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Part of the Government's research and knowledge exchange body, the Economic & Social Research Council, has today announced the hotly-contested award has gone to Dr Hopkins and team, which will allow the researchers to ‘make visible’…

Human aerosol emissions have a cooling effect on the planet, because they can make clouds brighter by providing extra condensation nuclei on which cloud droplets form. Brighter clouds reflect more of the sunlight that strikes them,…

In the study, which is published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection, the researchers took throat swabs and assessed the prevalence of meningitis causing bacteria before and after the introduction of the vaccination programme, using…

The fellowship programme provides international research and career development opportunities for early-career researchers in the natural, technical and life sciences.The Novo Nordisk Foundation has committed around £2.7 million of…

The University’s UNIQ+ graduate access programme offers students from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds an opportunity to experience postgraduate research at Oxford through paid internships. The programme is just one of the…

When blood pressure is monitored over 24 hours, individuals can be divided into three groups according to their blood pressure pattern:• ‘dippers’, for whom the night-time blood pressure is lower than the day-time blood pressure (which is…

Associate Professor Miriam Klein-Flügge and colleagues looked at brain connectivity and mental health data from nearly 500 people. In particular, they looked at the connectivity of the amygdala – a brain region well known for its…

Bluebell Capital Partners has made an initial donation to the Black Academic Futures programme at Oxford University, which will support three scholarships for 2022-entry and a fourth in 2023/24. Graduates being supported by the funding…

DLD is an extremely common disorder, affecting approximately two children in every classroom. Children with DLD struggle to comprehend and use their native language, facing trouble with grammar, vocabulary, and holding conversations.…

What does it take to make a vaccine? How do birds fly? Why would you take a plant to outer space? What is love? These are just some of the questions that Oxford University researchers will explore as part of IF Oxford. Whether your…