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Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer

Previous studies have shown that use of the combined contraceptive pill, which combines oestrogen and progestogen, is associated with…

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What’s your sound barrier? New study finds nearly one in five people in the UK find everyday sounds intolerable

Misophonia is a strong negative reaction to common sounds, which are usually made by other people, and include breathing,…

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New research shows how cultural transmission shapes the evolution of music

The research team made up of scientists from the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and the Max…

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Study shows viewing self-harm images online and in social media usually causes harm

In all 15 research studies reviewed for the paper, published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, there…

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Two years on: Covid-19 threatens to derail the prospects for a generation in the global south – report

Two years into the pandemic, marginalised young people in developing countries are struggling to cope and going hungry –…

Art for our sake: Artists cannot be replaced by machines – study

The report, ‘AI and the Arts: How Machine Learning is Changing Artistic Work’, was co-authored with OII researchers Professor…

Oxford-based charity receives more than $2.5 billion in pledges from 'community of effective givers'

An Oxford-based charitable organisation that aims to change the world’s giving culture and encourages members to donate 10% of…

DeepMind donation creates 12 new research internships in artificial intelligence and machine learning

Launched in 2019, UNIQ+ provides talented individuals from underrepresented and disadvantaged groups with a real day-to-day experience of postgraduate…

New study shows significant impacts of severe COVID-19 infection on pregnancy outcomes

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing evidence has shown that severe COVID-19 infection in pregnant women significantly raises the risk…

Too many words, too little action: climate justice is essential to limit climate change – IPCC chapter author

The world is already at 1.1C and, consequently, along with steep reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that cause global…

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