Research stories

Bridging Worlds: Reflections on the role of academia in addressing the biodiversity crisis

In a world facing accelerating biodiversity loss, Oxford Martin Visiting Fellow Leah Gerber hosted a panel conversation that brought together different voices focused on the role of academia ...

How hedgehog droppings can be used to study biodiversity at a local scale

By Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen (Dr Hedgehog), WildCRU, Department of Biology Biodiversity is vanishing before our eyes. It is important to monitor biodiversity loss to optimise and target the ...

Professor Yadvinder Malhi named on ENDS Report Power List 2025

Congratulations to our colleague Yadvinder Malhi, Centre Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery, Professor of Ecosystem Science at the Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and ...

Natalie Duffus recognised on the ENDS POWER LIST 2025

Congratulations to Natalie Duffus for being recognised on the 2024 the Ends Power List as an unsung hero! Asked to qualify Natalie Duffus’s contribution to the UK environmental sector, ...

From Urgency to Participation: It is important that nature recovery initiatives can ‘slow down’ to embrace community engagement and local knowledge

Allegra Bundy, MSc student in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management, reflects on the participatory process and key findings of her dissertation project, ‘From Urgency to Participation: Navigating Complexities in ...

Biodiversity Network Coffee Mornings – Trinity Term

8th May: GLAM and biodiversity: Partnering for a sustainable future – Jon Ray  The Gardens, Libraries, and Museums (GLAM) have set a biodiversity net gain target in line with ...