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Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
The Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division is one of the four academic divisions of the University of Oxford. We have over 6,000 students and research staff, and generate over half of our funding from external research grants. The MPLS Division's 10 departments and 3 interdisciplinary units span the full spectrum of the mathematical, computational, physical, engineering and life sciences, and undertake both fundamental research and cutting-edge applied work. Our research addresses major societal and technological challenges and is increasingly interdisciplinary in nature. We collaborate closely with colleagues in Oxford across the medical sciences, social sciences and humanities. Today's scientific research not only crosses traditional subject boundaries, but also transcends national boundaries: MPLS scientists collaborate with researchers from around the world, and play leading roles in many international projects.

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Valentine's Day at Oxford

Valentine's Day at Oxford

Does love have a scent? Is there maths behind falling in love? What does romance in the...
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Enterprising Women

Enterprising Women

A series of talks by inspirational women in science & engineering ...
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Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

The Oxford Reproducibility School

A series of talks on robust research practices in psychology and the biomedical science...
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Musical Abstracts

Musical Abstracts

As part of the Curiosity Carnival (Fri 29 Sept 2017) we challenged five researchers to ...
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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

We now live here: https://podfollow.com/oxford-sparks-big-questions/view and here: htt...
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Study Skills

Study Skills

This series of short tutorials created by staff and students from the Mathematical, Phy...
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Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life

Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life

Check out our animations about the cutting-edge research taking place at the University...
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Christmas Science Lectures

Christmas Science Lectures

Join the hundreds of school children from around the country taking part in the annual ...
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Quantum Mechanics

Quantum Mechanics

In this series of physics lectures, Professor J.J. Binney explains how probabilities ar...
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Inside Oxford Science

Inside Oxford Science

A crack team of Oxford University scientists investigate the hottest new science topics...

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Enterprising Women: Lunch and Learn - Tara Sabre Collier Tara Sabre Collier shares insights into her work as a Global Strategist and Social Entrepreneur Tara Sabre Collier 25 February, 2020
Enterprising Women: Lunch and Learn – Dr Martine Abboud, Department of Chemistry Dr Martine Abboud talks about her scientific journey as a first-generation graduate, how to maintain life-work balance and the various enterprise-related opportunities a science researcher can access in Oxford. Martine Abboud 9 July, 2019
Enterprising Women: Lunch and Learn – Prof Angela Russell, Department of Organic Chemistry Find out how Prof Angela Russell combines the worlds of business and research through Oxtem, a company she co-founded, and still find time for family life. Angela Russell 9 July, 2019
Tales of Love and History - James Ivory in Conversation Oscar-winning American film-maker James Ivory will talk about his experiences with the legendary Merchant Ivory productions, in partnership with producer Ismail Merchant and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. James Ivory, Richard Parkinson, Katherine Harloe, Jennifer Ingleheart 18 December, 2018
How do you grow rice faster? 3 billion people depend on rice for survival & owing to predicted population increases, land that provided enough rice to feed 27 people in 2010 will need to support 43 by 2050. In this week's podcast episode we ask: how do you grow rice faster? Jane Langdale 11 July, 2018
Is there a faster way to diagnose Tuberculosis? Tuberculosis is still one of the top ten causes of death worldwide, with 1.4 million people dying from TB in 2015. If your doctor suspects you have the disease it can take up to 6 weeks to get a diagnosis! Philip Fowler 26 June, 2018
How do you teach a robot social cues? As robots are increasingly deployed in settings requiring social interaction we asked the Big Question: How do you teach a robot social cues? To find out we visited Shimon Whiteson, Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science Shimon Whiteson 19 June, 2018
Can you stop Alzheimer’s before it even starts? Alzheimer's, is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time. In this podcast episode we ask: Can you stop Alzheimer's before it even starts? Jennifer Lawson 31 May, 2018
What is antimatter? What is antimatter? Antimatter was one of the most exciting physics discoveries of the 20th century, and has since been picked up by fiction writers such as Dan Brown. But what exactly is it? Donal Hill 17 May, 2018
Can you cure HIV? HIV isn’t a death sentence anymore. People can live long lives with the virus in their body, as long as they have the right combination of drugs. But some researchers want to take the fight against HIV and AIDS even further... John Frater 2 May, 2018
What do water striders have in common with Game of Thrones? On this episode of the Oxford Sparks Big Question’s podcast we visited Dr Jennifer Perry, evolutionary biologist and entomologist to ask: What do water striders have in common with Game of Thrones? Listen here to find out…. Jennifer Perry 17 April, 2018
How does the brain identify voices? In this episode of The Big Questions podcast we joined the experiment to ask: How does he brain identify voices? To find out we interviewed MRI Physicist Stuart Clare and Neuro Scientist Holly Bridge at the Wellcome Centre for Integrative for Neuroimaging Stuart Clare, Holly Bridge 9 April, 2018

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