🎉 Meet Dr Clara Barker, a shining star in the LGBTQ+ science community 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️: https://www.itv.com/watch/news/lgbtq-history-month-2026-celebrates-the-communitys-contributions-to-stem/nw28rz9.
Q: How was the train in the film powered?
A: https://www.cfas.ox.ac.uk/.
#Superconductivity #CleanEnergy
How can you make solar panels even better, and more sustainable? 🍃🌞💡
Visit: https://materialsoutreach.web.ox.ac.uk/article/bn-flakes-on-mwcnts-oxford-researchers-unravel-growth-mechanism for an exciting new paper by Northumbria, Oxford, Warwick and Birmingham.
Image by PV Productions on FreePik.
Do you want your laptop and mobile/cell batteries to charge quicker and last longer? 💻📱
Nextrode Project Faraday Institution researchers in this department have made a breakthrough towards making this a reality: https://www.materials.ox.ac.uk/article/pioneering-technique-invisible-battery-parts.
An exciting day!
#ITVMeridian News visited Dr Clara Barker in her CfAS* lab to film a demonstration on the science which is real-life magic: superconductivity! Keep watching Meridian News to find out more!
#MPLS #OxfordUniversity
(Image by Kara Digby).
*https://www.cfas.ox.ac.uk/.
‘We have a world-leading research base...but we’re about to throw it away.’
@oxfordphysics.bsky.social's Prof Chris Lintott responds to plans to cut University funding for astronomy and physics ⬇️
'The decisions we take now will influence the data we create for future generations of scientists.'
Dr Heloise Stevance, from @oxfordphysics.bsky.social, discusses the ethics of delegating scientific decision-making to computers ⬇️
The Nanomaterials by Design group at Oxford has taken a deep dive into understanding how confined nanowires form.
Visit our webpage to read more:
Our new Thermo Scientific Apreo 2 Scanning Electron Microscope, jointly operated with @oxfordmaterials.bsky.social, is now on-line! The instrument was unveiled today by Prof Jim Naismith, Head of the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division
@mplsoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
The new Thermo Scientific Apreo 2 Scanning Electron Microscope was unveiled this week by Professor Jim Naismith, Head of Division, and will be jointly operated by @oxfordmaterials.bsky.social and @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social.
Quantum computing sounds mysterious, but it doesn’t have to be. Join physicist William Cutler as he demystifies this technology and its potential for medicine and security.
🎙️Listen to the podcast now: https://www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/what-is-quantum-computing/
Professor Robert House is an inaugural Green Future Fellow, who will use nanoengineering to develop a new battery that is 4 times more energy dense than current lithium-ion batteries
Read more: https://www.materials.ox.ac.uk/article/rob-house-first-cohort-of-green-future-fellows.
@raeng.org.uk
This is excellent news! Congratulations to Angus on this very well deserved recognition by @royalmicrosoc.bsky.social.
@mplsoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
#electronmicroscopy
Two separate images: in the first Nicole Mitchell is explaining her poster to a man, and in the second Nicole Mitchell is on stage with a female official from IBA, as part of the ceremony involved when receiving her award.
Congratulations to Nicole Mitchell on winning a Best Poster Award at this year's International Battery Materials Conference (IBA) in Singapore.
Nicole's award-winning poster was titled: 'Influence of Ion Size on Structure and Redox Chemistry in Na-Rich and Li-Rich Disordered Rocksalt Cathodes'.
Congratulations to Prof Rob Weatherup on the award of an ERC Consolidator grant for his OPERATE project.
Read more on our website: https://materialsoutreach.web.ox.ac.uk/article/rob-weatherup-and-new-erc-grant-for-special-operando-project.
#Operando #ERCCoG
A very cool video about the very cool Saiful Islam @oxfordmaterials.bsky.social @mplsoxford.bsky.social
Come and study science at Oxford!
Applications for graduate study are open across all the scientific subjects - watch this great new film: https://youtu.be/BzvQF6MTDn8.
Looking specifically at Materials? Holly & Justin talk about what it's like here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWYk-WMc30U.
🎓 Applications are open for the IMAT Centre for Doctoral Training at @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social & @oxfordmaterials.bsky.social!
Among many exciting topics, have a look at our projects P10 and P13, both combining MLIPs and #compchem with close experimental collaborations: imatcdt.chem.ox.ac.uk
Promotional banner for the Chemistry Olympiad 2026, featuring the slogan "Chemistry: Flexing Your Curiosity." A graphic of a brain with a light bulb on top and a reminder to register by January 14, showcased in bright blue and yellow colors.
Ready for a UK-wide competition that puts your students’ problem-solving to the test?
Registration for the UK #ChemistryOlympiad 2026 closes 14 January. Don’t let your students miss out on the excitement.
Sign up your school (it’s free) ➡️ https://rsc.li/43d6Bhc #EduSky #ChemSky
Calling all @ox.ac.uk folk interested in knowing more about policy outputs, come join me at this hands-on workshop next week!
If you're working on any UK Government missions, consider joining us here in the Department of Materials as an OPEN Visiting Fellow.
Our portfolio covers sustainable energy, quantum technologies, structural alloys for nuclear and aerospace environments, and biomaterials.
An aerial view of Oxford with the words 'OPEN Oxford Policy Engagement Network Visiting Fellowship' superimposed.
Oxford's Open Policy Engagement Network Visiting Fellowship scheme is seeking expressions of interest for this opportunity to collaborate with researchers regarding policy challenges.
Find out more, including how to apply, on the University's website: www.ox.ac.uk/research/usi...
View of the Great Hall, Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, University of Oxford. Photograph © Hufton + Crow
External view of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, University of Oxford. Photograph © Hufton + Crow
View of the dome in the Great Hall, Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, University of Oxford. Photograph © Hufton + Crow
View of the Sohmen Hall, Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, University of Oxford. Photograph © Hufton + Crow
The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, a new world-class centre for the Arts and Humanities will open to the academic community on 13 October 2025 🏛️✨
A public cultural programme hosted by the Centre will begin in April 2026.
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We are very sad to announce the death of Professor Sir Peter Hirsch, FRS.
Sir Peter was a great scientist, mentor, colleague and friend, and he will be much missed.
www.materials.ox.ac.uk/article/prof...
Poster featuring a cartoon version of the Radcliffe Camera and the words: 'Department of Materials (plus University of Oxford logo). Postgraduate Open Day 2025. 17th September'. The departmental logo is provided with the words 'more info' and the link in the body of this post to our website.
Thinking about postgraduate study?
Join us at the Oxford Materials Postgraduate Open Day on 17 Sept 2025
- Meet our students & academics
- Tour our labs
- Learn how to make a strong application
Oxford Department of Materials. Register now: lnkd.in/g_95Ev5z
#OxfordMaterials #PostgradStudy #OpenDay
Congratulations to everyone collecting their A Level results today! If you are #GoingToOxford to read Materials Science, let us know - we're looking forward to welcoming you!
We're delighted to be part of the ENLIGHT collaborative group, led by @manchester.ac.uk.
A major grant has been secured to transform the lifecycle of graphite in nuclear energy: www.materials.ox.ac.uk/article/enli...
@mplsoxford.bsky.social #graphite #NuclearPower
Branding and title for the event plus details: 'Give a 12 min presentation on your researcher with a chance to win a travel grant up to £200. Wednesday 30th of July, Wolfson Seminar Room, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 9:30-16:00. Lunch will be served, followed by drinks reception. All research staff, fellows and postdocs from Chemistry and Materials depts are welcome'.
Postdocs and Fellows in Materials, the abstract submission deadline for the 2025 Postdoc Research Symposium has been extended to **today**, 22 July 2025 at 12noon.
Don’t miss your chance to join this exciting cross-department collaboration opportunity!
(SSO login): forms.office.com/e/rCDdqvPaUP
Professor Islam smiling, with the RSC branding and the words:'#RSC Prizes. 2025 PRIZES. Professor Saiful Islam. Environment, Sustainability and Energy Open Prize: Environment Prize. University of Oxford. Royal Society of Chemistry'.
🎈🎉Many congratulations🎈🎉 to Professor Saiful Islam, who has been awarded the 2025 @rsc.org 2025 Environment Prize & Medal, for deepening understanding of atomistic processes for lithium batteries & hybrid photovoltaics.
Read more on rsc.li/prizes.
@mplsoxford.bsky.social #RSCPrizxes #batteries
Professor Pasta smiling, with the Royal Society of Chemistry branding and the words: '#RSC Prizes. 2025 PRIZES. Professor Mauro Pasta. Corday-Morgan Mid-Career Prize for Chemistry. University of Oxford. Royal Society of Chemistry'.
🎉🎈Many congratulations🎉🎈 to Professor Mauro Pasta, who has been awarded the 2025 @rsc.org 2025 Corday-Morgan Prize and Medal, for innovative research on novel battery chemistries.
Read more on rsc.li/prizes.
@mplsoxford.bsky.social #RSCPrizes #batteries #sustainability
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