News and events
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Leading innovation award for Oxford robotics spin-out
Spin-out prize reinforces Oxford’s growing position as an innovation powerhouse. -
Oxford University science enterprise centre opens for business
Oxford University’s commitment to entrepreneurship has taken a major new step, with the opening of its new science enterprise hub, the Begbroke Innovation Accelerator. -
New trial for blindness rewrites the genetic code
Researchers have started a new gene therapy clinical trial to treat X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP), the most common cause of blindness in young people. -
New computer software programme excels at lip reading
A new computer software programme has the potential to lip-read more accurately than people and to help those with hearing loss, Oxford University researchers have found. -
Cannabinoid biomedicine research programme launched
Oxford University and Kingsley Capital Partners have launched a new research programme to investigate the role of cannabinoids in biology and medicine. -
Women in science series: Meet one of Oxford's most successful entrepreneurs
As Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry, a mother of two and one of Oxford University’s most successful entrepreneurs, developing both the spinout companies MuOx and OxStem, Professor Angela Russell wears many hats. -
Doubts about whether internet filters protect teenagers online
Internet filters are widely used in homes, schools and libraries throughout the UK to protect young people from unpleasant online experiences. However, a new study by Oxford casts doubt on whether... -
Is it easier to forge a £1 coin or a Leonardo?
It has been claimed that the new £1 coin is 'forgery proof'. But Martin Kemp, professor of the history of art at Oxford University and an expert in art forgeries, is sceptical. -
Genetic sequencing offers same-day TB testing
Researchers have for the first time shown that standard tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic tests can be replaced by a sub-24 hour genetic test applied to the TB bacteria in a patient’s sputum. -
