University of Oxford receives further £2m gift from Fondation Docteur Sadok Besrour to strengthen academic primary care in Tunisia

Published on March 23, 2026

The new investment at Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences will support academic leadership, research capacity and training in Tunisia.
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New computer chip material inspired by the human brain could slash AI energy use

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Expert Comment: From frontier to feedback loop - Why space must become circular

March 23, 2026
Materials scientist Dr Yige Sun, from the Department of Materials and Linacre College at the University of Oxford, and the Faraday Institution, argues that as space becomes critical infrastructure for the global digital economy, its long-term viability depends on urgently transitioning from a linear to a circular model of development.