University of Oxford

How many children an individual may have is influenced by reproductive biology and human behaviour, according to the largest study to date, which identifies genetic determinants. The study, led by researchers at the Universities of…

A new R&D lab has been launched in Oxford by AI company Mind Foundry in partnership with insurance brand Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance and Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe.Spun out of the University of Oxford in 2016 by Professors Stephen Roberts…

Official funding of £1.25 million has today been awarded to Oxford University for activities that translate the university’s social sciences research into social, economic and behavioural impact. The funding, the maximum grant available…

One such company is Omass Therapeutics which spun out of the Department for Chemistry in 2016. It utilises high-resolution mass spectrometry to drive drug discovery for immunology and genetic disease and last year received $100million…

The event, which was hosted on 6 March on the Parliamentary estate, is a major scientific poster competition and exhibition organised by the Parliamentary & Scientific Committee and judged by professional and academic experts. It aims…

A team led by University of Oxford researchers has achieved a breakthrough in secure communications by developing an algorithm that conceals sensitive information so effectively that it is impossible to detect that anything has been…

Researchers and clinicians in Oxford have begun an evaluation of artificial intelligence software that could help pathologists diagnose prostate cancer.Testing of the technology in a clinical setting, which is under way at Oxford…

A new technique developed by University of Oxford researchers could help locate new deposits of critical metals needed to enable the green-energy transition. The findings have been published in Geophysical Research Letters.The global…

Change is needed to the way safer sleep information is communicated, if risks to babies from unsafe sleeping practices are to be reduced, according to a new report from Oxford, UCL, Bristol and Newcastle Universities. This was prompted by…

Active monitoring of prostate cancer has the same high survival rates after 15 years as radiotherapy or surgery, reports the largest study of its kind.The latest findings from the ProtecT trial are presented at the European Association of…