Recruiting: We're hiring a Research Associate in Neural Rendering and Medical Image Reconstruction to join the Oxford Machine Learning in Neuroimaging (OMNI) lab. Details & applications: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... @oxford-vgg.bsky.social @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social @ana-namburete.bsky.social

The Pope’s recent reflections on AI raise urgent questions about how it could help - or harm - humanity. Professor Mike Wooldridge joined The Naked Scientists to discuss what AI is, how it works, and where it may lead us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNk0...

Recruiting: We're hiring a Research Associate in Computer Vision to join the Visual Geometry Group (Central Oxford), funded by ERC @erc.europa.eu. Details & applications: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... #recruiting

Is the AI revolution leaving those who don't use the tools behind, or will they be the only people left with critical thinking skills? In a recent @the-independent.com article, Prof Michael Wooldridge spoke with a self-confessed AI luddite on the issue. www.the-independent.com/life-style/c...

Professor Leslie Goldberg and Professor Michael Wooldridge have been elected Fellows of the @royalsociety.org, recognising their outstanding contributions to artificial intelligence and theoretical computer science. www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/2530-fu...

Eid Mubarak to all who are celebrating! We wish you a happy Eid al-Adha. 🌙 #compscioxford #eidmubarak #eid #EidAlAdha

After teaching game theory for 15+ years, Prof Michael Wooldridge is sharing his knowledge in his new book ‘Life Lessons from Game Theory: The Art of Thinking Strategically in a Complex World’. Read @theguardian.com interview to learn more: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Associate Professor Sergii Strelchuk has helped achieve a world first: loading a complete genome onto a quantum computer. The breakthrough could help unlock new approaches to some of the biggest challenges in human health. Read more: www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/2527-fu...

Are you interested in studying Computer Science at University of Oxford? If so, we would like to invite you to our upcoming Open Days on the 1 and 2 of July 2026. Expect: a talk on our courses and the admissions process, sample lectures, and a demonstration interview. #CompSciOxford #OxOpenDays

Professor Max Van Kleek @emax.bsky.social is speaking at the King's AI Summit: Workforce Futures at King's College London next week on the panel discussion 'The Workforce of 2030: What Will Change – and What Won't?'. 16:05 Tuesday 19 May 2026 Strand Campus Further details: kingsaisummit.com

Recruiting: We're hiring a Research Associate in Computational Methods for Climate & Child Health to help lead an ongoing multiyear programme of methodological research linking climate science with child health and wellbeing. Details & applications: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... @flaxter.bsky.social

Do you want to study one of our undergraduate Computer Science courses in 2027? UCAS applications are now open for 2027 entry, you can register and start your application in your UCAS Hub. For more information on how to apply: www.cs.ox.ac.uk/admissions/u... #CompSciOxford #UCAS #UCASApplication

Research Associate Lin Li & Professor Yarin Gal have won a $371k grant from Coefficient Giving to improve the safety of large language models. The project will develop new adversarial training methods designed to improve robustness without reducing model performance. www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/2525-fu...

Prof Marta Kwiatkowska will give the keynote 'Provable Robustness Guarantees for Artificial Intelligence: Progress and Challenges' at the 47th IEEE Symposium on Security & Privacy on 20 May at Hilton San Francisco Union Square. Details & registration: sp2026.ieee-security.org/program.html

Recruiting: We're hiring Researcher Associates in Geometric ML to develop their own research programmes relevant to the activity of research group, reporting to Prof Michael Bronstein @mmbronstein.bsky.social. Details & applications: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... #Recruiting @aithyra.bsky.social

DPhil student Jake Stein @jmlstein.bsky.social has co-authored a report published in the Open Data Institute @odihq.bsky.social titled 'Missing Infrastructure: Semantic Data for Effective Scrutiny of Online Platforms'. Read the full report: theodi.org/insights/rep... @kelloggoxford.bsky.social

What does science look like in the age of algorithms? Prof Sir Nigel Shadbolt will be part of a panel discussing how AI is reshaping research & discovery. Tuesday 19 May, 17:00 - 18:30 Mathematical Institute, Andrew Wiles Building Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/science-in...

Next week on 12 May, Prof Srđan Čapkun @ethz.ch will deliver the Strachey Lecture ‘Hardening Digital Infrastructure: Resilient Positioning and Sovereign Smartphone Architectures’. Book now: www.eventbrite.com/e/strachey-l... The Strachey Lectures are generously supported by OxFORD Asset Management.

Is a leopard's roar as unique as its spots? Yes! Researchers have used bioacoustics & machine learning to identify leopards with 93.1% accuracy. Learn more this #InternationalLeopardDay zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @wildcru.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @biology.ox.ac.uk

Is AI really as good in the workplace as those selling its services are claiming it is? Alumna Anne-Marie Imafidon @aimafidon.bsky.social suggests that employers need to engage more with their staff when deploying AI in a recent @irishtimes.com article: www.irishtimes.com/business/wor...

On 12 May, Prof Srđan Čapkun (@ethz.ch) will deliver the Strachey Lecture ‘Hardening Digital Infrastructure: Resilient Positioning and Sovereign Smartphone Architectures’. Book now: www.eventbrite.com/e/strachey-l... The Strachey Lectures are generously supported by OxFORD Asset Management.

Should we be taxing robots? Prof Sara Bernardini spoke on BBC One's AI Decoded as part of a panel discussing Sam Altman's recent blueprint for AI regulation, & exploring what a future shaped by autonomous machines could mean for work, safety & society:

Welcome to Trinity term, we’re wishing good luck to all for this academic season! 📚 #compscioxford #Trinityterm #OxfordUni #UniversityofOxford

Visiting Professor Dan Olteanu and colleagues have received the ICDT 2026 Test of Time Award for their 2016 paper on Generative Datalog, a probabilistic extension of Datalog that has had lasting impact across database theory, systems and programming languages. www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/2521-fu...

DPhil student Emily Jin has co-authored OXtal, a generative model that predicts molecular crystal structures in seconds from a 2D graph - a major advance on brute-force methods. The team will present at ICLR 2026 in Brazil on 24 April. Read more: www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/2519-fu...

Happy #WorldQuantumDay! To celebrate, we spoke with Aleks Kissinger, Professor of Quantum Computing, to work out some myths from some facts about quantum computing. Scroll through to learn what is a myth and what is a fact, as well as some context for each answer! @worldquantumday.bsky.social 1/4

On 12 May, Prof Srđan Čapkun @ethz.ch will deliver the Strachey Lecture ‘Hardening Digital Infrastructure: Resilient Positioning and Sovereign Smartphone Architectures’. Book now: https://shorturl.at/4OrL0 The Strachey Lectures are generously supported by OxFORD Asset Management.

The fourth edition of the Solid Symposium is taking place between Thursday 30 April and Friday 1 May. The event will take place at City St George’s University (Clerkenwell Campus), London. Speakers include Emeritus Prof Sir Tim Berners-Lee & Prof Sir Nigel Shadbolt. Register: sosy2026.eu

The annual OxBridge Women in CS Conference will take place on Saturday 9 May at the Mathematical Institute Oxford. There will be inspiring keynotes, networking opportunities, workshops & CV sessions. Register for free: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Departmental Lecturer Stefano Gogioso @stego.bsky.social suggests there is reason to worry, now we're closer than ever to the first quantum computer breaking encryption in a New Scientist article: institutions.newscientist.com/article/2521...

Emeritus Prof Bill Roscoe spoke on BBC Radio 4’s The Last Word about the life & work of Emeritus Prof Sir Tony Hoare, who sadly passed away in March. Bill discussed the inspiration behind Quicksort, one of the most widely used sorting methods in computing (starts 14:51) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Our DPhil student Evan Albers is racing in this year’s Boat Race as part of the Men’s Reserve crew. Good luck Evan!  Tune in at 14:51 (BST) on Saturday 4 April to cheer him on!   You can watch the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/live/rm_2PR4ulb4

Recruiting: We're hiring a Research Associate on Online Algorithms to join the project "Challenges in Competitive Online Optimisation" supervised by Professor Christian Coester. Details & applications: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... #compscioxford #Recruiting #OxfordRecruitment

DPhil student Alastair McCullough has co-authored the paper ‘Digitalization strategy in service ecosystems: Managing the interplay of tensions and empowerment’ published in the Journal of Service Management. The paper is available to read: www.emerald.com/josm/article...

Oxford-led Quantum Pangenomics, led by Associate Professor Sergii Strelchuk, is featured in @technologyreview.com. One of six finalists in the Wellcome Leap Q4Bio challenge, the project explores how quantum computing could transform genomic analysis. www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/19/1...

Prof Srđan Čapkun (ETH Zurich) will deliver the Trinity term Strachey Lecture ‘Hardening Digital Infrastructure: Resilient Positioning and Sovereign Smartphone Architectures’ on 12 May. Book www.eventbrite.com/e/strachey-l... The Strachey Lectures are generously supported by OxFORD Asset Management.

Eid Mubarak to all who are celebrating! We wish you a happy Eid al-Fitr. 🌙 #compscioxford #eidmubarak #eid

For #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek, we spoke with our Learning Technologist Jenny Watson about what she's doing to provide an excellent, accessible learning experience in the department. It's important work in progress - we want students of all neurotypes to feel they belong & can thrive with us.

Do LLMs need a ‘finishing school’ to be trusted to give suitable feedback or is this just a superficial fix? Professor Mike Wooldridge discusses the possible ways of preventing harmful responses from LLMs in a BBC Science Focus article: www.sciencefocus.com/future-techn...

Happy Pi Day to all those using the wonderful mathematical constant: π  Our courses are highly mathematical, so a strong foundation in maths is key for those applying to study with us. And who can complain about a foundation of pi? 🥧 #CompSciOxford #pi #worldpiday #PiDay

How do we move beyond the idea of the ‘average patient’ in medicine? In this episode of The Digital Twin Theory, Professor Blanca Rodriguez explores how digital twins, AI and computational modelling can support more personalised, equitable healthcare. Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/0RDN...

Professor Michael Wooldridge spoke to Tom Whipple for the BBC Radio 4 programme Inside Science about a central question in artificial intelligence - why the systems we have built are not the rational machines many researchers once envisaged. Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

While celebrating the Discover Computer Science graduation ceremony last Saturday, we asked the students what they’re curious about for the future of computer science.  Let us know your computer science questions this British Science Week!

Does AI communicate like an alien? DPhil student Zandi Eberstadt explores the potential similarities between extraterrestrial and AI communication in a new DPhil the Future article ‘What extraterrestrial and AI communication could share in common’ www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/2512-fu...

Recruiting: We're hiring a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Computational Complexity (up to 4 posts) to become a member of a research group with responsibility for carrying out research on the European Research Council Project METACOMP. Details & applications: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Wishing a happy #Holi to everybody celebrating! ❤️🧡💛💚💙

LLMs: Useful tools or dead ends? Professor Mike Wooldridge weighs in on this episode of the BBC Radio 4 show The Artificial Human. Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... @alekskrotoski.bsky.social @drkevinfong.bsky.social

Missed out on being in the packed room for Professor Ion Stoica’s excellent Strachey Lecture? No problem, you can still dive deep into the realm of LLMs in the lecture ‘An AI stack: from scaling AI workloads to evaluating LLMs’, now available on our YouTube: youtu.be/8qbst9imPE4 1/2

Ready for your close-up, aardvark? Academics from the department & @biology.ox.ac.uk are using a software tool called MorphoCam that uses AI to optimise crucial information gathering about wildlife populations through cameras on location. Happy #WorldWildlifeDay

Oxford has launched Oxford × QRT Labs as part of a major partnership with Qube Research & Technologies, alongside Imperial & Cambridge. The initiative will support 70+ early-career researchers across disciplines, investing in the next generation of scientific leaders. www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/2510-fu...