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Oxford scientists honoured with four Royal Society Awards

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Researchers extract ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick, revealing a time capsule of plant life

Biology
Genetics
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
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Oxford University-built instrument ready to map water on the Moon

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Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
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Nanopore technology achieves breakthrough in protein variant detection

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Collaboration with Formula 1 to offer Engineering Scholarships at Oxford extended until 2025

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Funding
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Researchers successfully train a machine learning model in outer space for the first time

Artificial Intelligence
Astrophysics
Innovation
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
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Science Together celebrates a second successful year of community-led research collaborations

Community
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
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Oxford chemists achieve breakthrough achievement: hazard-free production of fluorochemicals

Innovation
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
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James Webb Space Telescope detects interstellar dust grains in the first billion years of cosmic time

Astrophysics
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science
A sea urchin with spines protruding all over its surface, some of which are caught in a plastic bag.

New study finds plastic pollution to be almost ubiquitous across coral reefs, mostly from fishing activities

Biology
Conservation
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science

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