International award for outstanding collaboration on the Universe’s heaviest elements

Published on December 3, 2025

Professor Stephen Smartt, from Oxford University’s Department of Physics, is part of an international collaboration that has been recognised with the inaugural Into Change Award by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science. These awards honour outstanding European research groups whose work drives scientific breakthroughs, benefits society, and reflects core values such as curiosity, collaboration and openness. 
Continue reading on website
Other news

German President visits Oxford as part of UK state visit

December 3, 2025
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany visited the University of Oxford on Friday 5 December as part of his three-day State Visit to the United Kingdom, hosted by Their Majesties The King and Queen. The President was accompanied in Oxford by the First Lady, Ms Elke Büdenbender.

Rapid, low-cost tests can help prevent child deaths from contaminated medicinal syrups

December 4, 2025
Researchers at the University of Oxford and their collaborators have demonstrated that simple, rapid, and inexpensive tests can detect deadly contaminants in medicinal syrups - contaminants that have tragically led to the deaths of hundreds of children worldwide.