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In South Africa, windfarms in optimum locations would cost the country 16.7% less per unit of energy than if it were to build more coal power plants.

Invest strategically in wind and solar farms in Africa - Oxford study

Climate change
Environment
Social Sciences
Image of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall meeting staff and students as part of her visit to the Bodleian Libraries

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall tours special treasures of The Bodleian Libraries

University
insecurity of income and the inadequacy of income for those out of work could adversely affect mental well-being and the stability of relationships

Stress for couples on Universal Credit as living costs soar - new research

Policy
Research
Social Sciences
Society
Ipomoea aequatoriensis flowers at University of Oxford Department of Plant Sciences Photographs by Tom Wells

Mystery of sweetpotato origin uncovered, as missing link plant found by Oxford research

Environment
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Image showing depiction of a third dose Covid-19 vaccine booster

Mixed vaccine schedules offer strong booster responses after two doses of CoronaVac vaccine

Coronavirus
Vaccines
Image of Oxford University buildings across the skyline

Cancer Research UK to invest £11 million into cancer science in Oxford

Cancer
Funding
Research
Third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (2019)

An estimated 1.2 million people died in 2019 from antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections

Health
Medical Sciences
Research
Pair of black-browed albatross

Oxford researchers discover unexpected deep diving in albatross

Conservation
Environment
Research
Science
woman writing in journal

Attention and memory deficits persist for months after recovery from mild Covid

Coronavirus
Health
Medical Sciences
Neuroscience
Research
We face a torrent of misinformation on topics great and small. The Royal Society report reviews the challenges of misinformation and what steps we can take to deal with them. It does not call for content removal as a panacea. Credit: Shutterstock

Royal Society cautions against online censorship of scientific misinformation

Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Social Sciences
Technology

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