Shana Tova to everyone celebrating! #RoshHashanah

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NEW: Oxford will be the first UK university to give all staff and students free ChatGPT Edu access, from this academic year. ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.

🌕 'The Moon meant a great deal to medieval people around the world.' As a symbol, the Moon did not have an easily decipherable meaning – which encouraged medieval people to read it in playful ways. Read more from Dr Ayoush Lazikani ⬇️

People with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder gain 5kg in five years. The average person gains 1.5kg. Read more from @oxprimarycare.bsky.social's Dr Charlotte Lee ⬇️

- Can councils refuse to house asylum seekers in their area? - Are newly granted refugees eligible for social housing? Experts at Oxford's Migration Observatory have answered some common questions about housing asylum seekers and refugees ⬇️

📢 Did you do an #internship this summer or during the 2024–2025 academic year? 📸📽️ Don't forget to enter the Internship Office @ox.ac.uk #photo and #video #competition by Monday 22 September 2025 at 17:00 (BST) for a chance to win high street vouchers. www.careers.ox.ac.uk/photo-competition

'We’ve built the quantum equivalent of that wind tunnel.' Oxford University physicists are simulating the strange, probabilistic world of quantum mechanics, opening the door to new innovations for superconductors, materials science, and quantum technologies. Read more ⬇️

Oxford University will lead a new £3m project to develop novel cathode materials for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. The project aims to unlock improvements in battery performance, energy density, cost, and environmental impact. Read more ⬇️ #OxfordClimate

'Every time I make a sponge cake, I say to myself, is it pale enough yet?' In the Middle Ages, recipes weren’t full instructions - they were quick notes to jog the memory of something taught orally. Find out more from the Faculty of English's Prof Diane Purkiss ⬇️

A new AI tool is cutting astronomers’ workload by 85% - sifting through thousands of data alerts to spot the few genuine signals of supernovae (exploding stars). Read more ⬇️

NEW: Oxford-led researchers have delivered the most comprehensive analysis yet of cancer diagnosis in patients with vague symptoms (like fatigue or weight loss) - tackling one of primary care’s biggest challenges. Find out more ⬇️

NEW: Climate change was responsible for 1,700 heat-related deaths in the Swiss canton of Zurich between 1969 and 2018, according to @smithschool.ox.ac.uk. 🇨🇭 These deaths represent nearly one-third of all heat-related mortality in the region during that period. #OxfordClimate

🌍 | Energy use in homes is responsible for almost one fifth of the UK’s carbon emission. Discover how Oxford research is powering the transition to clean energy. ⬇️ #OxfordClimate

A flawless reflection 🌧️ 📷 Instagram | Spiralling_Oxford

NEW: A pioneering study has applied AI for the first time to count the Great Wildebeest Migration from satellite images. Unexpectedly, the results showed fewer than 600,000 individual wildebeest – less than half the previous estimate of 1.3 million animals.

NEW: Researchers at UCL and Oxford have created an ultrasound device that can target deep areas of the brain without surgery — opening up new ways to study the brain and treat conditions like Parkinson’s and depression. Read more ⬇️

Congratulations to Prof Steve Strand OBE who is among the outstanding social scientists elected to the fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences. 👏 Read more ⬇️ https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-09-08-professor-steve-strand-elected-academy-social-sciences-fellowship

Share of new cars sold that are electric: 🇳🇴 92% 🇸🇪 58% 🇨🇳 48% 🇬🇧 28% 🌎 22% 🇮🇳 2.1% 📈 | @ourworldindata.org #OxfordClimate #WorldEVDay 🚗⚡️

'Understanding the interior structure of planets in our Solar System is critical to developing ideas about how they form, grow, and evolve.' A new study suggests Mars may once have had a much thicker atmosphere - enough to let liquid water flow across its surface ⬇️

'Integration is indispensable precisely because we live in a multicultural society.' @odid-qeh.bsky.social's Dr Jörg Friedrichs explores how debates over multiculturalism in Britain and Europe reveal that cultural diversity and integration must go hand in hand ⬇️

🌍 | The REACH programme, led by the University of Oxford, has improved water security for over 10 million vulnerable people in Africa and Asia. Now, they aim to reach 100 million people by 2030. ⬇️ #OxfordClimate | @smithschool.ox.ac.uk | @oxfordgeography.bsky.social

A rainbow perfectly captured over Magdalen College 🌈 📷 Instagram | Lucies_Oxford_Camera (photo taken last week)

🌍 | Cameron Hepburn, Battcock Professor of Environmental Economics @smithschool.ox.ac.uk, discusses his career and the need to move away from a carbon-based economic model. ⬇️ #OxfordClimate

A UK-wide team led by Oxford’s @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social has launched an international study to improve surgery for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), which affects one in five UK adults. Read more ⬇️

🌍 | A warming climate is fuelling the global spread of infectious diseases — with over 3.9 billion people already at risk of dengue alone. Find out how Oxford researchers are turning climate data into tools to predict and prepare for outbreaks ⬇️ #OxfordClimate

Today, eleven researchers at Oxford University have been selected to receive prestigious @erc.europa.eu Starting Grants, each worth €1.5 million for a period of up to five years. Read more ⬇️

NEW: An Oxford report warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights. The study finds the ECHR is frequently misreported in deportation cases, fueling misconceptions that erode trust in the legal system. 🧵 [1/8]

NEW: Scientists at Oxford University, together with colleagues at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and @uofglasgow.bsky.social, have developed a new type of immunotherapy that could improve outcomes for infants and children with high-risk leukaemia. Read more ⬇️

NEW: Teenagers who experience moderate or severe period pain are significantly more likely to develop chronic pain in adulthood, including pain beyond the pelvis. Read more ⬇️

Daybreak over the Bridge of Sighs 🌅 📷 Instagram | Juncao_Oxford

🌍 | Global waste is projected to grow to 3.8 billion tonnes by 2050. This #ZeroWasteWeek, discover how Oxford experts are developing waste management systems and recycling methods. ⬇️ #OxfordClimate

'The most significant part of Reform’s announcement is not the detail, but the essence.' ‘Operation Restoring Justice’ would face legal, logistical and diplomatic hurdles, write the Migration Observatory's Dr Peter William Walsh and Rob McNeil ⬇️

NEW: The Kaiya Foundation has awarded a grant to Dr Emily Neil (@emilysn1.bsky.social)‬ and Prof Anindita Roy (@roylab-oxford.bsky.social) to help transform the treatment of high-risk leukaemia through personalised medicine. Read more ⬇️

NEW: Oxford University, through its strategic partnership with @eitoxford.bsky.social, has received research funding of £118m to launch an ambitious new programme of vaccine research. Read more ⬇️

'Every year, 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are discarded – making them the most littered item on the planet.' Dr Jonathan Livingstone-Banks and Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce on why cigarette filters should be banned ⬇️ #OxfordClimate

NEW: Research shows that tumours aren’t just shaped by genetics - their physical surroundings matter too. When cancer cells feel 'squeezed' by nearby tissue, they can switch gears: instead of growing fast, they spread more easily and become harder to treat. Read more ⬇️

Three Oxford researchers have been awarded the prestigious @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowships 🎉 Congratulations to: - Prof Timothy Behrens - Prof Andrew Goodwin - Prof Andrea Vedaldi Read more ⬇️

Twilight strolls around Oxford 🫶 📷 Instagram | Welcometothezhongguo

Four Oxford researchers have been recognised in the 2025 @royalsociety.org 🏆 Congratulations to: - Prof Sir Rory Collins - Prof Kayla King - Prof Philipp Kukura - Prof Michael Wooldridge Read more ⬇️

NEW: For decades, psychosis has been treated as separate conditions. But research now suggests hallucinations and delusions may not be distinct disorders after all. Read more ⬇️

The story behind one of the most infamous bits of graffiti at Oxford University 🔨 🎬 | @historyalice.bsky.social

Oxford Uni spinout @Organ_Ox has been acquired by Japan’s Terumo Corp for $1.5B – the largest-ever acquisition for an Oxford spinout. OrganOx’s game-changing organ preservation tech has powered 6,000+ transplants worldwide. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yvvtz9ax

Sunny All Souls ☀️ 📷 X | Jpgugliotti

NEW: A study by @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social has found what may be the earliest evidence of victory celebrations in European prehistory - showing Neolithic violence was not just conflict, but also a ritualised political performance. Read more ⬇️

NEW: A team of researchers have unveiled a pioneering ‘microstent’ which could transform treatment for glaucoma, a common but debilitating eye condition. Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of vision loss worldwide - in 2020, it left 7.7 million people blind or visually impaired. Read more ⬇️

Congratulations to Obed, who will be studying Biochemistry 🧪🎓 See you in October 👏 🎬 | London Academy of Excellence #GoingToOxford

'What’s clear is that in the 9th century, the Vikings were already awash in Islamic silver.' New analysis of silver items in the Bedale hoard reveals Scandinavians travelled to the east to trade much earlier than previously thought. Read more from @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social's Dr Jane Kershaw ⬇️

💷 'Council Tax is probably the most regressive property tax in the world.' @inetoxford.bsky.social and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social's Prof John Muellbauer proposes a two-part solution to the fairer taxation of property in the UK ⬇️

NEW: A low-cost supplement mimicking pollen compounds boosts honeybee colony growth 🐝 The study shows how synthetic biology can help tackle real-world ecological challenges. Read more ⬇️ #OxfordClimate