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A pair of hands wearing latex gloves handles crop plants in a field. Image credit: Shutterstock.

Oxford biologists comment on new Genetic Technology Act

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Debris accumulating on Aldabra Atoll, a remote coral island and UNESCO World Heritage Site in the southwestern Seychelles. This photograph was taken as part of the Aldabra Clean-Up Project. Image credit: Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF).

New study shows that most plastic debris on Seychelles beaches comes from far-off sources

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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

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University of Oxford Student Ambassador Litter Picking Kayak Project

Oxford leads Nature Positive Universities Alliance to reverse biodiversity decline

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The Omega Seamaster II submersible surveys the vertical walls of the Maldives subsea topography. These cliffs often descended from 30metres to 250metres and further to 500metres, a defining physical characteristic of the new ecosystem ‘The Trapping Zone’,

Discovery of new ecosystem - ‘The Trapping Zone’ - creating oasis of life in the Maldives

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The Oxford Electric Vehicle Summit will bring together the public and private sector, business, local and national government to deliver on decarbonised transport in the UK and beyond. Image credit: Ade Thomas, Green.TV.

Oxford Electric Vehicle Summit on growth, investment and decarbonisation

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All Souls College, Radcliffe Camera and Brasenose College at dawn

Oxford University holds public event to promote road safety

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An Omega Seamaster 2 submersible being launched during an expedition by Nekton to the Seychelles in 2019

Oxford University to support deep-sea expedition to the Maldives

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Planning application image of designs for Oxford University’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities revealing impressive entrances

Planning application for new Humanities building reveal inspirational design

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Like drunks running away without paying, some rich countries are expected to try to escape their financial obligations at COP26. It's outrageous, says Brian O'Callaghan, lead researcher. Credit: Shutterstock.

Dine and dash? Global COVID recovery investment is not aligned with COP rhetoric

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