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Rafflesia hasseltii: A plant seen more by tigers than people 🇮🇩 Yesterday, Oxford Botanic Garden's Chris Thorogood was part of a team that trekked day and night through tiger-patrolled Sumatran (an island in Indonesia) rainforests to find Rafflesia hasseltii.
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‘It’s like winning the World Cup 11 times in succession.’ Oxford has been named the world’s number one University for a record-breaking 11th consecutive year in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. In her annual Oration, Vice-Chancellor Professor Irene Tracey reflected on this achievement and what it means for Oxford and the wider UK higher education sector.
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Last week, Oxford Botanic Garden’s Chris Thorogood (Chris Thorogood), working with local conservation hero Septian (Deki) Andriki and their local guide Iswandi, saw Rafflesia hasseltii in Sumatra. Their expedition was supported by BRIN Indonesia’s Joko Witono and Universitas Bengkulu’s Agus Susatya, whose guidance helped make the journey possible. To see this flower in bloom was an extraordinary team achievement. This expedition was part of the Community for the Conservation and Research of Rafflesia (CCRR) – an international partnership running since 2022 - made up of academic biologists, foresters, researchers and community practitioners from across the world working on Rafflesia. Their mission is to document some of the world’s rarest flowers and build a Rafflesia conservation working group – sharing knowledge, tools and best practice to protect these plants long term. Find out more ⬇️
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'The primary goal of mathematics has always been about human understanding of the ideas.' Amid growing discussion about AI’s ability to tackle major mathematical problems, Oxford Mathematics' Prof James Maynard shares his thoughts on the promise - and risks of AI - in maths.
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NEW: Oxford R21 malaria vaccine receives World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation paving the way for global roll-out. The vaccine developed by Oxford & SerumInstituteIndia demonstrates a high efficacy. The jab could reduce over half a million malaria-related deaths annually. #OxfordVaccine
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🌍 | Rising global temperatures are driving changes in sea level and contributing to extreme weather conditions, causing catastrophic impacts on human life and a decline in the planet’s biodiversity. This #EarthDay find out more about how Oxford is addressing the climate crisis. ⬇️ #OxfordClimate
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Why does this #heatwave feel so intense? 🥵 The Smith School’s Dr Mireia Ginesta explains how prolonged heat, high humidity and warm nights make extreme temperatures harder for our bodies to cope with - and why climate change is making heatwaves more frequent and severe.
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