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Data collected by remote-sensing satellites is fundamental for many key activities, including aerial mapping, weather prediction, and monitoring deforestation. Currently, most satellites can only passively collect data, since they are not…

The Engineering Scholarship Programme was first announced by Formula 1 in 2020 as part of its pledge to increase diversity and inclusion in the motorsports industryThe University of Oxford is continuing a partnership with Formula 1 to…

The work of Oxford University’s Oxford Simulation, Teaching and Research team (OxSTaR) had been recognised by a Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE). The AdvanceHE award celebrates outstanding collaborative impact on…

A team of scientists led by the University of Oxford have achieved a significant breakthrough in detecting modifications on protein structures. The method, published in Nature Nanotechnology, employs innovative nanopore technology to…

A new collaboration between Oxford’s School of Archaeology and the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA), announced today , is set to build a centre of archaeological excellence in West Africa and develop a new generation of archaeologists,…

The largest independent scientific study ever conducted, investigating the spread of Facebook across the globe found no evidence that the social media platform’s worldwide penetration is linked to widespread psychological harm, according…

The University of Oxford’s Professor Michael Bronstein and Professor Alison Noble have been awarded prestigious UKRI Turing AI World Leading Fellowships to conduct ground-breaking work on some of artificial intelligence (AI)’s biggest…

The project focused on the ‘Brick-Kiln-Belt’ of South Asia, a corridor which stretches across parts of Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Over 55,000 brick kilns are thought to be in this region, many of which are unregulated,…

The Princess met Professor Barlow and health visitors taking part in the study yesterday, when she visited Riversley Park Children's Centre in Nuneaton.The work of The Centre for Early Childhood seeks to raise awareness of why early…

Professor Sir John Irving Bell is appointed a Companion of Honour (CH) in the King’s Birthday Honours list.Professor Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford, said: ‘I was delighted to hear that I had been…