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Two male researchers wearing laboratory coats and wearing latex gloves examine a plate of samples.

University of Oxford and SCG Chemicals launch £1m SCGC-FIRST fund to accelerate sustainable technology development and help decarbonise the chemicals industry

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An area of tropical forest has been cleared of trees. The ground is burnt and covered in fallen tree logs.

New research finds that nature-based solutions are essential for Brazil to meet its 2050 net zero pledge

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New training centre will bridge the gap between environmental science and AI to address global environmental challenges

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Image of Nico Rosberg shaking hands with Varun Shankar

Nico Rosberg meets Oxford students sponsored by Rosberg Philanthropies to research climate change solutions

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UK in top 10 ‘dangerously unprepared’ for heat, if global 1.5ºC target is missed: Oxford report

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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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Conservation
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