University of Oxford

The UK’s first Space Innovation Lab, dedicated to understanding the effect of space microgravity on the ageing process, opened today at the Botnar Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences at Oxford's Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics,…

Led by Professor Kam Bhui at the University of Oxford's Department of Psychiatry, researchers in the UKRI-funded BioAirNet programme, analysed existing studies looking at the effects of both indoor and outdoor air pollution across the…

‘Who do you think you are?’, written by Professors Andrew Thompson and Mike Aaronson made tough reading for the assembled industry leaders, which included representatives from organisations including the British Red Cross and the…

The study’s findings challenge the traditional view that people are generally infected by a single genetic clone (or ‘strain’) of pathogenic bacteria, and that resistance to antibiotic treatment evolves because of natural selection for…

Preliminary analysis of the immunological trial results demonstrates the induction of high frequencies of broadly specific T cells that recognise functionally conserved regions on HIV-1 and are therefore more protective.Not all T cells…

Professor Alex Betts will take on the new senior role of Local and Global Engagement Officer within the Vice-Chancellor and Registrar’s Office week commencing 29 May.In his new role as the University’s Local and Global Engagement Officer,…

Reading among 9–10-year-olds in England has remained consistent despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research today from Oxford University’s Department of Education.Findings from the 2021 Progress in International Reading Literacy…

A study published today in Geophysical Research Letters shows that the maximum temperature of the hottest days is increasing at twice the rate of the maximum temperature of average summer days. The results highlight the need for urgent…

The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected eight University of Oxford biomedical and health scientists to its fellowship.The new Fellows have been elected to the Academy in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the…

Researchers from the universities of Oxford and Nottingham have found that despite substantial disruption to primary care services, the safety of GP prescribing in England was largely unaffected by the Covid-19 pandemic.The study,…