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Supermarket freezer: This paper provides a first step towards enabling consumers, retailers, and policymakers to make informed decisions on the environmental impacts of food and drink products. Credit: Shutterstock
Supermarket freezer: This paper provides a first step towards enabling consumers, retailers, and policymakers to make informed decisions on the environmental impacts of food and drink products. Credit: Shutterstock

Environmental impact of 57,000 multi-ingredient processed foods revealed
Plant-based foods have the lowest environmental impacts; more nutritious foods are often more sustainable
Oxford launches new department to further bioscience teaching and research.
Oxford launches new department to further bioscience teaching and research.

New department to further bioscience teaching and research
The University of Oxford has launched the Department of Biology which brings together the existing Departments of Zoology and Plant Sciences
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The deadline for registering for undergraduate admissions tests will be 30 September 2022
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Important update to 2022 admissions tests
The deadline for registering for undergraduate admissions tests will be 30 September 2022
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A still from the video ‘Cool Your Jets’ in which Gladys Ngetich (DPhil Engineering Science) describes her research into advanced cooling technologies for jet engines

The PhD Research Playlist
Jet engines, Victorian fantasy, teaching robots — watch interviews with our DPhil students for a taste of what’s possible at Oxford

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I was the sort of child who did logic puzzles for fun. I did lots of them, books and books...I gave my own children those same books...nothing, they were not interested

Creating statistical models for infectious diseases is challenging
COVID modeller Professor Christl Donnelly on making a difference

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10Aug

Summer Art Challenge

Pitt Rivers Museum
14Aug

Pitt Rivers Museum at Thirsty Meeples

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University response to the invasion of Ukraine
Information, advice and support for staff and students impacted
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Oxford as entrepreneurial 'National asset'
Alexis Dormandy talks about the company that commercialises University IP
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The Oxford Martin School
How we're helping farmers to reduce their environmental impact
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The OUP Blog
The loudest short word in English: hurrah
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Rick Wakeman CBE In conversation with Professor John Covach
Monday 29th August, 2pm - 4pm, Holywell Music Rooms, Oxford
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Oxford in the Conversation
Solar is the cheapest power, and a literal light-bulb moment showed us we can cut costs and emissions even further
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Tutankhamun Family Fun
Amazing activities exploring the Bodleian exhibition, Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive. Dates throughout August
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The past, present, and future of education
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Oxplore: the Home of Big Questions
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