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Currently over three billion people depend on rice for survival, and, owing to predicted population increases and a general trend towards urbanisation, land...
Robots already perform many traditionally human tasks, from vacuuming to surgery—and they could soon help care for the sick and elderly. But until they can...
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that weakens the immune system and hinders the body’s ability to fight disease. Without treatment, HIV could...
Game of Thrones, the world created by author George RR Martin, has gone from beloved book series to much watched box set; Murder, sex, dragons, incest and a...
A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s is life changing for the person with the disease, as well as their family and friends. The changes don’t happen overnight. It...
In the early 2000s, Brian Zimmerman and his team at London Zoo received a donation from a private fish-breeder of some Mangarahara cichlids. At the time,...
I’ve always been a fish geek, being given an aquarium for my 5th birthday and fascinated by the aquatic world ever since. After finishing with a degree in...
My research focusses on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, which are diseases where brain cells get sick and die. In particular, I study the role of...
I studied mathematics (both as an undergraduate and a postgraduate) at the University of York, and then worked in mathematical research for a couple of...
I’m an evolutionary anthropologist which means I study the influence that evolution has had upon human behaviour, physiology and anatomy. I am particularly...
Diogo Veríssimo is an Oxford Martin Fellow focusing on the design and evaluation of behavior change interventions to tackle the demand for illegal wildlife...
I’ve always loved the beauty and mystery of the natural world, and fascinated by the history of our planet, with its strange past environments and creatures...
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WOMEN IN SCIENCE: Portraits, Archive Material, Trails and Talks
Basement Gallery, Museum of the History of Science Broad Street Oxford OX1 3AZ
March – December 2018
100 years ago, the first group of women won the right to vote in the UK. In this centenary year, there is widespread recognition of the political role women have played in society. But what...
Bacterial World
A new exhibition is aiming to show the positive impact of bacteria.
Bacteria World at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History has 55 exhibits, including a 92ft (28m) long inflatable E.coli sculpture.
Director Paul Smith promised the exhibition would explore "our very intimate relationships with bacteria".
Specimens...