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Dr. Jasmeen Kanwal
30 October 2025
4 mins

The work of Professor Thema Monroe-White provides the strongest evidence yet that a scientist’s background influences the research they pursue and the technology they build.

Dr Ankita Anirban
25 October 2024
3 mins

For Black History Month, Ankita Anirban shares how Earl Shaw combined his research in laser physics whilst advocating for the rights of Black researchers and inspiring future generations of scientists.

Morgan Mitchell
21 October 2024
3 mins

Gloria Charite and Marcela Alves Lopes are at different stages of their research careers at Oxford. As part of Black History Month, Morgan Mitchell explores their unique paths into academic research, barriers they've faced, and how their backgrounds have shaped their experiences.

Dr Yemisi Bokinni
09 October 2024
3 mins

To celebrate Black History Month, Dr Yemisi Bokinni takes us on a journey to uncover the scientific roots of plants in modern medicine through the work of Dr Damian Cohall, a researcher exploring how heritage informs nature’s potential to tackle our most pressing health challenges. 

Reading between the lines

history of science
Dr Rebecca Martin
27 October 2022
5 mins

In our fourth and final article linked to Black History Month 2022, Rebecca Martin discusses how historians can expand their research practices to include a wider range of historically excluded voices.

Grains of truth

history of science
Sir Geoff Palmer
18 October 2021
5 mins

In a guest article for Black History Month, Sir Geoff Palmer talks about his distinguished career as a grain scientist, and his recent work on the history of slavery and colonialism.

Meeting my heroes

history of science
Nira Chamberlain
11 October 2021
5 mins

Mathematician Nira Chamberlain talks about some of the inspirational figures he encountered when chairing the 'Black Heroes of Mathematics' conference.

Counting lives

history of science
Keith Moore
04 October 2021
5 mins

In the first of a series of articles to celebrate Black History Month 2021, Keith Moore gives an overview of our themes: biography, talent and the availability of opportunity.

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history of science
Ellen Embleton
27 October 2020
5 mins

Ellen Embleton considers how Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Picture Library can highlight the contributions of enslaved and indigenous peoples to fields such as entomology and botany.

Liberating times

history of science
Keith Moore
05 October 2020
4 mins

In the first of a series of articles to celebrate Black History Month, Keith Moore reviews how the archives of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ might acknowledge science’s historical links to networks of suffering, and credit Black authority in scientific knowledge.