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Professor James Binney awarded Royal Astronomical Society’s Gold Medal

Astrophysics
Awards
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Physical and Life Sciences
An aerial photograph showing a tropical forest bordering an oil palm plantation. The rainforest is made up of various trees of different heights and species, whereas the oil palm plantation is a monoculture.

Logged tropical forests are still valuable for biodiversity, study finds

Biodiversity
Biology
Conservation
Environment
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
Sustainability
A person crossing a street in a city, surrounded by augmented reality-style overlays and bounding boxes highlighting objects such as the individual, vehicles, and traffic lights, implying the use of AI or computer vision for object detection and tracking.

Pioneering new mathematical model could help protect privacy and ensure safer use of AI

Artificial Intelligence
Innovation
Research
Science
Technology
Herpes simplex virus

New study reveals link between head injuries and viruses in Alzheimer's Disease

Brain health
Medical Sciences
Research
Major new footprint discoveries on Britain’s ‘dinosaur highway’

Major new footprint discoveries on Britain’s ‘dinosaur highway’

Research
Science
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New Year Honours 2025

Awards
Society
University
Red blood cells

Researchers develop a way to test the ability of red blood cells to deliver oxygen by measuring their shape

Innovation
Medical Sciences
Research
Science
People

New study reveals the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on other causes of death

Coronavirus
Global health
Medical Sciences
Research
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New study calls for radical rethink of mental health support for adolescents

Medical Sciences
Mental health
Research
Oxford-led project awarded £2 million to revolutionise clean hydropower energy

Oxford-led project awarded £2 million to revolutionise clean hydropower energy

Environment
Social Sciences
Sustainability

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