Welcome to the Computer Science UNIQ students joining us today for the UNIQ summer school. UNIQ is Oxford’s free access programme for UK state school school students who have demonstrated academic potential from backgrounds that are underrepresented at @ox.ac.uk.

Professor Graham Cormode @grahamrc.bsky.social has been appointed Research Theme Lead for AI Futures at the Oxford-UBS Centre for Applied AI. His work on trustworthy AI, data privacy and large-scale data analysis will help shape the Centre's research. www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/2537-fu...

Oxford researchers Yarin Gal, Mark van der Wilk, Michael Bronstein & Michael Wooldridge are part of SOFAIR, a new UK initiative developing next-generation open-source AI through fundamental research. www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/2535-fu... @yaringal.bsky.social @mvdw.bsky.social @mmbronstein.bsky.social

Oxford researchers join landmark UK Initiative to build next-generation open-source AI

Yarin Gal, Mark van der Wilk, Michael Bronstein and Michael Wooldridge are among the leading academic partners behind a major new UK AI research initiative, the Science of Fundamental AI Research (SOF...

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How can game theory help England win the #WorldCup? ⚽🏆 Ashall Professor of the Foundations of AI Mike Wooldridge explains how the use of randomness can make a difference in a penalty shootout. Concepts such as strategic randomness have applications beyond sport, including in computer science & AI.

Congratulations to Professor Elias Koutsoupias on receiving a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant. His project will develop a new mathematical framework for designing robust, fair & stable algorithms in strategic environments. www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/2534-fu...

Professor Elias Koutsoupias awarded ERC Advanced Grant

Elias Koutsoupias, Professor of Computer Science, is one of 14 Oxford researchers to receive a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant. The awards give senior researchers the opportunity to pur...

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Recruiting: We're hiring 2 Senior HR Officers to take ownership of broad range of activity, including recruitment, employee relations, workforce planning, organisational change, immigration compliance & employee lifecycle processes. Details & applications: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Prof Anisoara Calinescu & Prof Shimon Whiteson are part of the team behind the new British Open-ended Learning & Discovery Lab (BOLD), a major UK initiative hosted by Oxford that will explore the next generation of AI systems capable of continuous learning, adaptation & discovery. shorturl.at/fz5ZM

Professor Anisoara Calinescu and Professor Shimon Whiteson join new UK AI research lab

They will join the British Open-ended Learning and Discovery Lab (BOLD), part of a £60 million investment by the UKRI’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

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Recruiting: We're hiring a Departmental Lecturer in Computer Science to be responsible for teaching and supervision of undergraduate and graduate students within the department. Details & applications: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Want to know what life at Oxford could look like for you? If so, we would like to invite you to our upcoming Open Days on the 1 and 2 of July 2026. Expect: a talk on our undergraduate courses and the admissions process, sample lectures, and a demonstration interview.

Join us for the 65th Cherwell Simon Lecture on 12 June, 5pm BST, in person. Prof Dorit Aharonov will talk about quantum computation. Everyone is welcome to join us. More information and registration via link in bio, or https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/events/65th-cherwell-simon-lecture

Did you miss out on attending Prof Srdjan Čapkun’s Strachey Lecture ‘Hardening Digital Infrastructure: Resilient Positioning and Sovereign Smartphone Architectures’? If so, you can now catch up on everything discussed on our YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eULf... 1/2

Visiting Fellow Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE spoke on BBC Radio 4 on Saturday 6 June about the moral considerations of AI and answered the question of whether AI has already run beyond governmental control. Listen to the full discussion (starts at 15:28): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The Week in Westminster - 06/06/2026 - BBC Sounds

Pippa Crerar of the Guardian assesses the latest developments from Westminster.

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Recruiting: We're hiring a Research Associate in Neural Rendering and Medical Image Reconstruction to join the Oxford Machine Learning in Neuroimaging (OMNI) lab. Details & applications: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... @oxford-vgg.bsky.social @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social @ana-namburete.bsky.social

The Pope’s recent reflections on AI raise urgent questions about how it could help - or harm - humanity. Professor Mike Wooldridge joined The Naked Scientists to discuss what AI is, how it works, and where it may lead us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNk0...

The future of AI

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Recruiting: We're hiring a Research Associate in Computer Vision to join the Visual Geometry Group (Central Oxford), funded by ERC @erc.europa.eu. Details & applications: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... #recruiting

Is the AI revolution leaving those who don't use the tools behind, or will they be the only people left with critical thinking skills? In a recent @the-independent.com article, Prof Michael Wooldridge spoke with a self-confessed AI luddite on the issue. www.the-independent.com/life-style/c...

I’ve never used ChatGPT – am I going to get left behind in the AI revolution?

With increasing numbers of people using generative AI on a daily basis, do we face a new two-tier society: the prompters and the prompt-nots? Self-confessed luddite Helen Coffey examines whether her d...

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Professor Leslie Goldberg and Professor Michael Wooldridge have been elected Fellows of the @royalsociety.org, recognising their outstanding contributions to artificial intelligence and theoretical computer science. www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/2530-fu...

Professor Leslie Ann Goldberg and Professor Michael Wooldridge elected as Fellows of the Royal Society

Two members of the department have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society in recognition of their outstanding contributions to computer science and artificial intelligence.

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Eid Mubarak to all who are celebrating! We wish you a happy Eid al-Adha. 🌙 #compscioxford #eidmubarak #eid #EidAlAdha

After teaching game theory for 15+ years, Prof Michael Wooldridge is sharing his knowledge in his new book ‘Life Lessons from Game Theory: The Art of Thinking Strategically in a Complex World’. Read @theguardian.com interview to learn more: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘I don’t worry about a robot takeover’: AI expert Michael Wooldridge on big tech’s real dangers (and occasional blessings)

Almost 50 years after he first got his hands on a computer, the Oxford professor still believes in the power of technology. Can his beloved game theory explain why Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurs consi...

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Associate Professor Sergii Strelchuk has helped achieve a world first: loading a complete genome onto a quantum computer. The breakthrough could help unlock new approaches to some of the biggest challenges in human health. Read more: www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/2527-fu...

Sergii Strelchuk contributes to world first in quantum computing and genomics

This makes an important step forward towards a future where quantum computing accelerates biological discovery.

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Are you interested in studying Computer Science at University of Oxford? If so, we would like to invite you to our upcoming Open Days on the 1 and 2 of July 2026. Expect: a talk on our courses and the admissions process, sample lectures, and a demonstration interview. #CompSciOxford #OxOpenDays

Professor Max Van Kleek @emax.bsky.social is speaking at the King's AI Summit: Workforce Futures at King's College London next week on the panel discussion 'The Workforce of 2030: What Will Change – and What Won't?'. 16:05 Tuesday 19 May 2026 Strand Campus Further details: kingsaisummit.com

Recruiting: We're hiring a Research Associate in Computational Methods for Climate & Child Health to help lead an ongoing multiyear programme of methodological research linking climate science with child health and wellbeing. Details & applications: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... @flaxter.bsky.social

Do you want to study one of our undergraduate Computer Science courses in 2027? UCAS applications are now open for 2027 entry, you can register and start your application in your UCAS Hub. For more information on how to apply: www.cs.ox.ac.uk/admissions/u... #CompSciOxford #UCAS #UCASApplication

Research Associate Lin Li & Professor Yarin Gal have won a $371k grant from Coefficient Giving to improve the safety of large language models. The project will develop new adversarial training methods designed to improve robustness without reducing model performance. www.cs.ox.ac.uk/news/2525-fu...

Lin Li and Yarin Gal awarded $371k grant to improve safety of LLMs

Research Associate Lin Li and Professor Yarin Gal from the Oxford Applied and Theoretical Machine Learning Group have won a $371,000 (£274,000) grant from US philanthropy organisation Coefficient Givi...

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Prof Marta Kwiatkowska will give the keynote 'Provable Robustness Guarantees for Artificial Intelligence: Progress and Challenges' at the 47th IEEE Symposium on Security & Privacy on 20 May at Hilton San Francisco Union Square. Details & registration: sp2026.ieee-security.org/program.html

Recruiting: We're hiring Researcher Associates in Geometric ML to develop their own research programmes relevant to the activity of research group, reporting to Prof Michael Bronstein @mmbronstein.bsky.social. Details & applications: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... #Recruiting @aithyra.bsky.social

DPhil student Jake Stein @jmlstein.bsky.social has co-authored a report published in the Open Data Institute @odihq.bsky.social titled 'Missing Infrastructure: Semantic Data for Effective Scrutiny of Online Platforms'. Read the full report: theodi.org/insights/rep... @kelloggoxford.bsky.social

Missing Infrastructure: Semantic Data for Effective Scrutiny of Online Platforms

Mandated access alone does not fill the gap left by truly open research APIs, nor does it address the problems of consistency present in earlier regimes.

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Open Data Institute@odihq.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Online platforms once gave researchers broad access to data through academic APIs, but as the value of web data has grown, this access has been withdrawn. Our report argues that a fundamental shift from regulatory process to regulatory infrastructure is needed. Find out more.

What does science look like in the age of algorithms? Prof Sir Nigel Shadbolt will be part of a panel discussing how AI is reshaping research & discovery. Tuesday 19 May, 17:00 - 18:30 Mathematical Institute, Andrew Wiles Building Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/science-in...

Science in the Age of Algorithms

Dive into how algorithms are shaping research and innovation in science today!

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Next week on 12 May, Prof Srđan Čapkun @ethz.ch will deliver the Strachey Lecture ‘Hardening Digital Infrastructure: Resilient Positioning and Sovereign Smartphone Architectures’. Book now: www.eventbrite.com/e/strachey-l... The Strachey Lectures are generously supported by OxFORD Asset Management.