The Oxford Scientist

To what extent is Art important to scientists?

The Oxford ScientistDecember 9, 2022March 18, 202308 mins

Maya Shah is the School Competition’s Year 12-13 category winner, and discusses whether or not art is important to scientists.

The Oxford ScientistDecember 9, 2022March 18, 202307 mins

Hemlata Pant is the Schools Competition Year 10-11 category winner, and discusses the exponential growth of scientific knowledge.

Megan PerryDecember 9, 2022March 18, 2023012 mins

Megan Perry discusses how the body knows the time, and the role a poor sleep cycle plays in insulin secretion and developing diabetes.

The Oxford ScientistDecember 1, 2022March 18, 202307 mins

Mridul Shrestha discusses the relationship between science and science fiction, taking the example of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

Olivia AllenDecember 1, 2022March 22, 202305 mins

Olivia Allen reports on the European Space Agency’s announcement that they will launch SOLARIS, a project to research space-based solar power.

Evie RosetteNovember 29, 2022March 22, 202309 mins

Evie Rosette reports on recent research finding a possible link between mode-of-delivery and response to vaccines in infancy.

Sophie BeaumontNovember 28, 2022March 18, 2023013 mins

Sophie Beaumont reports on a talk from Oxford Women in Business (OxWIB) on ‘What is a B-Corp?’ and discusses their importance for a green future.

Andrew GriffithsNovember 23, 2022March 18, 202308 mins

Andrew Griffiths reports on Prof. Harry Anderson’s Oxford University Scientific Society talk ‘Building Molecular Wires from the Colours of Life’.

Ivan TolkachevNovember 21, 2022March 18, 2023012 mins

Ivan Tolkachev discusses increasing energy security and decreasing reliance on fossil fuels, and asks if nuclear fusion is the answer to both.

Caius GibeilyNovember 18, 2022March 22, 202306 mins

Caius Gibeily reports on the promising results from a phase I trial which transfused lab-grown red blood cells into healthy patients.