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From looking at how people engage with the news to the responsibilities of journalists reporting on climate events, discover what Oxford researchers are uncovering about how the media we consume shapes, and is shaped by, perceptions of climate change. ⬇️

https://bit.ly/4q7v4xd
January 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Winter in Oxford 🌨️
January 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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How will the effects of climate change impact our lives?

Professors Radhika Khosla and Venus Bivar explain. ⬇️

https://www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-environment/adapting-thriving#group-section-How-is-climate-change-impacting-human-lives-Jduy9DWaKC
Text overlay reading "How is climate change affecting human lives?" on a background image showing a flooded area with submerged trees and a partially visible shelter.
January 9, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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A frosty Radcliffe Square ❄️

📷 Instagram | Spiralling_Oxford (December, 2024)
A quiet, frosty view of Radcliffe Square in Oxford on a misty morning, with historic stone buildings lining a curved street and Gothic spires rising in the background.
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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Learn more about Wytham Woods, the most studied woodland on Earth, which has been owned by the University of Oxford since 1942. ⬇️

https://www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-environment/wytham-woods
Banner image featuring a background of Wytham Woods with the text 'Wytham Woods: Oxford's Living Laboratory' overlaid.
January 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Sprinklings of snow in Oxford this morning 🌨️

📷 X | Prof Erin Saupe
The Radcliffe Camera in Oxford under a light dusting of snow, with bicycles lined along the railings and snow settling on the cobblestone street.
January 6, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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Explore Oxford’s work in the geosphere, from studying volcanoes to understand past climate change to identifying hidden helium gas fields.

https://www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-environment/our-planet#group-section-Geosphere-WYkqFo8AGf
Aerial view of a rocky landscape with the word "GEOSPHERE" overlaid in white text, surrounded by a geometric frame with squares at the design's edges.
January 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Oxford through the seasons 🌸☀️🍂❄️

Taken from Exeter College's Fellows' Garden.

📷 Instagram | 12AtOxford
Pink cherry blossom in the foreground frames the Radcliffe Camera, viewed from Exeter College Fellows’ Garden under a bright blue spring sky. The Radcliffe Camera rises above green trees and shrubs, seen from Exeter College Fellows’ Garden on a clear summer day. Fallen autumn leaves cover the ground beneath bare branches, with the Radcliffe Camera glowing in soft evening light beyond Exeter College Fellows’ Garden. A light layer of snow covers Exeter College Fellows’ Garden, with the Radcliffe Camera illuminated against a dark winter sky.
January 4, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Researchers at Oxford are at the forefront of our understanding of atmospheric processes, are building the next-generation of climate models, and improving weather forecasting predictability.

https://www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-environment/our-planet#group-section-Atmosphere-Ke7x6wBDjo
Aerial view of clouds covering Earth with the word 'ATMOSPHERE.' overlaid in bold letters, framed by a stylized border of square and rectangular shapes.
January 1, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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Happy New Year! ✨

Wishing you all a brilliant 2026 🥳🎉

#2026
January 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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Discover how Oxford is working with local communities and governments to ensure a resilient supply of the critical metals essential for clean technologies, such as cobalt, lithium, nickel, and copper. ⬇️

https://www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-environment/energy#group-section-Earth-resources-Ki7JgWr8ZK
Aerial view of expansive salt evaporation ponds with the phrase "EARTH RESOURCES" overlaid in large text.
December 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Bridge of Sighs, glowing after dark 🌕

📷 | ObservingOxford (December, 2024)
Night-time view of Oxford’s Bridge of Sighs arching over a quiet street. Warm light glows from the building windows and street lamps, while two people walk beneath the arch. A bright moon shines in a dark blue sky above the stone buildings.
December 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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With more people worrying about climate change than ever before, discover how Oxford is investigating what changes people want to see from world leaders and what they reveal about human behaviour. ⬇️

https://bit.ly/48jiGnU
Aerial view of several people casting shadows on a tiled surface, accompanied by the text "BEHAVIOUR AND ATTITUDES."
December 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Beautiful morning light over Broad Street 🌅

📷 Instagram | Juncao_Oxford (Photo taken earlier this week)
Aerial view of Oxford at sunrise, with golden light spilling over Broad Street and the Radcliffe Camera, mist and chimney steam drifting above the rooftops.
December 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Just for a bit of fun, what's the title of your Oxford lecture? 🤔
A graphic with the text “What’s the title of your Oxford University lecture?” followed by a prompt: “How [your favourite singer] shaped the rise of [the last thing you ate] in [where you live]”. An example reads: “How Taylor Swift shaped the rise of apples in Oxford”. The graphic encourages viewers to comment below and is decorated with snowflake icons on a blue background.
December 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Merry Christmas to everyone celebrating 🎄✨

#MerryChristmas
Winter view of Oxford’s skyline across a frosty field, with spires and domes under a grey sky. Text reads: “Merry Christmas from the University of Oxford.”
December 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Festive lights at Christ Church ✨

📷 Instagram | DrTSuleymanov
A wide view of the Christ Church staircase decorated with warm festive lights, with Christmas trees glowing at the top of the steps and the vaulted stone ceiling above. A close-up of the staircase balustrade at Christ Church covered in fairy lights, with a lit Christmas tree and an ornate lantern beside the arched doorway. A view looking up toward the fan-vaulted ceiling at Christ Church, with festive lights along the balcony and a glowing illuminated Christ Church crest decoration.
December 24, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Christmas Eve at the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk, featuring star trails and constellations ✨🎄

📷 Instagram | Shubham Vilas Kulkarni (Ox_Stars) [Photos taken December, 2024]
A long-exposure night photograph of the Bodleian Library’s Old Schools Quadrangle at Oxford. Bright star trails sweep across the sky above the gothic architecture. A glowing Christmas tree sits in the middle of the empty quad, reflecting light onto the stone ground. A long-exposure night photograph of the Bodleian Library’s Old Schools Quadrangle at Oxford. Star trails arc across the sky, with constellations labelled Andromeda, Pegasus, Lacerta, and Cygnus. A lit Christmas tree stands in the centre of the quad, surrounded by the illuminated historic stone buildings.
December 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Discover how Oxford researchers are working in the planet’s cryosphere to investigate glacial melting and sea level rises, and uncovering how microplastics are ending up in the Antarctic. ⬇️

https://www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-environment/our-planet#group-section-Cryosphere-lIfZrkWaz5
A graphic with the word "CRYOSPHERE" overlaid on an aerial view of icy landscapes with fragmented ice sheets.
December 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Air travel accounts for ~2.5% of global CO₂ emissions, with aviation responsible for 4% of global warming to date.

Learn more about the strategies experts at Oxford are developing, from sustainable aviation fuel to revolutionising green hydrogen. ⬇️

https://bit.ly/4ayamlz
Graphic banner featuring abstract blue shapes and the text "SUSTAINABLE AVIATION."
December 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Happy #WinterSolstice ❄️

Today marks the official start of winter in the astronomical calendar.

📷 Instagram | Juncao_Oxford
The Radcliffe Camera framed by trees with leaves and a light dusting of snow on the ground. The Clarendon Building with a symmetrical pathway leading to its entrance, surrounded by bare trees and light snow. An aerial view of Oxford’s historic city centre, with rooftops, streets and college buildings lightly covered in snow. An Oxford college gate with a clock above it, framed by snow-covered trees and falling snow.
December 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Christmas at the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk🎄

📷 Instagram | Madam_Scientist
Night-time view of the Bodleian Library’s Old Schools Quadrangle in Oxford. A small Christmas tree wrapped in warm white lights stands in the centre of the stone courtyard, framed by the illuminated historic building and a dark sky above.
December 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Philip Stier, Professor of Atmospheric Physics @oxfordphysics.bsky.social and Director of @intelligentearth.bsky.social, discusses his career and how following the science is the best way forward for a net zero future. ⬇️

https://www.ox.ac.uk/climate-and-environment/philip-stier
Professor Philip Stier
December 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Twin births have risen sharply since the 1980s 📈

Here’s how the share of twin births has changed over time.

Find out more with @ourworldindata.org ⬇️ #TwinsDay
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/rate-of-twin-deliveries
The chart titled "Share of births that are twins" displays the percentage of twin births over time, spanning from 1858 to 2021. The vertical axis represents the share of births that are twins, ranging from 0% to 2%. There are five colored lines, each representing a different country: the United States, France, Canada, Australia, and England and Wales. Throughout the years, the percentage of twin births shows a noticeable increase in each of the countries shown, particularly from the 1980s. A note on the chart indicates that delayed childbearing, alongside technologies such as IVF, has contributed to this rise in twin births. The data for this chart is sourced from the Human Multiple Births Database in 2024. The chart is credited under a Creative Commons BY license, and is published by Our World in Data.
December 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Yesterday's sunset 🌅

📷 Instagram | 12AtOxford
The Radcliffe Camera and surrounding Bodleian buildings in Oxford at sunset, with a pink and orange winter sky glowing above the historic stone architecture.
December 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM