The Bodleian Libraries are working to secure crucial, yet fragile, digital evidence of life in the 21st century. — Exploring the archives of tomorrow will look very different to today. There will still be fading handwriting to decipher and centuries-old paper to examine, of course, but soon historians and researchers will also need to navigate through an abundance of data: websites, blogs, social media posts, emails and text messages.

Part two: Mitigating climate-related hazards in Nepal — In the second instalment of our series about Oxford graduates who are taking on some of the world’s biggest environmental challenges, we meet a former doctoral student working to improve the accuracy of weather forecasting in Nepal — a country regularly affected by devastating floods and landslides. (Read Part one…

Part one: Rebuilding Brazil’s environmental profile — The health of our planet is one of the defining issues of our time. From rising temperatures to extreme weather events, biodiversity decline to water scarcity, Oxford research is playing a critical role in understanding what is happening to the world and why. Training the next generation of experts in…

Six stories of how supporters of Oxford are helping to make a difference to people’s lives by funding research into mental health. An immense amount of scientific research takes place at Oxford University to support better mental health. This area has increasingly come under the spotlight as a result of…

From remote learning packs to live-streamed workshops, find out how the Ashmolean Museum has been helping younger audiences connect with its collections during the pandemic. — Home to half a million years of human history When England first went into lockdown in March 2020, staff at the Ashmolean knew they needed to find new ways to help young learners enjoy meaningful engagement with, and keep connected to, the museum’s world-class collections.

People around the country are doing some incredible things to support Oxford’s time-critical coronavirus research, from running multiple marathons to embarking on epic cycle rides, and even releasing music. This brilliant bunch has already raised nearly £50,000 between them, but despite this huge achievement, there’s no sign of them slowing…

We may have some way to go before daily life in Oxford gets back to ‘normal’ status, so here are a few ways to capture a little of the essence of the University and the city in the meantime — wherever you are in the world. We hope you enjoy…

An Van Camp is Curator of Northern European Art and Head of Digital Collections at the Ashmolean Museum. Here, she talks about her mission to share the Ashmolean’s collections online with new audiences both near and far, and the museum’s ambitious plans for the future. ‘The publication of our collections…

The Oxford University Herbaria are the oldest of their kind in the UK, containing more than a million dried, pressed plant specimens from every corner of the globe. 1. The herbaria are packed full of curiosities, from specimens mounted on historic wallpaper to papier-mâché teaching models. Oxford is home to more than one million herbaria specimens — pieces of plant that are pressed flat and dried, attached to…