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Can a machine pick a perfect Christmas gift?
Wednesday 12th Dec 2018, 09.00am

Can a machine pick a perfect Christmas gift?

It is that time a year again where our relationships are tested to find that perfect Christmas gift! Wouldn’t it be nice if there was an algorithm that could do it for you?

Can you hack an aeroplane?
Wednesday 28th Nov 2018, 09.00am

Can you hack an aeroplane?

35 million flights will take off and land this year. Each flight is tracked on the ground by air traffic control and there’s technology on the plane.

Why does my phone batter suck?
Wednesday 14th Nov 2018, 08.00am

Why does my phone battery suck?

Most people use their phones every single day for communicating with others, using the Internet, playing games via apps.

Where are all the Mangarahara cichlid hiding?
Thursday 11th Oct 2018, 04.00pm

Where are all the Mangarahara cichlid hiding?

In the early 2000s, Brian Zimmerman and his team at London Zoo received a donation from a private fish-breeder of some Mangarahara cichlids.

How do you grow rice faster?
Wednesday 11th Jul 2018, 10.00am

How do you grow rice faster?

Currently over three billion people depend on rice for survival, and, owing to predicted population increases and a general trend towards urbanisation, land that provided enough rice to feed 27 peo

Is there a faster way to diagnose Tuberculosis?
Tuesday 26th Jun 2018, 01.30pm

Is there a faster way to diagnose Tuberculosis?

Tuberculosis (TB) has influenced history. The disease was for centuries associated with poetic and artistic qualities in its sufferers, and was known as "the romantic disease".

How do you teach a robot social cues?
Monday 18th Jun 2018, 02.45pm

How do you teach a robot social cues?

Robots already perform many traditionally human tasks, from vacuuming to surgery—and they could soon help care for the sick and elderly.

What is a virus?
Wednesday 13th Jun 2018, 03.00pm

Facebook LIVE: What is a virus?

We filmed a Facebook LIVE from the Rehwinkel lab in the MRC Human Immunology Unit at the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine in Oxford.

Can you stop Alzheimer’s before it even starts?
Thursday 31st May 2018, 11.00am

Can you stop Alzheimer’s before it even starts?

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.

Materials for nuclear fusion: how do you confine a sun to a box?
Friday 18th May 2018, 03.30pm

Materials for nuclear fusion: how do you confine a sun to a box?

We face an energy crisis, so the idea of a clean, potentially limitless supply of energy is deeply appealing. Nuclear fusion, the same source of energy that makes the sun shine, could provide the answer, but there are some big obstacles to overcome. 

What is antimatter?
Thursday 17th May 2018, 03.00pm

What is antimatter?

Antimatter has fuelled many a supernatural tale, but it's also fascinating all by itself.

Can you cure HIV?
Wednesday 2nd May 2018, 02.45pm

Can you cure HIV?

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that weakens the immune system and hinders the body’s ability to fight disease.

What do water striders have in common with Game of Thrones?
Friday 20th Apr 2018, 11.30am

What do water striders have in common with Game of Thrones?

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 battle for the throne!

Mandrakes! This plant is shrouded in myth, magic & witchcraft Famously featured in #HarryPotter. But it is a real plant & grows right here in Oxford!
Thursday 19th Apr 2018, 07.45pm

Facebook LIVE - all about Mandrakes!

We went live with Dr Chris Thorogood, from the 

How does he brain identify voices?
Wednesday 4th Apr 2018, 03.15pm

How does the brain identify voices?

166,000 visitors, 700 competition entries and 1 live experiment!

Heart - Nicola Smart
Wednesday 28th Mar 2018, 03.15pm

How do you mend a broken heart?

It’s the organ that pumps our blood around our body to keep us alive…the heart. But what happens after a heart attack?

Thursday 22nd Mar 2018, 09.00am

How does electricity flow through small objects?

Single molecules are small – really small! But what if we could harness some of their abilities to conduct and control electricity to create new electronic components? Researchers at the University of Oxford are investigating just this to find more energy efficient ways to transfer information.

Monday 12th Mar 2018, 01.00pm

How do you become an astronaut?

How do you become an astronaut?

Storm
Tuesday 9th Jan 2018, 11.15am

What happens after a storm?

Storm Eleanor was the latest name given to the extreme weather that hit the UK at the start of January 2018. This was just a week after Storm Dylan struck on New Year’s Eve.

How to read DNA
Thursday 23rd Nov 2017, 09.00am

How to read DNA

Reading DNA, the instruction book inside of all our cells, is an important way to learn about what makes us who we are. However, not every research group has the expertise and equipment necessary to do this, which is where the Oxford Genomics Centre come in.

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Find out about exciting research taking place at the University in these short videos

Soluble Semiconductors - A Revolution In Printing in the 21st Century
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Thursday 22nd Nov 2018, 09.00am

Soluble Semiconductors- A revolution in Printing for the 21st Century?

The digital age is built upon semiconductors. The crystalline semiconductors, such as silicon or germanium, lie behind modern electronics and computing.

Bacteria Safari: Forest on your Fingernail
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Wednesday 17th Oct 2018, 09.00am

Bacteria Safari: The Forest on your Fingernail

What on Earth can tiny microorganisms tell us about the animal and plant life around us? Bacteria are tiny organisms that exist everywhere; including on us!

protecting elephants, protecting humans
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Monday 8th Oct 2018, 09.00am

Protecting elephants, protecting humans

How do we find ways for people and wildlife to co-exist? Elephants pose a particular problem as their large size means they need to roam over large areas to find food, water and refuge.

The Mali elephants might provide some clues.

Discovering Life-Changing Dementia Treatments
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Monday 3rd Sep 2018, 12.00pm

Discovering life-changing dementia treatments

Your beautiful, complex brain is a network of microscopic cells that connect together to form your thoughts and personality, and control your body. The network is fragile and requires constant upkeep, like a garden. The brain has its own gardeners, specialised cells called microglia.

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Can a machine pick a perfect Christmas gift?
Wednesday 12th Dec 2018, 09.00am

Can a machine pick a perfect Christmas gift?

It is that time a year again where our relationships are tested to find that perfect Christmas gift! Wouldn’t it be nice if there was an algorithm that could do it for you? In this episode of the Big Questions podcast we ask the question: Can a machine pick a perfect Christmas gift?

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Can you hack an aeroplane?
Wednesday 28th Nov 2018, 09.00am

Can you hack an aeroplane?

35 million flights will take off and land this year. Each flight is tracked on the ground by air traffic control and there’s technology on the plane. But what is stopping a hacker from sitting in front of their computer and disrupting the computer system? That is what a team of the University of...

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