Oxford Impacts

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Its Global Wind Day! See how an Oxford research team from @oxengsci has improved engineering design for offshore wind turbines, to enable the economic scale up of wind energy ox.ac.uk/research/resea… @thecarbontrust @oxengsci @St_Catz #OxfordImpacts #SDG13 #SDG7 #offshorewind

It's #MuseumWeek 🏛 Have a look at the work the '@Pitt_Rivers museum is doing to decolonise it's collection Does Policy Matter? Rethinking the ‘Collection Development Policy’ for the Pitt Rivers Museum ox.ac.uk/research/resea… @culture4causes '@MuseumWeek #OxfordImpacts

Beacon Therapeutics, a pioneering new biotech company, has launched with a mission to restore and improve the vision of patients with retinal diseases. The company is one of the most ambitious spinouts the University has been involved in, starting out with £96m in funding.

🤩 Demo night - ONE DAY TO GO! The goody bags are prepped and the #StartedinOxford dollars are ready to be invested! With only a few tickets left, don't miss out on your chance to join us! Get your FREE tickets here 👉tinyurl.com/mshxy5kr

@UniofOxford uncovered critical flaws in the #Bluetooth standardin billions of devices 🌍wide. The flaws were remedied before they could be exploited, preventing significant harm to both manufacturers and consumers. ox.ac.uk/research/resea… @KelloggOx #OxfordImpacts

Predicting Donald Trump’s presidency via sheep entrails must rank among the most unusual exercises in academic outreach ever undertaken. Read more about 👉 Prophetic Assyrian Omens ox.ac.uk/research/resea… #OxfordImpacts @QueensCollegeOx #OxfordImpacts

The vast scope of @EAMENA123 – belies its origins in a smaller venture to document the ancient heritage of Jordan from above. ✈ Archaeology from Above ox.ac.uk/research/resea… @school_of_arch @ArcadiaFund #OxfordImpacts

@OxfordChemistry are collaborating with  academic and industry partners to develop therapies tackling antibiotic resistance. 🧪 🔬 ox.ac.uk/research/resea… @ND4BB_ENABLE #OxfordImpacts #AntibioticResistance #SDG4

On #WorldBloodCancerDay Read how SEREN is aiming to prevent the deaths of 1000s of children with blood diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. ox.ac.uk/research/resea… @NIHRresearch @OxfordCancer #OxfordImpacts #BloodCancer #SDG3

On #InternationalPlasticFreeDay read how researchers @OxfordChemistry are working on deconstruct plastic back into its constituent parts so it can be made into new products. ♻ ox.ac.uk/research/resea… @St_Catz #OxfordImpacts #SDG15 #SDG9 #SDG14 #NoPlasticDay

On #InternationalBiodiversityDay read how Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum @OBGA conservation work in Japan is part of a wider programme of research into biodiversity hotspots around the world. 🌳🌼🌺 ox.ac.uk/research/resea… @OBGHA #OxfordImpacts #IBD #SDG15

It's #InternationalMuseumDay - read how the @NahreinNetwork supports the sustainable development of antiquity and cultural heritage in Iraq ox.ac.uk/research/resea… @UKRI_News @AshmoleanMuseum @JesusOxford #OxfordImpacts

🧠 | With a breadth of research into conditions from anxiety and depression to stroke and neurodegenerative diseases, Oxford and its spinout companies are turning the tide on #MentalHealth. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek | #OxfordBrain

An @LACOxford project is helping to achieve justice for victims of transnational human rights abuses from military dictatorships in 1970s South America. ⚖️ox.ac.uk/research/resea… @OSGAOxford @CSISHumanRights @OxUniPress @MSCActions @OpenSociety @ESRC #OxfordImpacts #SDG16

This week is #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. We're showcasing how Oxford experts explore the individual impacts of #MentalHealth issues and investigate how the world around us affects our wellbeing. 🧠 #OxfordBrain

23 May 2023 #Pitch@thePub! Come to Wig&Pen (@greeneking) to meet new and upcoming #startups, @UniofOxford #spinouts and #social #enterprises from #Oxfordshire. ALL WELCOME! Get your ticket today: tinyurl.com/2s8c272m @mplsOxford @TheOxStu @OxLEPBusiness

Find out what Europeans want this #EuropeDay from the Europe of 2030, as the Europe’s Stories project aims to identify a new account of the European Union. ox.ac.uk/research/resea… @FNFreiheit @ZEITstiftung @MercatorDE @StAntsCollege @ESCStAntonys #OxfordImpacts #EuropeDay

On #internationalmidwivesday read how an oxford study is helping to improve maternal health outcomes in the UK. 👶 ox.ac.uk/research/resea… @NPEU_Oxford #OxfordImpacts #internationalmidwivesday

It's World Maternal Mental Health Day! 🤰 Most maternal deaths in the UK are due to medical and mental health problems rather than the complications of pregnancy - #maternalMHmatters 👉ox.ac.uk/research/resea… @WMMHday '@HQIP #OxfordImpacts