Green Templeton DPhil student’s research profiled in video by Oxford Graduate Admissions
Green Templeton College student Adam Formica, a DPhil candidate within the School of Geography and the Environment has had his research on agriculture profiled by Oxford Graduate Admissions in a YouTube video ‘Forests vs Food’.
In the video, Adam Formica talks about his work on food production and land use through computer simulations. Agriculture is vital to feeding the world’s population but its environmental cost is massive, occupying 70% of ice-free land and driving deforestation. Recent proliferation of agricultural data presents an exciting opportunity to apply advanced analytics to improve efficiency and reduce impact, with the hope of producing more food on less land.
Adam’s DPhil work within the School of Geography and the Environment focuses on identifying robust policies against deforestation using agent-based modelling. He has a BA in Environmental Science from Columbia University and an MPhil in Geography from the University of Oxford. During his MPhil he interned at Microsoft Research, Cambridge and afterward was a research assistant at the University of East Anglia. His DPhil is with the Complex Human-Environmental Systems (CoHESyS) lab.
You can read more about Adam’s current research here, as well as check out his Twitter @adamformica.
Earlier this summer, we were delighted to welcome audiences to our inaugural Garden Play, with a series of sold-out performances of Shakespeare`s `As You Like It` set in our beautiful college grounds.
Our gardens became the Forest of Arden as students, staff, alumni and the wider Oxford community came together to enjoy open-air theatre in a truly unique setting. Even better, the production has received fantastic reviews from Oxford`s student press.
A huge thank you to everyone who performed in and supported this wonderful initiative.
These peaceful moments around college were captured by work experience student Izzie.
They celebrate the beauty of the college gardens and the simple joy of taking a closer look!
Thank you Izzie for sharing your perspective with us 🌸
Many congratulations to this year`s Nautilus Award winners! 🎉
These annual awards celebrate the exceptional contributions our students make to the Green Templeton College community.
Read all about the winners in our bio! ✨
As conservation work continues on the Radcliffe Observatory, we were delighted to climb to the very top of the impressive scaffold and enjoy a unique perspective on this iconic landmark.
Along the way, we uncovered some fascinating details—and a few cheeky surprises—carved into parts of the stonework. ✨
These hidden marks offer a glimpse into the stories, craftsmanship, and personalities that have become part of the building’s rich history. Stay tuned as we continue to share more behind-the-scenes moments from this remarkable conservation project.
Congratulations to all of the @gtcball2026 survivors 🪼🫧🪸🧜🌊✨
