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New study could help pinpoint hidden helium gas fields – and avert a global supply crisis

Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science

Genetic variants influencing human fertility identified - university study

Research
Science

Small temperature rise can cause large scale forced migration - study

Climate change
Environment
Research
Social Sciences

Oxford Professor of Poetry elections now open

University

40% of time spent on mundane chores could be automated within 10 years - AI experts

Artificial Intelligence
Research
Social Sciences
Technology

NHS COVID-19 app saved estimated 10,000 lives in its first year, research finds

Coronavirus
Health

Nine in ten major metropolitan areas in Europe lost population because of the COVID-19 pandemic

Research
Social Sciences

Operation Pangolin launches to save the world’s most trafficked wild mammal

Biology
Conservation
Environment
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science

New study identifies key success factors for large carnivore rewilding efforts

Biology
Conservation
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research

Large-scale fossil study reveals origins of modern-day biodiversity gradient 15 million years ago

Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science

Scientists find world’s oldest European hedgehog

Biology
Conservation
Environment
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research
Science

COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in the United States

Coronavirus
Research

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

Environment
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Plastics
Research
Science
Sustainability

Vaccination provides effective protection against increased risk of pregnancy complications due to COVID-19 Omicron variant

Coronavirus
COVID-19 vaccine
Medical Sciences
Research

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

Climate
Research

Oxford University Professor wins Royal Astronomical Society Gold Medal

Astrophysics
Awards
Research

Study shows how organisations must set bold targets for their catering in order to become “nature-positive”

Biology
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research

New, £8 million Energy Demand Observatory and Laboratory will help UK meet net-zero ambitions

Climate change
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Research

‘Made in Oxford’ Vice-Chancellor Professor Irene Tracey sets out vision for University

University

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

Climate change
Environment
Research
Social Sciences

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