch that promotes shoulder repair
Hardy Crops to Tackle Food Insecurity
Viewing extreme events through social media
Our immune system - the battle within
Soluble Semiconductors- A revolution in Printing for the 21st Century?
Bacteria Safari: The Forest on your Fingernail
Protecting elephants, protecting humans
Discovering life-changing dementia treatments
Ancient Mysteries in Marvellous Mud
Materials for nuclear fusion: how do you confine a sun to a box?
How does electricity flow through small objects?
DNA: A Rich Tapestry
How to read DNA
Keeping Social Media Social
What are Quantum Rainbows
Conserving nature – it’s not just about the animals...
What can chemists learn from nature?
Brain development in teenagers
What is Machine Learning?
Hip Hip Hooray
Power People
Run for Your Light
What makes you tick?
Shedding Light on the Situation
A Case of Crystal Clarity
Jet Plight
A Spin Around the Brain
Rogue Planet
Underwater Volcano Disaster
Another Case of Heart Trouble
Towards Absolute Zero
A Quick Look Around the LHC

Podcasts

Why track mistletoe?
Why are birth rates falling in the UK?
What is a wind drought?
How do you sequence the genomes of 70,000 species?
How do I keep my house cool without air conditioning?
What time is it on the moon?
How can origami help make energy?
How do you fossilise a brain?
How do earworms work?
How are seals affecting fishing catches?
Why am I killing my house plants?
How are volcanoes formed on other planets?
Can we talk to bees?
Why are people obsessed with how cute cats are?
How freaked out should I be about bed bugs?
When did we start kissing?
How do you stay warm in your house without central heating?
How will climate change affect wine?
What are the odds of a white Christmas?
How do you reintroduce lions?
Does banning smoking work?
Why are deep fakes happening?
What's the cool stuff that we've learnt from the James Webb Space Telescope?
Would you want to meet an alien?
Could 'Jurassic Park' actually happen?
How can we use sound waves to eliminate infections?
How do you convert CO2 into jet fuel?
How do you use social media to deliver humanitarian aid?
How has life expectancy changed after the pandemic?
Can you make a dengue fever forecast?
Can my gut health improve my mental health?
Why do research on research?
How could spider sex unlock secrets to engineering?
Is the metaverse doomed?
Can you cure jet lag?
Should I feel guilty eating turkey at my Christmas dinner?
How can a simulation help treat kidney stones?
How were new craters on Mars discovered?
What makes the human brain so special?
Why is the UK still in a drought?
Why is the James Webb Space Telescope a big deal?
What is green steel?
How do you create autonomous robots that can investigate under the sea?
How do you grow the perfect tomato?
How is misinformation about the war in Ukraine spreading?
How does a pandemic end?
Why do we develop bad habits?
Is the energy crisis going to get worse?
Is ordering a pizza bad for the climate?
How do you monitor mosquitoes using their sound?
How can we improve endometriosis treatment?
Why build a magnetically shielded room?
Why is Rudolph's nose red?
How do you tackle hate speech one emoji at a time?
Umm...Should I be wearing a mask?
How can satellites prevent mining disasters?
How do you stop megafires?
Could chocolate go extinct?
Should all robots have an ethical black box?
Is a snack tax on the horizon?
What's an arboretum anyway?
Did the pandemic make us moodier?
Will climate change kill off the great tits?
Can we build an eco-friendly aeroplane?
Why are we searching for water on the moon?
Has lockdown made me bad at sleeping?
Do all lions sound the same?
When did dogs become our best friends?
Who should get the vaccine first?
Should we edit genes to make nicer people?
Are video games good for my mental health?
Should I buy a real or a fake Christmas tree?
How do I win Fantasy Football?
How is technology being used to track Black Lives Matter protestors?
Can celebrities save the pangolin?
What does the 'R Rate' really mean?
How do you measure pain?
How are we using energy in lockdown?
Why is Oxford's Botanic Garden making gin?
How tricky is it to make a COVID-19 tracing app?
How do you fight malaria in the back of a van?
What's in the Indian Ocean?
Should we trust scientists?
How garlicky is your garlic?
What does my family want to know about coronavirus?
Can we diagnose heart attacks faster?
Can data find me a date?
Who was Henrietta Leavitt?
Can we stop ageing?
Why do diets fail?
What's under Lapland?
Where is my hoverboard?
How do you build a super sewer?
Are bats superheroes or villains?
Why are athletes using ketones?
Why aren’t we dead?
How big a deal is that picture of a black hole?
Did volcanoes help kill off the dinosaurs?
What do nerves sound like?
How do you turn a plastic bag into fuel?
What did Hollywood get right and wrong in these movies?
Why do birds lay eggs?
Can computers predict crime?
Why should we cuddle?
Why does Uranus smell like farts?
What happens in the field?
Should I be a vegan?
Can a machine pick a perfect Christmas gift?
Can you hack an aeroplane?
Why does my phone battery suck?
How do you bake a cake in a microwave?
Where are all the Mangarahara cichlid hiding?
How do you grow rice faster?
How do you teach a robot social cues?
Is there a faster way to diagnose Tuberculosis?
Can you stop Alzheimer’s before it even starts?
What is antimatter?
Can you cure HIV?
What do water striders have in common with Game of Thrones?
How does the brain identify voices?
How do you mend a broken heart?
How did Mary Somerville get on the Scottish 10 Pound note?
How do you become an astronaut?
Does love have a scent?
How do you measure a Mars quake?
What happens after a storm?
Is vaping better than smoking?
How do you survive the office Christmas party?
Where have all the cicadas gone?
How do you run a marathon with two kids?
How fast is Greenland moving?
Should I take a selfie with a wild animal?
What does Hollywood get right and wrong when science is in the storyline?
How open should open data be?
What happened to the first soviet scientist to solve a fundamental problem in mathematics?
How do you teach a machine to a drive a car?
Will supersonic transport ever make a comeback?
How do you turn an orange into a grapefruit?
Earthquakes, can we make smarter buildings?
What can a power ballad can teach us about the sex life of a fruit flies?
How do we stop our social media obsession from making us a target for crime?
How do you make scientific equipment space proof?
What would life be like if Parasitoid Wasps didn’t exist?
Can bubbles help cure cancer?
Are exhausts causing dementia?
How do you make a reliable weather forecast?
Is my bacon sandwich really going to kill me?
The Canary in the Coal Mine: could seabirds be the warning signs for our oceans?
How does sunlight damage DNA?
How do you harness a single photon?
Could you connect to the internet through your lights
How can you see very distant things across the galaxy?
How do surgeons train?
Can sounds change how things taste?
What happens when we fly?
How does AI help us understand how we learn language?
How is climate change affecting the oceans?
How are mountains made?
How does nature inspire new drug treatments and more?
Can electric shocks help people learn quicker?
Can sleep help in exam performance?
How can maths unravel how things are connected?
How do new fathers form relationships with their children?
What is bioquality and how do we conserve it?
What are the links between mental illness and violence?
How can remote water pumps be monitored?
What does mosquito genetics tell us about malaria control?
What are exoplanets?
What are the genetics of speech?
What do changes to populations of penguins tell us about climate change?
Can volcanic eruptions be predicted?
How do you create a machine that learns?
How does artificial intelligence spot patterns
How will big data help us treat diseases?
When did animals get so diverse?
How was the atomic bomb created?
How do placebos work?
What are Turing Patterns?
What causes tinnitus?
What's inside Robert Robinson’s chemical box?
Is it possible to simulate the Universe?
What does genetics tell us about the people of the British Isles?
Are parallel universes real?
What do we know about Great Tits?
What are the breadth of scales in physics?
Why does water make looking at proteins difficult?
Can Nanomedicine help improve cancer treatments?
What are the origins of the universe?
What are the origins of Earth and the Solar System?
Where does human life begin?

Scientists

News

Early-life diseases linked to lifelong childlessness
Fair Water? An exhibition of the inequality below the surface at Oxford's Natural History Museum
Expert Comment: Turning COP’s promises into progress and the rise of climate regulation
Researchers define new class of regulatory element in DNA
Professor Julia Black CBE PBA elected as tenth Warden of Nuffield College
VALIDATE network receives Medical Research Council grant
$5 trillion of nature-related economic risks will amplify climate change, says Oxford study
Report sets out recommendations for reducing inequities and improving care for babies of Asian and Black mothers
COP28 Expert Comment from across Oxford University
Expert Comment: It is remarkable how much we agree. COP28 and the transition from fossil fuels
Oxford Vaccine Group, Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford receives £7.8 million in research funding to fight pandemic and epidemic threats
Unprecedented conservation triumph: Saiga antelope return from the red list
Oxford scientist to lead international transdisciplinary consortium towards delivering NetZero Healthcare
A rethink of support for families in the UK necessary, says report
Study finds that vast amounts of waste are caused by single-use e-cigarette batteries
Ancient DNA reveals how a chicken virus evolved to become more deadly
Study shows diverse gut bacteria communities protect against harmful pathogens by nutrient blocking
The Oxford Colloquy – New podcast series by Prof Sir Andrew Pollard
Antibiotic resistance genes are spread more widely between bacteria than previously thought
XTX Markets extends funding for graduate students displaced by the war in Ukraine
Expert Comment: Just stop oil is easy to shout but it cannot just happen - and not 'justly'
Researchers develop a blood test to identify individuals at risk of developing Parkinson’s disease
Oxford Engineering Student Wins Prototypes for Humanity innovation award at COP28
Oxford mourns the loss of Mrs Mica Ertegun, CBE
Expert Comment: Catchy headlines do not lead to action and change. It looks likely we will overshoot 1.5 C
Remote collaborations deliver fewer scientific breakthroughs, says Oxford co-led research
Armed to the hilt: Study solves mystery behind bacteria’s extensive weaponry
Clinicians, practices, and patients all have a part to play in dealing with risks of remote GP consultations
No ‘smoking gun’ mental health harm from internet: landmark Oxford survey
Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre named in first global initiative for children with rare diseases
Three Oxford academics awarded European Research Council Consolidator Grants
New survey reveals that a quarter of UK adults mistrust others
Research-led support for parents and families affected by war
Professor Lucie Cluver nominated for a prestigious fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences
Government welcomes university spin-out review co-chaired by Oxford’s Vice-Chancellor
Large Language Models pose risk to science with false answers, says Oxford study
Expert Comment: How our novel model resolves the key pandemic policy debates
Epidemic-economic model provides answers to key pandemic policy questions
AI that automatically detects methane plumes from space could be a powerful tool in combating climate change.
New study reveals that bees cannot taste even lethal levels of pesticides
Oxford-led study shows how AI can detect antibiotic resistance in as little as 30 minutes
Six Oxford social scientists scoop top awards for world-leading research
Professor Charlotte Deane named as Executive Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Oxford Robotics Institute wins prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize
Extraordinary new space phenomenon mystifies scientists
IMF and University of Oxford launch 'PortWatch' Platform to monitor and simulate trade disruptions
Countries go à la carte with international allegiances, major survey reveals
£4.3m boost for Oxford-Glasgow spinout tackling antimicrobial resistance
AI tool could help thousands avoid fatal heart attacks
Heart attack risk decreased in new mothers by self-monitoring blood pressure at home
Found at last: bizarre, egg-laying mammal finally rediscovered after 60 years
Children were neglected during the pandemic – important lessons still to be learned
University of Oxford and SCG Chemicals launch £1m SCGC-FIRST fund to accelerate sustainable technology development and help decarbonise the chemicals industry
Trillions in hidden costs of agrifood systems revealed by Oxford research contained in UN report
Doctors' communication style can boost patients' weight loss success, first of its kind study from Oxford finds
CEPI and University of Oxford advance vaccine work against potentially deadly Arenaviruses
Expert comment: Oxford AI experts comment on the outcomes of the UK AI Safety Summit:
BBC Countryfile investigates at Oxford’s Wytham Woods
Oxford-led consortium wins £18 million in renewed funding for doctoral studentships
Expert Comment: Leading AI nations convene for day one of the UK AI Summit
International research transforms understanding of the history of cats in Europe
Risks, regulation - but opportunities too: AI is thriving in the UK, say experts
RECOVERY trial expands to investigate treatments for influenza
New training centre will bridge the gap between environmental science and AI to address global environmental challenges
New research finds that nature-based solutions are essential for Brazil to meet its 2050 net zero pledge
Expert Comment: Oxford AI experts respond to PM Rishi Sunak speech ahead of the UK AI Safety Summit
First digital atlas of human fetal brain development published
Oxford launches new vaccine trial to enhance design of flu & COVID-19 vaccines
New study shows how bumblebees make decisions ‘on the fly’ to maximise energy returns
Nico Rosberg meets Oxford students sponsored by Rosberg Philanthropies to research climate change solutions
Artificial Intelligence skills can increase salaries by as much as 40%
Prestigious fellowship for acclaimed Oxford Economist, Professor Steve Bond
Estimating hospital-acquired SARS-CoV-2 infections in England
The Colour of Music: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective to perform at Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre
First UK spine fracture patients identified by NHS-X and Nanox.AI Artificial Intelligence research study
From square to cube: Hardware processing for AI goes 3D, boosting processing power
School pupils to take part in sports and educational workshops at Oxford in community initiative
New AI tool could help predict viral outbreaks
New study reveals source of largest ever Mars quake
Global Commission on Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking to lead international battle to end forced labour
Global impact of Oxford University Innovation highlighted in new report
Tackling persistent inequities underlying maternal mortality
Scholarship programme for the innovators of the future launched
Wearable sensors provide early detection of progression in Parkinson’s Disease
Expert Comment: How consumers are navigating the Amazon/Alexa data dilemma
Oxford to lead global collaboration to research and develop next-generation COVID-19 and flu vaccines
Vice-Chancellor acts on homelessness
Professor Alan Bernstein appointed as new University of Oxford Director of Global Health
New research finds that warm summers and wet winters yield better wine vintages
Expert Comment: AI demand is booming for the right skills and for the technology ‘glue-guys’
The Gradel Institute of Charity opens in New College
Gene therapy opens new possibilities for treating chronic pain
University of Oxford partners with Breakthrough Prize Foundation in search for life beyond Earth
University of Oxford named Focused Ultrasound Centre of Excellence
Vice-Chancellor's Oration 2023
First students on Oxford’s new Foundation Year begin their studies
Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Launches Pioneering Therapeutics Accelerator to Advance Innovative Treatments for Rare Diseases
New research finds that reducing antibiotic usage in animal feed is not enough to combat antibiotic resistance
Oxford R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccine receives WHO recommendation for use paving the way for global roll-out
Oxford research on poverty, unemployment, terrorism and global kleptocracy celebrated for real-world impacts
Expert Comment: Jobs will be automated, but not because of the latest Generative AI
Oxford awarded triple ‘Gold’ in the Teaching Excellence Framework
Oxford awarded triple ‘Gold’ in the Teaching Excellence Framework
Oxford University is the world’s top university for a record eighth year
Worcester College, Oxford accepts transformational gift from Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones
Generative AI could transform work; boosting productivity and democratising innovation
Wind and solar power could significantly exceed Britain’s energy needs
King Charles presents President Macron with Oxford University research on Voltaire’s work
Longer-term organ abnormalities confirmed in some post-hospitalised COVID patients
Tour Victorian Britain as a landscape of vivid colour in a major exhibition at the Ashmolean
Oxford researchers develop 3D printing method that shows promise for repairing brain injuries
New study finds that sewage release is worse for rivers than agriculture
Young people’s mental health deteriorated at greater rate during the pandemic
Researchers issue urgent call to save the world’s largest flower -Rafflesia - from extinction
Study shows detrimental impact of Long Covid on the education and lives of children and young people
Major boost for Oxford University's battery research
Foundation Ceremony: Performances mark construction progress for the Schwarzman Centre
Oxford and Liverpool scientists launch new vaccine trial for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
Oxford ranked third most intensive science and innovation cluster in the world
Oxford ranked third most intensive science and innovation cluster in the world
Anthony Reddie: first Professor of Black Theology in 900 years
Replanting logged forests with diverse seedlings accelerates restoration, says Oxford study
Tree planted at Begbroke Science Park to mark structural completion of new University science buildings
When it comes to starting a family, timing is everything
Continuing inequalities contribute to wide variation in rates of stillbirths and neonatal deaths across UK
Professor John Cardy awarded Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Older 'Family Fortunes Voters' influenced by financial struggles of younger relatives
First volunteers receive vaccine for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in Oxford clinical trial
E-cigarettes, Varenicline and Cytisine found to be the most effective stop-smoking aids
Lions on the brink – New analysis reveals the differing threats to African lion populations
Expert comment: Professor Walker on the Morocco earthquake disaster
Poor metabolic health could increase risk of developing dementia later in life
New study disentangles a long-standing link between inflammation and cancer progression
Oxford University welcomes UK associate membership of Horizon Europe
Three Oxford academics shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2023
Four Oxford academics awarded European Research Council Starting Grants to launch their ideas
Blood clots during COVID-19 may be a cause of ongoing cognitive problems
University will host numerous activities and openings for Oxford Open Doors 2023
New ‘droplet battery’ could pave the way for miniature bio-integrated devices
Contours that kill: New study shows geometry influences prey capture in carnivorous pitcher plants
Important vaccinations
Important vaccinations
Oxford scientists honoured with four Royal Society Awards
New model predicts ten year breast cancer risk
Researchers extract ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick, revealing a time capsule of plant life
Heat can cause rapid food insecurity in days, says Oxford research
A-level results: Congratulations to Oxford's new students
New study offers hope in early detection of oesophageal cancer
Oxford Africa Conference Report 2023 reveals insights to drive transformative journey
Expert Comment: Three factors that help beat the odds in Young Lives
Oxford University-built instrument ready to map water on the Moon
West African archaeology to benefit from partnership of Oxford School of Archaeology and Museum of West African Art.
Nanopore technology achieves breakthrough in protein variant detection
No evidence linking Facebook adoption and negative well-being
What did the Romans do for us? Aqueducts and the art of Roman water management
Oxford University team wins national teaching award
Collaboration with Formula 1 to offer Engineering Scholarships at Oxford extended until 2025
COVID-19 measures reduced life-threatening invasive bacterial infections
Just Four Films. BBC-Oxford social sciences join forces to turn four great ideas into fantastic new films
Researchers successfully train a machine learning model in outer space for the first time
Oxford R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccine receives regulatory clearance for use in Burkina Faso
Science Together celebrates a second successful year of community-led research collaborations
New Museum of Climate Hope trail in Oxford: Journeying back in time can help us understand our planet’s future
Multi-billion-dollar risk to economic activity from climate extremes affecting ports: Oxford report
Multi-billion-dollar risk to economic activity from climate extremes affecting ports: Oxford report
Twelve Oxford academics elected 2023 British Academy Fellows
James Webb Space Telescope detects interstellar dust grains in the first billion years of cosmic time
Oxford to launch UK’s first trials unit dedicated to precision-prevention and early detection studies
Oxford chemists achieve breakthrough achievement: hazard-free production of fluorochemicals
Routine brain scanning may improve clinical care for people with psychosis
More than 900 at-risk animal and plant species not covered by global trade protections, new research shows
African Phase I HIV vaccine trial shows encouraging preliminary results
UK in top 10 ‘dangerously unprepared’ for heat, if global 1.5ºC target is missed: Oxford report
UK in top 10 ‘dangerously unprepared’ for heat, if global 1.5ºC target is missed: Oxford report
25 countries halved multidimensional poverty within 15 Years, but 1.1billion remain poor
Participating in genetic studies is in your genes: Oxford study
Participating in genetic studies is in your genes: Oxford study
Aid Agencies debate legacy, legitimacy and look to the future at Oxford conference
Oxford conference to prepare for future of pandemics
Oxford opens the UK’s first Space Innovation Lab
Poor air quality found to affect mental health in many ways
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine as a second dose generates high immune response in young people
Aid Agencies at a watershed. Charities need to show they are fit for purpose: Oxford report
Harrison Steel and Mihir Sheth named Young Engineers of the Year by Royal Academy of Engineering
Expert comment: We are hooked on a toxic transport addiction. Time to break the habit
Study reveals new mechanism for rapid evolution of multi-drug resistant infections in patients
New study finds plastic pollution to be almost ubiquitous across coral reefs, mostly from fishing activities
New Oxford study sheds light on the origin of animals
Professor Denise Lievesley appointed to lead review of the UK Statistics Authority
Oxford University’s volcanic research showcased at Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition
Oxford University to lead tidal energy project for carbon emission reduction and energy security
Record number of unicorn founders from the University of Oxford
New research shows how studying the humanities can benefit young people’s future careers and wider society
Double disadvantage: Unemployment, youth and electoral participation in the UK
Local young artists recognised in the University of Oxford's science-inspired art competition
New Royal partnership study to promote infant wellbeing and development.
Leducq-funded transatlantic network set to pioneer new diagnosis and treatment of heart disease
Women diagnosed with early breast cancer today are much less likely to die from the disease than 20 years ago
Net zero targets must become a reality to keep Paris temperature goals live
Oxford Professors awarded prestigious UKRI Turing AI World-Leading Fellowships
Members of Oxford University recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours 2023
Beacon Therapeutics spun out by Syncona and Oxford raises £96 million for retinal gene therapy
Beacon Therapeutics spun out by Oxford and Syncona raises £96 million for retinal gene therapy
Six Oxford University scientists win Royal Society of Chemistry Prizes
Alcohol consumption increases the risks of over 60 diseases
Honorary degrees awarded at Encaenia 2023
Fertility in England and Wales at lowest recorded level for women in all education groups: Oxford research
New study could help unlock ‘game-changing’ batteries for electric vehicles and aviation
Oxford Professor of Chemistry elected to oldest learned US society
Oxford University launches the Artful Intelligence Season - Creative Conversations about AI
Multi-cancer blood test shows real promise in NHS trial
UK’s first Professor of LGBTQ+ History at University of Oxford
New study shows quitting smoking can improve mental health
Oxford University’s undergraduate admissions report published
Oxford retains top spot for spinouts
The safety of GP prescribing in England was not adversely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic
Baseball and basketball players who peak early, die early
Eight Oxford researchers become Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Reading among England’s primary children not affected by pandemic: new report
Extremely hot days are warming twice as fast as average summer days in North-West Europe
We saw the crowns placed on the King and Queen: heads of Oxford houses in key role at the Coronation
Expert Comment: No need to wait for the future, the danger of AI is already here
University’s new Local and Global Engagement Officer appointed
The University of Oxford's relationship with the Sackler family - statement
Ethnic minority patients yearn for warmth from health care professionals, research finds
Oxford University awarded University of Sanctuary status
New Centre for Energy Materials Research officially launched
Royal Society elects eight Oxford scientists as new Fellows
Gregory Doran appointed next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre
Autoimmune disorders found to affect around one in ten people
Artificial neurons mimic complex brain abilities for next-generation AI computing
Oxford’s first Sanctuary Fair to be held in May
Here comes the sun: New study shows how UK weather conditions influence music success in the markets
Online consumers at risk from ‘intelligent’ price manipulation: Oxford and Imperial experts
Are we ethically prepared for Disease X?
James Naismith appointed as Head of MPLS
Oxford University marks the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III
Honorary degree recipients for 2023 announced
Oxford University joins largest ever ocean survey in a global effort to save marine life
‘Spectacular’ new find: Roman military camps in desert found by Oxford archaeologists using Google Earth
Universities boost investor confidence with new spinout framework to spur economic growth
Oxford University Chancellor appointed Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
Antimicrobial use in agriculture can breed bacteria resistant to first-line human defences
Gift from fintech entrepreneur provides fully funded scholarships for Black British postgraduates
First offers made to prospective students for Oxford’s Astrophoria Foundation Year
Using social media activity to monitor and respond to population displacement in Ukraine
Elephant seals drift off to sleep while diving far below the ocean surface
Fossils reveal a 100-million-year-old relationship between feathered dinosaurs and feather-feeding beetles
Trial investigating potential treatment for fatigue relief in people with long COVID reports results
R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccine developed by University of Oxford receives regulatory clearance for use in Ghana
£12 million investment for Future Vaccines Manufacturing Hub
New tool uses existing health records to predict people’s risk of developing lung cancer within the next 10 years
Four Oxford researchers awarded €2.5 million European Research Council Advanced Grants
‘ONE’ program that provides early years numeracy skills for children to be trialled in 150 schools
Study reveals new insights on what caused the 1920 baby boom
Online arts and culture for young people’s mental health research programme announced
£29 million investment to support critical battery research
COVID-19 vaccine compensation schemes increased during pandemic
School closures may reduce COVID-19 transmission, but may also harm children's education and wellbeing
World Rugby Hall of Fame inducts Varsity Match
300 companies created by the University of Oxford
Cambridge claim clean sweep in Boat Race 2023
Oxford biologists comment on new Genetic Technology Act
Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer
What’s your sound barrier? New study finds nearly one in five people in the UK find everyday sounds intolerable
Beyond Boundaries 2023 art competition opens for entries from local school students
‘DJ Cuppy’ - Oxford graduate, philanthropist and global music producer - announces £100,000 gift in support of African Graduate students
New research shows how cultural transmission shapes the evolution of music
Turtle and crocodile species with unique characteristics are more likely to go extinct
Study shows viewing self-harm images online and in social media usually causes harm
Kate Mavor is appointed new Master of St Cross College
Having the genetics of a night owl protects night shift workers against sleep loss
Hope into Action: Social Sciences Impact Conference online
Exciting discovery of Dürer sketch made during study of drawings at the Ashmolean Museum
New study shows artificial intelligence could help locate life on Mars
Sarah Foot becomes first female Dean of Christ Church
Global study shows the experience of Endometriosis is rooted in genetics
New report promoting safer sleeping for babies in England
Study shows delaying treatment for localised prostate cancer does not increase mortality risk
Prostate cancer AI diagnosis tool begins evaluation in Oxford
New method shows promise for locating deposits of critical metals
Oxford early-career researchers celebrated at STEM for BRITAIN 2023
The women founders contributing to Oxford’s spinout success
Oxford awarded £1.25 million official funding to accelerate vital research, and go from local to global
New breakthrough enables perfectly secure digital communications
Oxford spinout opens R&D lab to apply AI to global issues
Silk from spiders and silkworms found to be a promising material to repair injured nerves
New hub receives £2 million to develop the communications technologies of tomorrow
‘Rivers in the sky’ shape African climate - research
Genetic variants influencing human fertility identified - new research
International recognition is important but female scientific researchers are less internationally-mobile - report
Oxford researcher deployed with UK medical team to support Turkey following major earthquake
Oxford Professor of Poetry applications now open
Oxford Professor of Poetry elections now open
Construction of the Schwarzman Centre gets underway
Major collaboration reveals new insights on binary star systems
Expert Comment: No UN member, whichever continent they are in, can claim Russia's invasion does not concern them
New study could help pinpoint hidden helium gas fields – and avert a global supply crisis
How Oxford has supported Ukrainian students
Small temperature rise can cause large scale forced migration - study
Coronavirus Vaccines Research and Development Roadmap launched
Expert Comment: Three decades on, Ukraine, a sovereign country, is fighting a war for independence
NHS COVID-19 app saved estimated 10,000 lives in its first year, research finds
40% of time spent on mundane chores could be automated within 10 years – AI experts
Expert Comment: This is no proxy war - Russia really invaded Ukraine
Expert comment: Professor Walker on the Türkiye/Syria earthquake disaster
Nine in ten major metropolitan areas in Europe lost population because of COVID-19 pandemic
Oxford Biology don named new Chief Scientific Adviser
Expert Comment: The Russian War against Ukraine: Retrospect and Prospect
Major trials to test effectiveness of cannabidiol on psychosis
Operation Pangolin launches to save world’s most trafficked wild mammal
Protecting our children in a crisis
Oxford University’s SDG Impact Lab announces partnership with newly launched Rosberg Philanthropies
Life and Mind Building construction tops out
Expert Comment: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and European public opinion
Oxford philosopher launches project to explore the ethics of AI
World’s oldest European hedgehog found in citizen science project
Professor Abigail Williams hosts docuseries on BBC Radio 4: I Feel Therefore I Am
New study identifies key success factors for large carnivore rewilding efforts
Two million Euro grant awarded for fundamental research in machine learning
Oxford scientists develop test that can identify respiratory viruses within five minutes
Oxford joins Target Oxbridge programme supporting Year-10 school students
Expert Comment: Online Safety Bill - a missed opportunity?
New multidisciplinary project will help forecast where and when deadly disease outbreaks are likely to occur
Life in a violent country can be years shorter and much less predictable – even for those not involved in conflict.
Oxford spinout trials revolutionary bioelectronic implant to treat incontinence
New blood test could save lives of heart attack victims
Expert Comment: Let's bring the city centres back to the people
Three or more concussions linked with worse brain function in later life
More than one third of year's learning lost in pandemic - study
Children have not recovered learning lost during the COVID-19 pandemic - study
Large-scale fossil study reveals origins of modern-day biodiversity gradient 15 million years ago
Holocaust remembered in Oxford: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories
COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US
COVID-19 increased public trust in science, new survey shows
Gero Miesenböck awarded 2023 Japan Prize
Major funding for Oxford will help find new cancer treatments
Leaping beetles inspire new, miniature jumping robots
Role of lymphatic system in bone healing revealed
CO2 removal is essential, along with emissions' cuts, to limit global warming - report
Vaccination shown to protect against pregnancy complications from COVID-19 Omicron variant
New study shows that most plastic debris on Seychelles beaches comes from far-off sources
Oxford to lead international consortium to unlock potential of programmable nucleic acid drugs
University of Oxford Chemist honoured in annual Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
International trade and world economies exposed to multi-billion-dollar climate risk to ports - Oxford study
Professor Tim Palmer wins Royal Astronomical Society’s Gold Medal
Climate goals can be achieved at affordable cost, if fossil fuel producers pay for carbon clear up - Oxford-led study
Raising the minimum age of trophy hunted lions could make hunting more sustainable, new study finds
Oxford students join forces with business to tackle the most pressing challenges of our time
Oxford University to co-lead £8m Energy Demand Observatory and Laboratory to help UK reach net-zero
Significant scale-up investment for three Oxford spinouts
New Vice-Chancellor ready to 'fire and wire' University with Oxford and world
Chancellor welcomes new VC of Oxford Irene Tracey
‘Made in Oxford’ Vice-Chancellor Professor Irene Tracey sets out vision
Compound extreme heat and drought will hit 90% of world population – Oxford study
Molnupiravir doesn't reduce COVID-19 hospitalisations in high-risk vaccinated people
New Year Honours 2023
Oxford vaccinologist Teresa Lambe honoured with Irish Abroad award
Oxford students successfully send an experiment into space
New study finds logged tropical forests are surprisingly vibrant and need protection
Satellite imagery reveals that wild African elephants choose paths leading directly to their favourite food
Satellite imagery reveals for first time that wild African elephants choose paths leading directly to their favourite food
Oxford climate research excellence recognised by renewed Met Office partnership
Oxford Ebola vaccine manufactured and shipped in record time by SII
Oxford offers new scholarships to care-experienced graduates
Nearly 1 in 10 young people experience physical pain and suicidality
Global coalition of experts urge COP15 negotiators to uphold 2030 targets
Mapping the old with the new: handheld 3D scanning of Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre
‘Hand to hand’ app helps poorest with COVID impact
New exhibit highlights differences between algorithmic and human curation
Oxford leads Nature Positive Universities Alliance to reverse biodiversity decline
New study highlights urgent need to safeguard deep reefs - one of the largest and least protected ecosystems
Oxford academics launch project to research the impact of technology in UK schools
Oxford University delegation to champion nature at UN biodiversity conference
Big egos, lack of staff training and policy enforcement are major barriers to island conservation
New Oxford scholarship paves the way for the next generation of female Fields Medallists
Expert Comment: Unemployment could undermine social trust in Europe
New Oxford mathematics scholarship enabled by founding and principal donor XTX Markets
EAVI2020: The Quest for an HIV Vaccine
Smoking increases the risks of 56 diseases in Chinese adults
Artworks reflect on artefacts from the Bodleian Libraries’ colonial collections in a new exhibition
Artwork reflects on artefacts from the Bodleian Libraries’ colonial collections in new exhibition
Synthetic fibres discovered in Antarctic samples show the ‘pristine’ continent is now a sink for plastic pollution
New research facility launches to develop the next generation of advanced functional materials
Scholarship scheme for graduates displaced by the war in Ukraine receives funding to continue
Young lives under pressure as global crises hits mental health and well-being – report
New data from James Webb Space Telescope reveals an exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before
Four Oxford academics ‘showing great promise’ awarded European Research Council Starting Grants
First evidence drug resistant bacteria can travel from gut to lung, increasing infection risks
Expert Comment - Climate justice and credible targets..or will COP27 be remembered as a 'lame duck'?
Oxford University’s Schwarzman Centre reaches construction milestone with commencement ceremony
Many adolescents game a lot without negative effects on their wellbeing
Expert Comment: Air pollution cools climate more than expected – making cutting carbon emissions more urgent
Oxford’s Ebola vaccine recommended for deployment against Uganda outbreak
New analysis of Winchcombe meteorite reveals a window into the early solar system
E-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine-replacement therapy in helping smokers quit
Renowned writers read for Salman Rushdie at Bodleian Libraries
Expert comments: COP27 Gender Day
US top of tech-enabled countries, but China and India among the fast movers - report
Researchers make miniature ‘bone marrows in a dish’ to improve anti-cancer treatments
Key cause of type 2 diabetes uncovered
Oxford awards its highest honour to Simon and David Reuben
External factors, including homicide, drive death rate disparity in US black-white young adults
COP27: Net Zero guidelines aim to drive higher standards and counter 'greenwashing' accusations
Friendly monkeys have friendly microbes
We must stop fossil fuels causing global warming, before the world stops using fossil fuels - Prof Myles Allen
We must stop fossil fuels causing global warming, before the world stops using fossil fuels - Prof Myles Allen
Expert Comment: Is the future of transport electric? We have to do everything, and fast
UN report calls for non-state emissions action: as new data shows 60% of top businesses have no net zero target
New tool could help GPs predict and prevent serious falls
University of Oxford study provides important insights into TB correlates of protection
Profiling the entire cancer genome identifies new subgroups of blood cancer
Expert Comment. American midterms: Is compromise possible amid the 'cold civil war'?
Therapeutic HIV vaccine with Oxford technology achieves encouraging results
Tonga volcano had highest plume ever recorded, new study confirms
Bacterial armour plating has implications for antibiotics
Expert Comment: European public opinion on climate change has become politicised
John Fulljames appointed as inaugural Director of Oxford University’s Humanities Cultural Programme
COP27 must deliver fast action, swift justice and protect nature – Oxford experts
500 million year-old fossils reveal answer to evolutionary riddle
Pancreatic cancer could be diagnosed up to three years earlier
Oxford University joins €2.9 million Quantum Technologies Flagship project
COP27 must deliver fast action, swift justice and protect nature - Oxford experts
Oxford University hosts the Irish the Taoiseach to give its annual Romanes Lecture
Oxford University hosts Irish Prime Minister to give its annual Romanes Lecture
The Oxford Research Centre in Humanities launches Egypt Season
$3m Rockefeller Foundation funding to strengthen pandemic surveillance and response innovation co-developed by Oxford biologists
Two major meteorite impacts reveal new insights about the surface of Mars
Oxford contributes to new UK research consortium to tackle monkeypox
Oxford joins Schmidt Futures’ $148 million global initiative to accelerate use of AI in scientific research
Africa needs country-specific narratives for a clean energy future - study
Horse Power: €10 million for project in which Terracotta warriors meet the ancient Mongolian state
New Scottish fossil sheds light on the origins of lizards
Discovery of new ecosystem - ‘The Trapping Zone’ - creating oasis of life in the Maldives
Remote digital platform working is great, if you live in a city - Oxford study
Food industry shows ‘stalled progress’ to reduce salt intakes, new Oxford-led analysis finds
Four Oxford researchers win £100,000 Philip Leverhulme prizes
Oxford-led study finds disease outbreaks influence the colour of wolves across North America
Oxford University holds public event to promote road safety
Poverty rate in India was slashed, says report, but globally 1.2bn still poor
COVID-19 continued to hit life expectancy in 2021 in unvaccinated populations and Eastern Europe
Gene associated with better immune response, protection after COVID-19 vaccination
Oxford gets £122m funding for healthcare research
Opportunity Oxford ambassadors share their thoughts on the programme as a new academic year gets underway
Saïd Business School marks Black History Month 2022 by unveiling new scholarships
Oxford Electric Vehicle Summit on Growth, Investment and Decarbonisation
Oxplore – the home of Big Questions online – celebrates five years engaging curious young minds
New study finds that monkeypox virus can spread widely within specialist hospital isolation rooms
The University of Oxford launches fully online Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Research to tackle inequities in health research leadership 
Oxford Professor Ketan Patel appointed as Chief Scientist at Cancer Research UK
Chancellor opens new 'Back Quad' buildings at the heart of Wadham's commitment to broadening access
Oxford Professor, Luciano Floridi, wins Italy's highest award
Oxford University named world’s top university for the 7th consecutive year
James Webb Space Telescope reveals new surprises on galaxy organic molecules near black holes
MenACWY teenage meningitis vaccine programme drives herd immunity across all ages
University of Oxford partners with Novo Nordisk Foundation to offer new research opportunities for talented international postdoctoral scientists
New analysis of shipping emissions reveals that air pollution has a larger effect on climate than previously thought
New computational technique reveals changes to lung function post COVID-19 infection
Driving change: Oxford academic awarded £700k-plus for project to improve working lives in logistics.
Outsourced children’s care homes provide poorer quality care – Oxford study
Vice-Chancellor's Oration 2022
New Saïd Dean Soumitra Dutta highlights international innovation
Feelings 'ratings' are highly predictive of future behaviour - research
Cultural Heritage on the Frontline: the destruction of peoples and identities in war
Oxford spinout Optellum secures $14m funding to advance pioneering AI-powered lung cancer diagnosis technology
New study shows higher rate of fractures in people with intellectual disability
Professor Kia Nobre awarded prestigious Heineken Prize for Cognitive Science 2022
Discovery of new nanowire assembly process could enable more powerful computer chips
How Global South cities can work better: free course based on Oxford-led urban research
President of St John’s College to deliver Royal Institution’s 2022 Christmas Lectures
Language learning difficulties in children linked to brain differences
‘Activist investor’ makes funding commitment to Black Academic Futures
Oxford University research on show at the Oxford Science and Ideas Festival 2022
New research reveals relationship between particular brain circuits and different aspects of mental wellbeing
Professor David Deutsch awarded Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Graduate access programme for students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds draws to a close
Night-time blood pressure assessment is found to be important in diagnosing hypertension
Online arts and culture engagement can have a positive impact on young people’s mental health: Oxford study
Oxford celebrates the inaugural Vice-Chancellor’s Innovation and Engagement Awards
Oxford University tops The Times Good University Guide 2023 rankings
Decarbonising the energy system by 2050 could save trillions - Oxford study
Oxford researchers develop new AI to enable autonomous vehicles to adapt to challenging weather conditions
Malaria booster vaccine continues to meet WHO-specified 75% efficacy goal
More than 10 million children were affected by COVID-19-associated parental and caregiver deaths
Oxford University project aims to preserve Second World War memories
Oxford archaeologists discover monumental evidence of prehistoric hunting across Arabian desert
Oxford archaeologists discover monumental evidence of prehistoric hunting across Arabian desert
University tours, family activities and a chance to explore behind the scenes at Oxford Open Doors 2022
Oxford to host net zero technology summit
New study shows muscle pain is not due to statins in over 90% of those taking the treatment
Oxford partners with the Optiver Foundation to launch new international postgraduate scholarship programme for women in STEM
First definitive detection of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere
Life expectancy of minorities hit hardest in the US during COVID-19
Oxford University to support deep-sea expedition to the Maldives
Early childhood weight affected by mother's diet during pregnancy
Maternal fat metabolism in pregnancy and fetal abdominal growth influence child weight
Oxford University launch new clinical trial to test a treatment for monkeypox
Oxford scientists honoured with eight Royal Society Awards
Study reveals how hunting hawks home in on prey inside a chaotic swarm
2022 A-Level results: University of Oxford response
Increased risk of some neurological and psychiatric disorders remains two years after COVID-19 infection
Student entrepreneurs win award
Sensory Supermarket event to help businesses make public spaces more inclusive for autistic people
Genetic mapping of tumours reveals how cancers grow
Tackling suicide risk in people with mental disorders
Environmental impact of 57,000 multi-ingredient processed foods revealed
Antimicrobial resistant bacteria found in newborn children from low- and middle-income countries
Oxford spinout MiroBio acquired by Gilead Sciences for $405m
The most prominent UK business values do not include humility or gratitude – Oxford study
Viral role in Alzheimer's Disease discovered
Researchers develop new breath-driven concept set to transform access to hand prosthetics
Professor Hugh Watkins wins £30 million research award to cure killer heart diseases
New rabies vaccine candidate demonstrates promising immune response and safety
Secure cryptography with real-world devices is now a realistic possibility
Seeing the light: researchers develop new AI system using light to learn associatively
Oxford launches new department to further bioscience teaching and research
Year-12 students from across the UK get a taste of life at Oxford
Genetic study provides evidence that alcohol accelerates biological aging
Gaming does not appear harmful to mental health, unless the gamer can't stop - Oxford study
Lonely old deers: ageing red deer become less social as they grow older
Seven Oxford academics elected British Academy Fellows
When hippos roamed, past temperatures were much higher - expert comment
Expert Comment: Hot? The UK has been much hotter
More children aged 8-17 trying to lose weight than a decade ago, including children of a healthy weight
Oxford Science Enterprises raises £250 million to support University innovations
Oxford vaccine saved most lives in its first year of rollout
New study evaluates pharmacological treatment for insomnia
Elephant genes could hold the key to avoiding cancers
Electric race car designed by students takes part in Formula Student at the home of British Motor Racing
NGOs must rapidly evolve to stay relevant, say NGO leaders – Oxford survey
Early life infection increases sensitivity to pain in newborn babies
UN report: Oxford analysis reveals up to half of Holocaust-related content on Telegram denies or distorts facts
New cross-disciplinary medical research building opens in Oxford
How effective is school-based mindfulness training?
Oxford researchers become EMBO members
Novel all-in-one vaccine developed to tackle future coronavirus threats
Pandemic Sciences Institute formally launched in Oxford
Oxford Mathematician James Maynard awarded Fields Medal 2022
Ten years since the discovery of the Higgs boson
Rare wild ancestors of feral pigeons found living on British and Irish islands
How to mobilise $100 trillion wisely: Oxford course on sustainable finance
How to mobilise $100 trillion wisely: Oxford course on climate change finance
How to spend $100 trillion wisely: Oxford course on sustainable finance
COVID-19 vaccine protects people of all body weights from hospitalisation and death
Tonga volcano eruption triggered atmospheric gravity waves that reached the edge of space
The hawk has landed: braking mid-air to prioritise safety over energy or speed
Health outsourcing linked to higher mortality rate – Oxford study
Prestigious Muslim community award for Oxford vaccine researcher
Oxford student wins PhD Student of the Year award
University of Oxford throws open its doors to prospective students
New study finds that politicians typically enjoy longer lives than general populations
Expose ‘greenwashing’ but do not ignore nature-based solutions to climate change - insists Oxford expert
Nadja Yang recognised in the Women’s Engineering Society’s Top 50 Women in Engineering awards
Honorary degrees awarded at Encaenia 2022
20 minutes of daily exercise can keep teens' doctors away
Expert Comment: We must break free of fossil fuel Stockholm Syndrome
Prestigious Tang prize for Oxford China expert Prof. Dame Jessica Rawson
Regent’s Park College announces the appointment of a new Principal
Researchers develop the world's first ultra-fast photonic computing processor using polarisation
Why we need philosophy and ethics of cyber warfare
Five Oxford researchers awarded Future Leaders Fellowships
Oxford to receive £7 million to turn bright ideas into global opportunities
Discovery of gene involved in chronic pain creates new treatment target
Bernadette Stolz receives L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Rising Talent fellowship
Winners of the Vice-Chancellor’s Diversity Awards 2022 announced
Higher rate of COVID-19 death before vaccination linked to certain common inflammatory immune conditions
Multiple heart-related conditions linked to triple dementia risk regardless of genetics
Com-COV study supports flexible priming intervals in standard/mixed schedules
Gravity-defying spike waves rewrite the rule book
Common drug-resistant superbug develops fast resistance to 'last resort' antibiotic
Oxford scientists win seven Royal Society of Chemistry Prizes
Researchers show dynamic soaring isn’t just for albatrosses
Museum of Natural History to showcase Science Together community-researcher collaborations
Queen’s Birthday Honours recognise service from Vice-Chancellor and Oxford colleagues
Doctoral research funding initiative launched to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Professor of American Government elected to oldest learned US society
Scientists explain why Uranus and Neptune are different colours
Long-distance collaboration makes scientific breakthroughs more likely
New cross-sector sustainable energy transition hub opens with energy crisis forum
AI standards essential to protect doctor-patient relationships and human rights
Com-COV vaccine study to research third dose booster options for 12-to-15-year-olds
New international partnership puts communities and smart grids at the heart of net zero
Ehud Hrushovski joint winner of this year's Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences
Population-scale study highlights ongoing risk of COVID-19 in some cancer patients despite vaccination
Major boost for Oxford’s mission to counter future pandemic threats
50-year project reveals new insights about the evolution and influence of Voltaire's thought
New reporting guidelines developed to improve AI in healthcare settings
Rainforest trees may have been dying faster since the 1980s because of climate change - study
Honorary degree recipients for 2022 announced
Prince Charles opens new Levine Building at Trinity College
Oxford’s REF 2021 results show largest volume of world-leading research
Eight Oxford researchers elected to Royal Society
Bank of America in key partnership with Oxford’s Smith School to support climate and sustainable finance research
Professor Irene Tracey CBE FMedSci nominated as next Oxford Vice-Chancellor
Sale of donkey skins linked to trade in illegal wildlife products
Dairy products linked to increased risk of cancer
Dairy products linked to increased risk of cancer
Fully funded scholarship scheme launches for graduate students from Ukraine
DeepMind CEO to give lecture on AI's potential for scientific discovery
Oxford University launches the Astrophoria Foundation Year for underrepresented students
Neither detection nor control of high blood pressure improved by self-monitoring during pregnancy
Breakthrough in treatment for Dupuytren’s disease
LEGO Foundation gives £11 million in support of international parenting initiative
CAMS Oxford Institute unveiled at virtual ceremony
Oxford scientist named Australian of the Year in the UK
Call the Academic: Oxford researcher wins BBC centenary grant for project exploring long-running ‘Midwife’ drama
Call the Academic: Oxford researcher wins BBC centenary grant for project exploring long-running ‘Midwife’ drama
75 years of the influential Great Tit study at Wytham Woods
Expert Comment: Five new(s) and five olds in the sixth IPCC report on mitigating climate change
Multi-million pound European grants for four ‘excellent research leaders’ at Oxford
Sapphire fibre could enable cleaner energy and air-travel
Expert Comment: Putin’s Russia: people increasingly identify with the Soviet Union – here’s what that means
Researchers assess Oxford University's impacts on biodiversity and how to mitigate them
No rest for new elephant mothers
Protease inhibitors safer than thought for pregnant women with HIV
Government gives £15 million to build software and computer systems at the heart of a new international telescope system
New W boson measurement deviates from the Standard Model
Abused children who were adopted did ‘significantly better’ than those brought up in care – research
Breakthrough success in provision of automated psychological therapy using virtual reality
Oxford men's crew claim victory in 2022 Boat Race after Cambridge women’s win
Oxford University retains top spot for spinout generation in the UK
Nature prefers symmetry and simplicity
New award will empower students from underrepresented groups to excel in future careers
No increased risk of brain tumours for mobile phone users, new study finds
Little understood brain region linked to how we perceive pain
Negative impact of social media affects girls and boys at different ages – study
Delaying clean energy transition would be ‘lose-lose’ for UK energy security, households and the climate
New study finds giant predatory dinosaurs could hunt underwater
Expert Comment. Ukraine war: Putin’s masterclass in delusion, denial and defeat
Oxford launches new Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
The RECOVERY Trial - two years on
The RECOVERY Trial is two years old today
Oxford launches new multi-disciplinary ZERO Institute
British Academy creates new ‘oracy’ fellowship - to investigate levelling up through talk
Oxford researchers' index shows international healthcare systems becoming more universal
Researchers develop the world's first power-free frequency tuner using nanomaterials
Largest genetic study of pleural infection reveals complex nature of common disease
Expert Comment: Economic sanctions are not likely immediately to shift Russian opinion against Putin
Expert Comment: How ordinary Ukrainian families are suffering under Russian shells
Expert Comment: Putin’s war - How did we get here? ....Ukraine 2014
Oxford further commits to best research practice by joining UKRN
First UK pilot study of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy launched in Oxford
Oxford historians apply state-of-the-art AI to transform the study of ancient texts
Historians apply state-of-the-art AI to transform the study of ancient texts
Oxford University receives planning permission for the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities
Oxford University receives planning permission for the new Humanities building
Expert Comment: The UK is failing to meet its obligations to refugees from Ukraine
Expert Comment: How history will look back on Russian invasion
Oral paratyphoid vaccine to begin human trials
Professor Lynne Cox helps lead UK project to transform older age health
Brain regions related to smell show decline following mild COVID-19
Expert Comment: Ukraine has earned a future in the European Union
Rabies vaccine candidate begins human trials in Tanzania
Large mammals can help climate change mitigation and adaptation
Large mammals can help climate change mitigation and adaptation
RECOVERY trial shows Baricitinib reduces deaths in patients hospitalised with COVID-19
Moral questions - and answers - around helping Ukraine, nuclear deterrents and self-defence
Moral questions - and answers - around helping Ukraine, assassinating murderous leaders and nuclear threats
COVID-19 Multi-omic Blood Atlas (COMBAT) published
Ukraine crisis: new research-led support for 'hero' parents and caregivers
The hidden footprint of low-carbon indoor farming
Two years on: Covid-19 threatens to derail the prospects for a generation in the global south - report
Art for our sake: Artists cannot be replaced by machines - study
Oxford-based charity receives more than $2.5 billion in pledges from 'community of effective givers'
DeepMind donation creates 12 new research internships in artificial intelligence and machine learning
New study shows significant impacts of severe COVID-19 infection on pregnancy outcomes
Too many words, too little action: climate justice is essential to limit climate change - IPCC chapter author
Too many words, too little action: climate justice is essential to limit climate change
Competing identities of the past and future in Russia and Ukraine
University of Oxford researchers create largest ever human family tree
New Oxford-Lancaster guidelines to improve practice when babies are separated from parents at birth
US Stand Your Ground laws are associated with 700 additional homicides every year
Researchers find genetic ‘fingerprints’ of ancient migrations in modern-day United Arab Emirates
Review highlights impact of Long COVID on cardiovascular system
Everyone has heard of King Arthur, but 90% of medieval manuscripts of chivalric and heroic tales have been lost
Three University of Oxford Earth Scientists honoured with the title of Geochemistry Fellow
A rapid climate response from science is essential
Global study launched to evaluate effects of Covid-19 variants and vaccination in pregnancy
Oxford fast-paced research programme for environmental solutions wins £10 million official backing
Sarah Gilbert becomes recipient of Sunhak Peace Prize
We need to define the rules of a post-pandemic world
New postdoctoral global scholarships at Oxford funded by British Academy
Unlocking the mechanical secrets of giant Amazonian waterlilies
Seismometer technology field-tested in Antarctica before space missions
Oxford University establishes the Jonathan Cooper Professor of the History of Sexualities
First-in-human implant of a “closed-loop” bioelectronic research system
First-in-human implant of a “closed-loop” bioelectronic research system
New adaptable smart window coating could help heat or cool a home and save energy
Students can thrive and reach their full potential at Oxford with new Dr Ateh Jewel Education Foundation Award
Researchers and charities team up to support local families by creating free toddler activity packs
Research collaboration launched to focus on repurposing existing anti-viral therapies to treat COVID-19
New highly virulent and damaging HIV variant discovered in the Netherlands
Unprecedented crises trigger severe hunger in southern Ethiopia
Positive impact of funding research in mental health
Climate change in the Early Holocene - archaeology report
Reed warblers migrating from Africa use the Earth's magnetic field to find their nests
Sarah Gilbert elected as RA Honorary Fellow
The Duchess of Cornwall opens new Marcela Botnar wing in Oxford
Volunteers needed for human challenge trial to study immune response to Covid-19
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall tours special treasures of The Bodleian Libraries
Invest strategically in wind and solar farms in Africa - Oxford study
Stress for couples on Universal Credit as living costs soar - new research
Volunteers needed for human challenge trial to study immune response to Covid-19
Mixed vaccine schedules offer strong booster responses after two doses of CoronaVac vaccine
Mystery of sweetpotato origin uncovered, as missing link plant found by Oxford research
Cancer Research UK to invest £11 million into cancer science in Oxford
An estimated 1.2 million people died in 2019 from antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections
Royal Society cautions against online censorship of scientific misinformation
Oxford researchers discover unexpected deep diving in albatross
University of Oxford Earth Scientist honoured in the annual Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
Review highlights risk factors associated with violence in schizophrenia
Attention and memory deficits persist for months after recovery from mild Covid
Plastic Drawdown tool to help Maldives slash plastic waste by 85 percent, study reveals
Treasured Jane Austen letters donated to the Bodleian Libraries and Jane Austen’s House
Dramatic fall in hospital admissions for child infections since start of covid-19 pandemic
New Dean for Saïd Business School announced
New research sheds light on how ultrasound could be used to treat psychiatric disorders
Undergraduate offers released amid strong competition for places
New Head of the Humanities Division announced
Leverhulme Trust awards £10 million to new Oxford nature recovery centre
Superbug MRSA arose in hedgehogs long before clinical use of antibiotics
New study finds economic progress is aided by longer supply chains and deeper networks
New test can identify if a patient has cancer and if it has spread
New Year's Honours 2022
Safer carbon capture and storage
Oxford team publish blueprint for making millions of doses of a new vaccine within 100 days
New approach to predicting battery failure could help maintain electricity for millions around the world
£50m funding for Poonawalla Vaccines Research Building at Oxford University
Protein test could lead to earlier and better diagnosis of Parkinson’s
New resistance-busting antibiotic combination could extend the use of ‘last-resort’ antibiotics
COVID-19 certificates may boost vaccine uptake in countries with below average coverage – Oxford study
The passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Vaccines shown to induce lower levels of neutralising antibodies against Omicron coronavirus variant
RECOVERY Trial launches in South Africa
90% of countries have published vaccine plans: Oxford Covid policy tracker
Adjoa Andoh named as next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre
Key surveys overestimate COVID-19 vaccination rates in the USA
We can accelerate vaccine production through partnerships that promote knowledge sharing
Major report points way to a more resilient UK food system
Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert delivers 44th Dimbleby Lecture
Iron integral to the development of life on Earth – and the possibility of life on other planets
Com-COV2 study supports flexible second dose options following Pfizer or Oxford/AstraZeneca jabs
Meta must do better - data from social media giant essential to mental health research
Meta could do better - data from social media giant essential to mental health research
Prizes announced for inaugural creative writing award founded by Nobel Prize laureate
Oxford researchers honoured by British Society for Immunology
Oxford study shows government programme increases pupil focus on careers
New Oxford-GSK Institute to harness advanced technology and unravel mechanisms of disease
Machine learning helps mathematicians make new connections
Oxford investigators part of urgent new economic and social research programme
Tributes to pioneering Oxford innovator, Sir Martin Wood
Jenner Institute named Covid Innovation Heroes
Oxford University wins prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize
‘Another War Is Coming’, Kate Bingham DBE, delivers Romanes lecture
Oxford and Cambridge win joint award to improve access to postgraduate research
Island conservationists identify key barriers to meeting biodiversity targets
IKEA Foundation pledges £4.5m to back Oxford sustainable finance action
Space @ Oxford Week blasts off on Monday 22 November
Oxford Suzhou Centre for Advanced Research (OSCAR) celebrates three years of innovation
Professor Louise Richardson to become President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York in 2023
Planning application for new Humanities building reveal inspirational design
Life on Mars search could be misled by false fossils
Oxford-led research maps milestone stage of human development for the first time
Oxford science relaunches digital channel Oxford Sparks to open its secrets to the world
Artificial intelligence used to recognise primate behaviours in the wild
New joint Oxford-Wits project to study human mobility in Global South
COP26: Don't forget the successes - Oxford experts
$2m fund awarded for Oxford’s single-cell ancestry vaccine research
Global antibiotic consumption rates increased by 46 percent since 2000
Oxford vaccine reaches two billion dose milestone
Oxford scientists announced as guest Christmas Lecturers
Digital Scholarship @Oxford: Transforming digital research
Ebola vaccine to begin human trials
Finally: COP considers cities and the climate crisis
Sustainable eating is cheaper and healthier - Oxford study
Facebook reveals number of migrants in the UK has been underestimated
Oxford joins consortium to advance quantum drug discovery with £6.8M grant from Innovate UK
Researchers uncover gene that doubles risk of death from COVID-19
Next Warden of Keble College announced
New software predicts the movements of large land animals
Construction gets underway at Oxford’s Life and Mind Building
80% of world economy now aiming for net zero - but not all pledges are equal
Oxford to work with Brazil to establish clinical research hub
Nicola Blackwood appointed Chair of Oxford University Innovation board
Early education and development ‘levelled up’ in 21st century - study
Oxford to test potential treatment for fatigue in long COVID patients
PTSD in healthcare workers during pandemic could be exacerbated by past trauma
Major new research network to investigate the body clock and stroke
Dieter Schwarz Foundation and Oxford announce major research collaboration on artificial intelligence, government and policy
Dine and dash? Global COVID recovery investment is not aligned with COP rhetoric
Oxford food experts work with Tesco on sustainable plant-based meals
Wearing face coverings protected wearers from COVID-19 infection – large scale study
Oxford-led team given £6.6m to map uncharted networks in the progression of Parkinson’s
Tamoxifen repurposing study shows no benefit in treating deadly fungal meningitis
UNEP emissions gap report: Damning findings on G20 ambition and post-Covid green finance

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