HomeNews

News
Professor Susan Perkin. Image credit: Trinity College, University of Oxford.

University of Oxford Chemist honoured in annual Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

Awards
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
Vaccine_listings.jpg

Vaccination shown to protect against pregnancy complications from COVID-19 Omicron variant

Coronavirus
COVID-19 vaccine
Medical Sciences
Research
Oxford to lead international consortium to unlock potential of programmable nucleic acid drugs

Oxford to lead international consortium to unlock potential of programmable nucleic acid drugs

Funding
Medical Sciences
Research
Science
A male lion photographed in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe.

Raising the minimum age of trophy hunted lions could make hunting more sustainable, new study finds

Biology
Conservation
Environment
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
The Royal Astronomical Society’s Gold Medal. Image credit: Royal Astronomical Society.

Professor Tim Palmer wins Royal Astronomical Society’s Gold Medal

Astrophysics
Awards
Research
Artistic image of a house with streams of data coming from it. Image credit: Shutterstock.

Oxford University to co-lead £8m Energy Demand Observatory and Laboratory to help UK reach net-zero

Funding
Research
Science
Sustainability
Altogether, our study shows ports are at the forefront of climate impacts. It underlines adaptation of ports is urgently needed, and quantified risk analysis, as presented in our paper, can help in prioritising investments - Jasper Verschuur. Credit: Shut

International trade and world economies exposed to multi-billion-dollar climate risk to ports - Oxford study

Climate change
Environment
Research
Compelling fossil fuel producers to pay for carbon clean-up could end these fuels’ contribution to global warming without pitting climate action against meeting society’s energy needs - at a relatively affordable cost. Credit: Shutterstock

Climate goals can be achieved at affordable cost, if fossil fuel producers pay for carbon clear up - Oxford-led study

Climate change
Environment
Innovation
Research
water level in Yangtze river - Photo by Zhonghui Yao.

Compound extreme heat and drought will hit 90% of world population – Oxford study

Climate change
Environment
Research
Social Sciences
Image depicting molnupiravir pills - Shutterstock

Molnupiravir doesn't reduce COVID-19 hospitalisations in high-risk vaccinated people

Coronavirus
Research

Pages