How have plants adapted over centuries or millennia to survive and recover from human interference? David Moreno-Mateos and his team are analysing tree species in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest to find out, and to help inform and improve future restoration practice.
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Why ‘de-extinct’ dire wolves are a Trojan horse to hide humanity’s destruction of nature
In a thought-provoking feature for The Conversation, Dr Rich Grenyer, Associate Professor in Biodiversity and Biogeography, examines the ethical and ecological concerns surrounding de-extinction, arguing that the allure of reviving species like dire wolves risks diverting attention from the ongoing human-driven destruction of the natural world.
Boosting UK-grown beans could be the key to a healthier economy
The rise in demand for plant-based foods and meat substitutes could unlock opportunities for UK food businesses, according to a new report from the University of Oxford.
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Was India's hot summer of 2023 the first of many to come?
The number of days with temperatures exceeding 30° has increased in India. The Hindu explores the reasons citing evidence-based research involving Oxford's Associate Professor in Physical Geography, Louise Slater and led by Dr Jiabo Yin, Wuhan University (China).
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Weakened by a decade of austerity: why the UK's covid-19 inquiry is right to look at policies since 2010
New opinion piece involving doctoral researcher Lucinda Hiam and Professor of Geography Danny Dorling explains how the cumulative consequences of austerity policies initiated by the 2010 Coalition Government created conditions that allowed COVID-19 to do more damage in the UK than in many of its neighbours. Read in full via The BMJ.
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African plumes bring heat of the Sahara to UK - but climate change could make them less frequent
It's not often that the UK feels as hot as the central Sahara, but there were certainly a few days in the summer of 2022 when that was the case. Such heat waves can occur when the Sahara arrives on our doorstep on the back of unusual winds. How do these events work and what can we expect from them in the future? Prof Richard Washington writes for The Conversation.
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Letters of Hope: Natalie Chung (MPhil 2021) joins Dr Sylvia Earle in Imagining an Icier, Cleaner Climate
Alumna Natalie Chung (MPhil 2021), founder of V'air Hong Kong, voyaged alongside accomplished deep ocean activist Dr Sylvia Earle to advocate for policies to protect nature's most important carbon sink - the Ocean.
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Jamie Lorimer appointed Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Humans and the Microbiome Programme
How do microbiomes impact human health and development, and how is this affected by individual and societal behaviour? Professor Jamie Lorimer joins as Fellow of the CIFAR's Humans and the Microbiome Programme, an interdisciplinary research project that unites social and natural scientists, as they investigate.
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Graduate scholarship for lower caste Indian students launched
The Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development (OICSD) at Somerville College is launching a new scholarship for Indian students from lower caste backgrounds and/or first-generation students. The School of Geography and the Environment looks forward to welcoming Oxford's inaugural Phule scholar Niharika Singh on the MSc in Nature, Society and Environmental Governance in October.
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Oxford researchers awarded £880,000 to conduct innovative research into active travel and the everyday mobilities of children with non-visible disabilities
New ESRC-funding will see Oxford researchers examine how active travel can be more inclusive of children with non-visible disabilities.
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From Irish farm to Oxford University: An ecologist's journey
Dr Chloë Strevens is interviewed by student Raphaella Mascia on her journey from growing up on her family's farm in Ireland to becoming an ecologist and Course Director of Oxford University's Biodiversity, Conservation, and Management master's programme.
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New research finds slow forest recovery in the Andes — and ways to improve
New research led by SoGE researchers could help governments better prioritize restoration and conservation interventions across the tropical Andes. The study evaluated how mountain forests in the region recovered over a 15-year period, identifying four possible recovery trajectories, ranging from natural to arrested.
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