University of Oxford

Six Oxford social scientists were last night given major government-backed prizes for their influential and life-changing research. Dr Kate Orkin and doctoral student Lukas Lehner were category winners in the Economic and Social…

Charlotte Deane MBE is currently Professor of Structural Bioinformatics at the University of Oxford and Chief AI Officer at Exscientia plc. She is also a co-director of the Systems Approaches to Biomedical Research Centre for Doctoral…

The Queen’s Anniversary Prizes are part of the UK’s national Honours system, recognising outstanding work by UK colleges and universities which demonstrates excellence and innovation, and delivers real benefit to the wider world. First…

Is lockdown an effective response to a pandemic, or would it be better to let individuals spontaneously reduce their risk of infection?  Research published this week suggests these two highly-debated options lead to similar outcomes.…

Bees are important pollinators of agricultural crops, but this can expose them to pesticides while they collect nectar and pollen, some of which are very toxic to bees. Bees are known to be adept at tasting and differentiating sugary…

The paper by Professors Brent Mittelstadt, Chris Russell and Sandra Wachter has been published in Nature Human Behaviour.  It explains, ‘LLMs are designed to produce helpful and  convincing responses without any overriding guarantees…

In their study published in Communications Biology, the team used a combination of fluorescence microscopy and artificial intelligence (AI) to detect antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This method relies on training deep-learning models to…

Professor Cluver’s evidence-based research underpins parenting resources which have provided support for families globally, during the pandemic as well as crises around the world. Her research in South Africa started with HIV-affected…

The Government has accepted all the recommendations in the review, which encourages further collaboration across the UK’s innovation ecosystem. The recommendations aim to enhance the economic and societal impact of university inspired…

Members of Oxford University’s wider community helped adapt global parenting in crisis resources and translate them into Arabic and Hebrew. Advice from the team has been deployed in emergencies around the world, and the easy-to-use tips can…