In conversation: Professor Daniela Bortoletto, Head of Particle Physics at @oxfordphysics.bsky.social, talks to CERN Director-General Mark Thomson about overseeing CERN’s biggest upgrade in 20 years and what it means for the future of science.
➡️ Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3jthsjed
MPLS Division, University of Oxford
Our congratulations to the Oxford scientists elected Fellows of the @royalsociety.
The new Fellows include researchers from across MPLS disciplines, including mathematics, biology, statistics, physics and computer science.
👏 Find out more at: https://tinyurl.com/3fstj3pj
EXPERT COMMENT: Global coral reef collapse is not inevitable.
Oxford Earth Sciences researcher Noam Vogt-Vincent discusses evidence that coral reefs could still recover later this century if we rapidly reach net zero.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/y7zx2ces
Reminder: the Basics of SciFinder
An initial session on the CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform covering literature searching, saved alerts, projects, substance data, and AI research tools for chemistry and related disciplines.
📅 Tomorrow at 1pm
👉 Book: https://tinyurl.com/9rnnj7y8
New research from @oxfordphysics.bsky.social and UCL suggests pollution from coal-fired power plants is reducing solar power generation.
The study analysed solar PV installations worldwide using satellite imagery, atmospheric observations and machine learning.
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/2s4yf4nv
👏 Congratulations to the winners, highly commended nominees and finalists from across the Division who have been recognised at this year's Vice-Chancellor's Awards.
Read more about this year's winners from across the University: https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/vice-chancellors-awards
RESEARCH: Scientists at Oxford’s @compscioxford.bsky.social have helped achieve a world first by encoding the hepatitis D virus genome using 117 qubits on IBM’s Heron quantum processor.
The work opens new possibilities for quantum genomics and bioinformatics.
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/2prna5ev
Do you want to showcase the wonders of your science to the public?
Then join the Science Wonder Garden Party @begbrokescience.bsky.social this summer! ☀️
If you're interested in sharing your work through talks or hands on activities, register interest by 5 June.
👉 https://tinyurl.com/23jkf4ap
Expert comment: New investments in nature are accelerating, but conservation science must remain central to decision-making.
Researchers from @biology.ox.ac.uk warn that without robust evidence, nature finance risks missing the mark.
Read more 👇
https://tinyurl.com/pn4rwbdv
The OpenBind consortium’s first release of experimental data marks a milestone in efforts to improve how artificial intelligence (AI) is used in drug discovery.
Find out more ⬇️
https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-05-12-openbind-releases-first-open-dataset-and-ai-model-for-drug-discovery
