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New Oxford campaign seeks to demystify genetic and neurological conditions using animations

A new educational campaign developed by the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Oxford aims to make neurodevelopmental disorders easier to understand through a series of animated videos.

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Twelve Oxford Scientists receive prestigious Royal Society Fellowship

Twelve University of Oxford researchers have been elected as fellows to the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences. They join a cohort of 90 scientific researchers elected this year from around the world who specialise in fields ranging from “astronomy and cancer research to mathematics and biotechnology”.

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Oxford summer schools ranked among the fastest-growing companies in Europe

Oxford Royale Academy and Oxford Summer Courses have been ranked among Europe’s fastest-growing companies, according to the 2026 Financial Times’ FT Top 1000: Europe’s Fastest-Growing Companies.

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University Council candidates warn of financial pressures, bureaucracy, and AI disruption at Oxford

Candidates standing in next week’s University of Oxford Council elections have warned of growing financial pressures, rising workloads, governance challenges, and the impact of AI on admissions and assessment.

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The Three Crowns Grace The Bodleian

By Alexander ChristofiD ante, Petrarch and Boccaccio were, it’s fair to say, probably the most interesting thing to come out of medieval Italy. The...

Drama Review: Guardians

This is not an easy play to watch. Such contentious topics as Iraq, spin journalism and sadomasochism are not merely explored, but taken apart, and...

Council Appeals to General Public for Photographs in Oxford Clean-Up

Oxford City Council has begun an online hall-of-shame for residents to submit their photographs of local graffiti and abandoned cars in the latest effort...

Restaurant Review: La Tasca

Such was my lack of faith in restaurant reviews that I was prompted to try the tapas restaurant La Tasca at the Oxford Castle,...

Flood Warning for Oxford Residents

Today, the government was accused by Association of British Insurers for failing to give homeowners and businesses enough money for flood defences.The insurers warned that...

First Night Review: Personals

‘Personals’ is a musical comedy about the numerous problems and perils of searching for love through personal ads. It follows the whole process, from...

The End of the World as we know it?

Welcome to Michelmas 2007! Calendars are funny things. As most of my readers say goodbye to summer, I am fully into winter, bundled up in...

Nobel Prize for Former Balliol Student

Former Balliol student Oliver Smithies will receive the 2007 Nobel Prize for Medicine, it was revealed yesterday.He, along with Martin J Evans and Mario...

Talk some sense, Jens

Germany's favourite war of words is back. Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has never taking a liking to compatriot Oliver Kahn, who's been competing with...

Cash injection for Japanese studies

The University has received a £2.5 million boost for studies of Modern Japan. Oxford has been chosen as one of 13 UK Universities to...

Birds on Film

Zoologists at Oxford University are using newly developed video devices to record crows in the wild.Scientists have developed miniaturised video cameras, each weighing about 14...

Crackdown on Cyclists in City Centre

Police in Oxford have been cutting down on cyclists riding through pedestrianised areas of the city this week.In the second crackdown in three weeks,...

Anti-Halloween Posters to Hit Oxford

Police are looking to reduce trouble on Halloween this year through a poster campaign. The plan is to distribute posters to residents saying 'Sorry, no...

Former Oxford Student Tackles Thief

Former Oxford University student Benji Tucker was awared the High Sheriff's award for bravery, after he confronted a thief in October of last year.While...

‘Premiership football is like watching paint dry’

So says Chris Waddle and, at the moment, it’s hard to argue with him. That said, the indications of this malaise are twofold: dwindling...

500 to 1: England’s most incredible cricket victory, the Third Ashes Test at Headingly in 1981

Oh, this is certainly the best Ashes series since 1981,” “I’ve not seen England show guts like this since Headingley in 1981,” on and...

Tabs crushed at Fenner’s

One-DayCambridge (191-5) beat Oxford (190 all out) by 5 wicketsFour-DayOxford (610-5 dec) beat Cambridge (129 & 268) by an innings & 213 runsOxford extended...

Oxford earn thrilling win

Oxford (203-7) beat Cambridge (200 all out) by 3 wicketsOxford’s women claimed victory in an oustanding Varsity match, edging out a resurgent light blue...

New Shopping Centre Planned for Oxford

Big changes are planned for St Aldate's over the next few years. Development plans will see the previously unused part of the city transformed...

iLiKETRAiNS, Oxford Academy 2 (Zodiac), Saturday 29th September 2007

After receiving a considerable amount of indie hype over the last couple of years on the strength of some promising singles and last year’s...

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