As the old year draws to a close, the new is approaching. We expect 2020 to be a year full of innovation and new initiatives, starting in early January with the launch of the ‘Summer of Innovation’ challenge. The scheme is … Continue reading →

If you know about IT Innovation Challenges you may also be familiar with our idea-sharing platform, Oxford Ideas. The online platform can be used to post ideas that others can then view, comment on and vote for. What you cannot … Continue reading →

The University of Oxford is old. Very old. There is evidence of teaching as early as 1096, which makes it the oldest university in the English-speaking world. But did you know that it is less than 100 years since women were allowed to … Continue reading →

Are you still making plans on how to spend the holidays? How about a day out at the University’s museums? A number of museums are currently exploring how to use innovative technology to make their collections more engaging. Two projects funded by the … Continue reading →

Oxford and Empire If you are exploring Oxford over the Christmas break, you may find some remnants of the Empire around the city. Some of the buildings, sites, objects, and memorials you come across in the city are available through photographs and … Continue reading →

Christmas is not necessarily a time of joy for everyone. If you are living with self-harm, or know someone who does, you may want to explore the ‘Self-Heal’ app. The free app features distraction task suggestions, useful contacts, information on … Continue reading →

Still working? If you feel in need of a change of scenery as Christmas is coming closer, why not explore the Workplace Finder? Log in with your Oxford Single Sign-on and find places near you where you can sit and work. … Continue reading →

What would the holiday season be without some of our favourite Christmas songs? Today is all about music and we are excited to report that the GLAM project ‘Replicating Historical Musical Instruments‘ is making fantastic progress. The project aims at recreating historical instruments … Continue reading →

The online platform Cabinet, built by researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute and supported by the IT Innovation Challenges, holds a number of intriguing entries associated with Christmas. One of them is this 3D model of the Princess Mary Gift Tin box, … Continue reading →

Oxford is beautiful and quaint, but have you ever thought about what the historic features, narrow pavements and cobbled streets mean for a wheelchair user? The Oxford Accessibility Project offers you the opportunity to see Oxford from a different angle … Continue reading →