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heat waves have become 100 times more likely in some places because of climate change

How is climate changing our weather?

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Oxford University has been placed number 1 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the sixth year running, and at the heart of this success is our ground-breaking research and innovation.

Oxford University contributed £15.7 billion to the UK economy in 2018/19

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AI and big data

Oxford ranked first in the world for Computer Science

Awards
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Technology
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as much as 26-212 gigatonnes of CO2 will need to be removed. (NB one gigatonne is equivalent to 200 million elephants!)

Carbon removal will cost as much annually as the NHS budget - but Oxford research shows polluters could pay

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The train has left this station, but the CREDS report calls for investment to be doubled in public transport and for more active travel, such as walking, cycling (and running). Credit: Shutterstock

Energy demand must be slashed to hit climate targets – CREDS report

Climate change
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Vice-Chancellor's Oration 2021

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Picture of Professor Catherine Green - credit John Cairns

£200,000 funding boost for Oxford’s Clinical BioManufacturing Facility

COVID-19 vaccine
Research
Vaccines
Artist's impression of Alan Turing

Turing Fellowships for over 30 Oxford academics

Research
Artist's impression of a mutating coronavirus

Increased infectiousness of coronavirus variants explained

Coronavirus
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New research provides compelling evidence of the connection between AMR surgical-site infections and arthropods

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