The University of Oxford (UK)
The University of Oxford is one of the world’s leading universities and is internationally renowned for the quality of its research and teaching in Medical Sciences and Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Materials Science. Academics undertake both fundamental research and cutting-edge applied work. Research conducted at Oxford tackles major societal and technological challenges. It also holds the Athena Swan Awards, illustrating their commitment to ensuring good practice to encourage gender diversity in science at all levels.
Oxford’s Medical Science researchers work across the full range of biomedical and clinical sciences, seeking to drive forward research into both basic science and translational medicine. Through close collaboration with the UK National Health Service, researchers seek to develop clinical solutions to urgent healthcare needs such as improved cancer treatment.
Oxford’s researchers in Chemistry, Materials Science, and Biological Sciences are known for their excellence and expertise across a wide number of innovative areas from addressing antibiotic resistance, and understanding plant pathogens, to drug discovery and nanochemistry.
The Eurofins Foundation provides Mobility Awards and hardship funds for students enrolled in the Division of Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences and in the Division of Medical Sciences.
Since 2019, more than 70 students have received Eurofins Foundation Awards across the University, including 37 within the Medical Sciences Graduate School. These awards have enabled students to undertake research projects and internships or complete their doctoral research despite disruptions and financial hardship.
This testimony from Ellen Williams, a 4th year MBiol student (master’s in biology) exemplifies the need for such support “I'm completing my biological sciences research project that aims to identify the optimal quinoa variety to farm to maximise yield under climate change scenarios. My Eurofins Award funds are being used to enable the fieldwork component of my research masters. This involves going to the Bolivian Altiplano from December 2023 until January 2024 to complete soil samples of quinoa farm fields and conducting a social survey to better understand why farmers choose to farm certain varieties and via certain strategies. This award has allowed me to go to South America and without it, I also wouldn't be able to fund the required lab analyses of soil samples. I am hugely grateful to the Eurofins Foundation for their financial support towards this project, because without them, it wouldn't be possible to complete this research.”
