UK: Muslim student accused of anti-Semitism wins case against politician Jacqueline Foster, a Conservative member of the House of Lords, forced to pay damages and apologise to Melika Gorgianeh. Al Jazeera · Mar 6, 2024
Academics win claim against Oxford University over ‘sham contracts’ Rebecca Abrams and Alice Jolly claimed they were denied important workplace rights for 15 years The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
Everything you wish you never needed to know about sewage fungus The smelly, nasty bacteria that spells bad news for rivers is flourishing in the UK. Here is how to spot it and what it means The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2024
Kerala Budget 2024-25| DUK to collaborate with Oxford University, government to provide scholarships The government supports academic collaboration between Digital University Kerala and the University of Oxford, providing scholarships and funding. The Hindu · Feb 5, 2024
Gregory Doran to finally direct 36th play from Shakespeare’s First Folio – for student production The former RSC director, now visiting professor of contemporary theatre at Oxford University, will stage The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024
Smoked monkey and whole sharks: the suitcase smugglers feeding Europe’s hunger for bushmeat Customs officers and scientists are working together to combat the highly lucrative illicit trade in wildlife meat that is helping to push some species to extinction The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024
Why 140,000 pupils are ‘severely absent’ from school in England – and what we can do about it Redundancies, lack of funding, and a pandemic have all contributed to a huge rise in children missing from class. Now a bold new initiative aims to solve the problem The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2024
Has Uranus Been Bleached? New Pics Discover Our Furthest Planets Are Not The Colours We Thought Scientists from Oxford University have made the wild discovery that Neptune is actually closer in colour to Uranus. This article has bad puns. Pedestrian.tv · Jan 5, 2024
Physicist Bob Coecke: ‘It’s easier to convince kids than adults about quantum mechanics’ The Belgian physicist and industrial musician on replacing maths with pictures, why he’s now working in industry – and why we all need to understand subatomic physics The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2023
COP28 deal ‘significant step’ towards decarbonisation - Tech & Science Daily podcast All the stories from Wednesday's episode of the Tech & Science Daily podcast. Evening Standard · Dec 13, 2023
What impact does the Guardian have on the natural world? We have been measuring our organisation’s biodiversity footprint – here’s how we did it The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023
Why is antisemitism so rife in UK academic settings? I have never found student life more difficult British campuses have seen more incidents in a month than in all of 2022, but support and understanding are in short supply, says a student at Oxford University The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2023
You don't need words to calm a grumpy kid. Parents around the world use a magic touch Modern parents are told to TALK with an agitated kid to improve their mood. But in many cultures, mom and dad opt for a soothing caress to induce tranquility. Neurologists explain why it works. WEKU · Nov 12, 2023
Michael Winterbottom: ‘Studying English at Oxford University was a mistake’ The director, 62, tells Michael Segalov about vertigo, risk aversion, shouting to get attention and how Steve Coogan makes things easy The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2023
WEKU · Nov 11, 2023 Researchers rediscover an echidna named after David Attenborough Attenborough's long-beaked echidna, a mammal with a unique evolutionary history, was caught on camera for the first time. Researchers hope their find advances conservation efforts in remote Indonesia.
Zenger · Nov 11, 2023 Egg-laying Mammal Missing Over 60 Years Photographed For First Time In History The long-beaked echidna was last recorded in 1961.
Zenger · Nov 6, 2023 Wildcats And Domestic Cats Mated For The First Time 50 Years Ago Both types of cats have been exposed to each other for 2,000 years.
The Hindu · Oct 31, 2023 Telangana Model of growth offers blueprint for India’s inclusive progress: BRS MLC Kavitha at Oxford University BRS MLC K. Kavitha shared Telangana’s success story of balanced development, intertwining infrastructure and welfare, achieved under the visionary leadership of CM KCR. She delivered at talk on Telangana model at Oxford University.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2023 David Kirke, performer of world’s first modern-day bungee jump, dies aged 78 A pioneer of the Dangerous Sports Club at Oxford University, he jumped off Clifton Suspension Bridge in 1979
The Hindu · Oct 24, 2023 BRS MLC Kavitha invited by Oxford University to speak on Telangana Govt schemes BRS MLC K. Kavitha was invited by Oxford University in London to present as address on Telangana Government’s schemes, on October 30.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2023 Oxford University’s online admissions tests were shambolic Letters: It was the worst experience in 16 years of running exams in a secondary school, writes Paul McGillivray. Plus a letter from Christopher Bowen
The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023 Oxford University says it will not base admissions on botched online tests Sixth formers said tests displayed incorrect questions, repeatedly crashed or failed to record answers
Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2023 OPINION - Free speech also means the freedom to protest the speech of those we dislike As the newly elected president of the Oxford Union, I have the privilege of serving during the Union’s 200th anniversary, and of being its 40th female president. The Union often attracts attention not only across Oxford University, but also around the world for the speakers it hosts. Sometimes, the reactions…
Zenger · Oct 4, 2023 Scientists 3D Print Human Stem Cells To Repair Brain Injuries Researchers from Oxford University successfully implant 3D printed cells into mice brains, raising hopes for future human treatments.
The Conversation · Oct 3, 2023 'We could eradicate malaria by 2040' says expert after revolutionary vaccine is approved by WHO The World Health Organization has approved a new vaccine that scientists argue will be a game-changer in the fight against malaria, which kills half a million people in Africa every year. Trials have shown that the R21/Matrix vaccine, developed by Oxford University together with the Serum Institute of India, reduces…