Friday 17th April 2026

Good News

Carles Falcó wins 2025 Reinhart Heinrich award

Carles has won the 2025 Reinhart Heinrich award for PhD thesis, awarded by the European Society for Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ESMTB), for his thesis 'Interactions and dynamics in collective cell behaviour'. In his thesis Carles combines sophisticated mathematics with experimentally validated modelling to increase our understanding of collective cell behaviour.
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Teaching and Learning

Short stories 1 - Knowing me knowing you

Short stories 2 - Dobble

News From Elsewhere in the University

Major enhancements to the University’s website and Oxford-wide intranet

The University’s website has just been relaunched. Content from a number of central services is now live on the site with an updated look, and related internal information has moved to OxIntranet, our first Oxford-wide intranet. Learn more, including details of the newly launched site and latest developments in OxIntranet.

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Cherry blossom in the Parks

Kyoto Prize Lecture

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As part of the Kyoto Prize at Oxford, the Blavatnik School of Government is hosting a lecture by Professor Shun-ichi Amari, a leading figure in artificial intelligence and mathematical neuroscience now in his 90th year, whose work has helped shape the theoretical foundations of modern AI.

My life has been lucky! - Shun-ichi Amari

5 May 2026, 14:00-15:30, at the Blavatnik School of Government or online. More information here.

For Graduate Students

Three Minute Thesis competition 2026

Showcase your work, enhance communication skills, and compete for prizes at Oxford's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Applications are now open! Click here for the application form.

Deadline: Friday 22 May

But even more importantly, make sure you enter our own competition this year.

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Jane Street machine learning office visit

Jane Street invites machine learning PhD students to visit their London office on Friday, 15th May. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet other ML PhD students, learn more about Jane Street, and hear from Jane Streeters who have made the move from academia to industry. 

Jane Street will cover the cost of train travel, hotel accommodations, and event-related expenses. Below you will find more information on the schedule and a link to register your interest.

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For Early Career Researchers

Survey on Global Equity and Wellbeing in Science 

How common are mental health struggles, discrimination, and bullying in academia? Are these related to gender, sexual orientation, place of origin, or ability? What drives researchers to leave – and how can we improve the current state?

Take part in an international survey on equity and wellbeing in academia, aimed at early-career scientists in STEM.

More information

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Other News

Café π news - Crumble Pop-Up

Thursday 23 April

Freshly made crumbles will be served from 12 pm with seasonal flavours & toppings. All for only £3.75. 

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Song of the Week: Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum

It's twenty years since a bunch of kids from Sheffield sang about being kids in Sheffield in the accents and vocabulary of a bunch kids from Sheffield. Mardy Bum (meaning 'grumpy' to us northerners) is about adolescent relationship problems. The song is simple, but combined with the lyrics it just works.

'You've got the face on'.