When we jet off on a #aeroplane, a lot of us feel some guilt over our #CarbonFootprint. So, what if we could reduce the emissions associated with air travel? We chat to Dr Tamsin Whitfield @oxfordmaterials.bsky.social about her research developing new alloys for aeroplane engines. 1/2

🎙️Until recently, most of us had never heard of the #hantavirus. Now it's making headlines and - with memories of COVID-19 still fresh in our minds - unsurprisingly causing some anxiety. We chat to Dr Danny Wright @ovg.ox.ac.uk to learn more about the virus & how it spreads. 1/2

Culling & conservation may not seem to go together, but when there are no natural predators and populations are increasing, culling may be the only viable option. We chat to Jess Frater @wildcru.bsky.social about the Scottish #deercull, public perceptions, and conservation messaging. 1/2

🎙️ Could #maths help you win that life-changing jackpot? We chat to @jamesmunromaths.bsky.social about probability, chaos theory & our chances of winning the #lottery... 🎧 https://www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/can-you-predict-the-lottery/    @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

📽️ #Phytoplankton: the lungs of the Earth 🌍 Join @arianwenherbert.bsky.social behind-the-scenes on #RSSJamesCook and find out about some carbon-fixing heroes... 👀 Full video: https://bit.ly/Phyto_lungs #EarthDay2026 @biology.ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

🎙️ A lot of us won’t think twice when it comes to #reading, but what #brain processes lie beneath this complex skill? We chat to @olejensen.bsky.social  about his research. 🎧 https://www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/how-does-reading-work/  @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social @oxexppsy.bsky.social

🎙️ We're looking at the extreme #GenderGap that exists in #motorsports. The divide doesn't stop at the track: Dr Kate Bancroft estimates that women fill just 5% of technical roles 🏎️. 🎧 https://pod.fo/e/3bfb9c @ox.ac.uk

📽️ Science and the Satirists According to cultural historian Dr Kate Watson, the #satirical #caricatures of #GeorgianBritain were the social media of their day... Watch the full video: https://bit.ly/ScienceandtheSatirists  @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social @mplsoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

🎙️ How do you convert CO2 to rock? We often hear about #CarbonCapture as a potential aid to reducing #CO2 in the atmosphere. But how could we store it securely & sustainably? We chat to @shuruimiao.bsky.social  🎧 https://www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/how-do-you-convert-co2-to-rock/ @ox.ac.uk

📽️ #Meteorites: the magnetic key to the early #SolarSystem  How can we begin to understand events that happened billions of years ago? Fortunately, there are clues, as planetary scientist @han-san-planets.bsky.social explains...🧲 👀 https://bit.ly/MagneticKey  @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

🎙️ If you've visited @hsmoxford.bsky.social, you may have seen Einstein's blackboard. But what was #Einstein doing in #Oxford in the 1930s? We chat to @jcniala.bsky.social to find out... 🎧 www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/wha... @ox.ac.uk

📢 We need your votes! We're so excited to announce that our #ClimateJustice film has been shortlisted for the Audience Award at the #LabMeCrazy Science Film Festival! Please pop along to https://www.unav.edu/web/labmecrazy/proyecciones-online & vote - we'd be so grateful of your support! 🙏 @ox.ac.uk

🎙️ Where do baby penguins come from? We're joined by #penguinologists Dr Ignacio Juarez Martinez & Dr Fiona Suttle to learn all about the breeding habits of #penguins, for our #Valentines special 🐧💕 🎧 pod.fo/e/38d8ea @biology.ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

📽️ #Santorini might be better known for its beaches & archaeological sites, but did you know it's also a #volcano? 🌋 Join @sofiadellasala.bsky.social as she takes us behind-the-scenes on her first #fieldwork #expedition, exploring the world of #hydrothermal systems... @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social 1/2

🎙️ New #podcast! Dr Fabian Stephany (@oii.ox.ac.uk) strongly believes that #AI isn't here to steal our jobs, and that actually #AItools can be used to help us secure better jobs and raise our salaries. So...how? 🎧 pod.fo/e/38260e @ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social

We chat to space instrumentation specialist Dr Carly Howett about the search for life in the outer Solar System, and why #Saturn's icy moon #Enceladus could be a great place to look... 🎧 www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/cou... @oxfordphysics.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

📽️ "I willingly contracted #malaria..." Malaria ‘challenge’ studies teach us more about how the body responds to malaria infection and how we can improve malaria vaccines and treatments. But how does a malaria ‘challenge’ work and what is it like to take part in these studies? 1/2‬‬‬‬‬‬

🎙️ What happened to the #birds in #TheTwelveDaysOfChristmas? 🦢🎶 We take a look at one of our favourite #ChristmasCarols with Prof Andy Gosler. 🎧 Listen here! pod.fo/e/3638a8 @egioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social @oxford-anthro.bsky.social

🎙️ As we near the end of the International Year of Quantum, we ask experimental physicist William Cutler to break it down for us...what exactly is quantum computing? 🎧 www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/wha... @oxfordphysics.bsky.social @mplsoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @ukri.org #QuantumComputing

🎙️ Could #vaccinations stop people from getting #cancer? What if we could stop cancer before it even starts? We chat to Prof Sarah Blagden @oncology.ox.ac.uk & Anna Fry. 🎧 www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/cou... @sarahblagden.bsky.social @oxfordcancer.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

🎙️ The #BigQuestions #Podcast is back for a brand new series! We're kicking off with a question that we know will resonate with many people... 🤚 Why do I bite my nails? We chat to Prof Clare Mackay (@claremackay.bsky.social) to find out all about #BFRBs 🎧 www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/why...

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 94? Happy Birthday Roger.

🎙️ In the series finale of the Big Questions #Podcast, we chat to Lizzie Bloomfield @oxfordphysics.bsky.social about #DarkMatter, how we know it's out there, and why she's heading deep beneath an Italian mountain to try and find it... 🎧 www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/how... @ox.ac.uk

🔍 Suspicious Minds: The Secrets of Fossil Brains 🧠 #Fossils provide us with a tantalising glimpse into the past. But can something as seemingly fragile as the #brain fossilise? Alexandra Morton-Hayward tells us about her research into ancient nervous tissue, and what it might teach us. 1/2

You can learn more about Antje's work in our next documentary, out soon! Stay tuned! 👀 #OxfordClimate

🎙️ New #podcast! We chat to Dr Richard Mayne from Oxford's Experimental Medicine Division about #genomics, Next-Generation Sequencing, #BloodScreening (...and #StarTrek!). @ndm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social 🎧 pod.fo/e/2eed29

🎥 "It might never happen"...Remembering forgotten #earthquakes in Central Asia What happens when natural disasters fade from living memory? How do societies perceive #risk? @richardthomasw.bsky.social & Dr Neill Marshall‬ share their fascinating #research @ox.ac.uk bit.ly/444sMFA 1/2

🎙️ How does Ozempic actually work? You might have heard about it in the media, but what actually *is* #Ozempic? Marketed as a drug for #diabetes, it is now commonly associated with #weightloss. We chat to #hormone doctor Annie de Bray about how it works. 🎧 pod.fo/e/2e38fe

🎙️ PODCAST | The tinny sound of music blaring from a nearby phone is enough to irritate anybody, but for #misophonia sufferers it's more than a mere annoyance. Find out more with ‪@drjanegregory.bsky.social‬‬ from @oxexppsy.bsky.social in our brand new #podcast episode 👇‬ 🎧 pod.fo/e/2db930

🎙️ NEW PODCAST: What's the origin of water on Earth? 🌏💧 Did #hydrogen hitch a ride to #Earth on #asteroids? Or were the building blocks for #water always closer to home? We chat to Tom Barrett @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social about his amazing new discovery. 🎧 www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/wha...

🎙️ New #podcast! How can #robots investigate underwater #volcanoes? 🌋🤔 We chat to Sofia Della Sala @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social about her recent #fieldwork #expedition to #Santorini 🛳️ 🎧: www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/how... @sofiadellasala.bsky.social @ukri.org @ox.ac.uk

We're very proud to be working with @ovg.ox.ac.uk to create a brand new video documenting the #malaria challenge trial this summer. If you are eligible, please do consider taking part in their invaluable research 👇

🎥 Dr Daniela Nasteska from @rdm.ox.ac.uk introduces us to the colourful world of #diabetes #research in our brand new video. Watch it here: bit.ly/diabetes_puz... 🧩 @medsci.ox.ac.uk @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @dn-mk.bsky.social @daveyboyhod.bsky.social #OxfordScience #Type2diabetes

Subscribe to our YouTube channel to explore the exciting #science taking place @ox.ac.uk 👇 bit.ly/OxfordSparks... #OxfordScience #OxfordUniversity #DocumentaryFilms

🔬 New research shows that anaemia in early pregnancy may raise the risk of congenital heart disease in babies 👶🫀. The study found a 47% higher risk when anaemia was present in the first 100 days of pregnancy. Researchers are now looking into whether iron supplements could help prevent this.

Good morning, Bluesky! 🦋 We are very happy to be here, sharing stories of the cutting-edge #scientific #research taking place @ox.ac.uk and shining a spotlight on the incredible #scientists behind it 👩‍🔬 Head to oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk to watch our award-winning films & listen to our inhouse #podcast