Could we develop a cancer vaccine? That's what Prof David Church & his team in the Centre for Human Genetics @ndm.ox.ac.uk are investigating. 📽️ Find out more in our new video: https://bit.ly/CancerVaccineFlags

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🎙️ We chat to computational neuroscientist @loopyluppi.bsky.social (@oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social) about digital brain twins & how they could help guide the best treatment plan for a *specific* patient with a brain condition. 🎧 https://www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/what-is-a-digital-brain-twin/

😎 Join us TOMORROW for Oxford Sparks Live!  📆 4 July 11am-4pm 📍Oxford Uni Science Park, Begbroke We'll have talks from some of the researchers behind our videos, on topics such as climate justice & Georgian satirical science cartoons! Book here (it's free): oud.co.uk/wonder26

🎙️How can we use #AI to make drugs? We chat to @fergusimrie.bsky.social (@oxfordstatistics.bsky.social), whose project OpenBind aims to create the world's largest open-access dataset of protein-ligand interactions. 🎧 https://www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/how-can-we-use-ai-to-make-drugs/

The human #heart is a biological powerhouse that has the capacity to beat billions of times. But what prompts that very first #heartbeat? And how can #ComputationalArt help us to unravel the mystery? @clcortex.bsky.social explains in our brand new video. 🎥 https://bit.ly/HeartsAnew  1/2

When we jet off on a #aeroplane, a lot of us feel some guilt over our #CarbonFootprint. So, what if we could reduce the emissions associated with air travel? We chat to Dr Tamsin Whitfield @oxfordmaterials.bsky.social about her research developing new alloys for aeroplane engines. 1/2

🎙️Until recently, most of us had never heard of the #hantavirus. Now it's making headlines and - with memories of COVID-19 still fresh in our minds - unsurprisingly causing some anxiety. We chat to Dr Danny Wright @ovg.ox.ac.uk to learn more about the virus & how it spreads. 1/2

Culling & conservation may not seem to go together, but when there are no natural predators and populations are increasing, culling may be the only viable option. We chat to Jess Frater @wildcru.bsky.social about the Scottish #deercull, public perceptions, and conservation messaging. 1/2

🎙️ Could #maths help you win that life-changing jackpot? We chat to @jamesmunromaths.bsky.social about probability, chaos theory & our chances of winning the #lottery... 🎧 https://www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/can-you-predict-the-lottery/    @oxfordmathematics.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

📽️ #Phytoplankton: the lungs of the Earth 🌍 Join @arianwenherbert.bsky.social behind-the-scenes on #RSSJamesCook and find out about some carbon-fixing heroes... 👀 Full video: https://bit.ly/Phyto_lungs #EarthDay2026 @biology.ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

🎙️ A lot of us won’t think twice when it comes to #reading, but what #brain processes lie beneath this complex skill? We chat to @olejensen.bsky.social  about his research. 🎧 https://www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/how-does-reading-work/  @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social @oxexppsy.bsky.social

🎙️ We're looking at the extreme #GenderGap that exists in #motorsports. The divide doesn't stop at the track: Dr Kate Bancroft estimates that women fill just 5% of technical roles 🏎️. 🎧 https://pod.fo/e/3bfb9c @ox.ac.uk

📽️ Science and the Satirists According to cultural historian Dr Kate Watson, the #satirical #caricatures of #GeorgianBritain were the social media of their day... Watch the full video: https://bit.ly/ScienceandtheSatirists  @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social @mplsoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

🎙️ How do you convert CO2 to rock? We often hear about #CarbonCapture as a potential aid to reducing #CO2 in the atmosphere. But how could we store it securely & sustainably? We chat to @shuruimiao.bsky.social  🎧 https://www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/how-do-you-convert-co2-to-rock/ @ox.ac.uk

📽️ #Meteorites: the magnetic key to the early #SolarSystem  How can we begin to understand events that happened billions of years ago? Fortunately, there are clues, as planetary scientist @han-san-planets.bsky.social explains...🧲 👀 https://bit.ly/MagneticKey  @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

🎙️ If you've visited @hsmoxford.bsky.social, you may have seen Einstein's blackboard. But what was #Einstein doing in #Oxford in the 1930s? We chat to @jcniala.bsky.social to find out... 🎧 www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/wha... @ox.ac.uk

📢 We need your votes! We're so excited to announce that our #ClimateJustice film has been shortlisted for the Audience Award at the #LabMeCrazy Science Film Festival! Please pop along to https://www.unav.edu/web/labmecrazy/proyecciones-online & vote - we'd be so grateful of your support! 🙏 @ox.ac.uk

🎙️ Where do baby penguins come from? We're joined by #penguinologists Dr Ignacio Juarez Martinez & Dr Fiona Suttle to learn all about the breeding habits of #penguins, for our #Valentines special 🐧💕 🎧 pod.fo/e/38d8ea @biology.ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

📽️ #Santorini might be better known for its beaches & archaeological sites, but did you know it's also a #volcano? 🌋 Join @sofiadellasala.bsky.social as she takes us behind-the-scenes on her first #fieldwork #expedition, exploring the world of #hydrothermal systems... @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social 1/2

🎙️ New #podcast! Dr Fabian Stephany (@oii.ox.ac.uk) strongly believes that #AI isn't here to steal our jobs, and that actually #AItools can be used to help us secure better jobs and raise our salaries. So...how? 🎧 pod.fo/e/38260e @ox.ac.uk @mplsoxford.bsky.social

We chat to space instrumentation specialist Dr Carly Howett about the search for life in the outer Solar System, and why #Saturn's icy moon #Enceladus could be a great place to look... 🎧 www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/cou... @oxfordphysics.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

📽️ "I willingly contracted #malaria..." Malaria ‘challenge’ studies teach us more about how the body responds to malaria infection and how we can improve malaria vaccines and treatments. But how does a malaria ‘challenge’ work and what is it like to take part in these studies? 1/2‬‬‬‬‬‬

🎙️ What happened to the #birds in #TheTwelveDaysOfChristmas? 🦢🎶 We take a look at one of our favourite #ChristmasCarols with Prof Andy Gosler. 🎧 Listen here! pod.fo/e/3638a8 @egioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordhumsci.bsky.social @oxford-anthro.bsky.social

🎙️ As we near the end of the International Year of Quantum, we ask experimental physicist William Cutler to break it down for us...what exactly is quantum computing? 🎧 www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/wha... @oxfordphysics.bsky.social @mplsoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @ukri.org #QuantumComputing

🎙️ Could #vaccinations stop people from getting #cancer? What if we could stop cancer before it even starts? We chat to Prof Sarah Blagden @oncology.ox.ac.uk & Anna Fry. 🎧 www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/cou... @sarahblagden.bsky.social @oxfordcancer.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

🎙️ The #BigQuestions #Podcast is back for a brand new series! We're kicking off with a question that we know will resonate with many people... 🤚 Why do I bite my nails? We chat to Prof Clare Mackay (@claremackay.bsky.social) to find out all about #BFRBs 🎧 www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/why...

Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 94? Happy Birthday Roger.

🎙️ In the series finale of the Big Questions #Podcast, we chat to Lizzie Bloomfield @oxfordphysics.bsky.social about #DarkMatter, how we know it's out there, and why she's heading deep beneath an Italian mountain to try and find it... 🎧 www.oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/how... @ox.ac.uk

🔍 Suspicious Minds: The Secrets of Fossil Brains 🧠 #Fossils provide us with a tantalising glimpse into the past. But can something as seemingly fragile as the #brain fossilise? Alexandra Morton-Hayward tells us about her research into ancient nervous tissue, and what it might teach us. 1/2