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Cambridge coach Rob Baker relishing sense of normality ahead of Boat Race

Cambridge men’s coach Rob Baker is pleased to feel a sense of normality ahead of this year’s University Boat Race. The historic event will return to its traditional River Thames home on Sunday for the first time since 2019. Last year’s race took ...

02 Apr 2022 at 13:25

Oxford University to fund graduate scholarships from Ukraine

Oxford University has announced a new fully-funded graduate scholarship scheme for Ukrainian refugees. The Graduate Scholarship Scheme for Ukraine Refugees will begin in the 2022-23 academic year, seeking to support highly-qualified graduates ...

06 May 2022 at 01:25

Brexit blamed for fall in numbers of EU students at Oxford

Brexit has caused a “steep decline” in the number of students from the European Union going to study at Oxford University, the annual admissions report has shown. The university’s report found the number admitted from the EU has halved, from ...

04 May 2022 at 14:55

Third of young people saw wellbeing boost during lockdown

A third of young people saw an improvement in their wellbeing during the Covid-19 lockdown measures, according to a new study. Researchers from Oxford and Cambridge universities found that out of 16,940 children and teenagers aged from ...

22 Feb 2022 at 11:55

Burns was advised not to write in Scots as London readers ‘wouldn’t understand’

Robert Burns was advised not to write in Scots by a correspondent who thought it would limit his audience, according to new research. A project by academics at the University of Glasgow’s Centre for Robert Burns Studies looked at ...

17 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Worst of the pandemic is ‘absolutely behind us’, says vaccine scientist

One of the UK’s leading vaccine scientists and the driving force behind AstraZeneca says that the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic is behind us. Oxford University professor, chief investigator of the Oxford Covid- 19 vaccine ...

04 Jan 2022 at 03:25

Sir Lenny Henry receives honorary degree from Oxford University

Sir Lenny Henry joined some distinguished company as he collected an honorary degree from Oxford University. The actor and comedian, 63, was among nine recipients to receive the honour at a ceremony held at Sheldonian ...

22 Jun 2022 at 20:22

Education Secretary rejects push for Oxbridge to increase state admissions

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has pushed back against the idea elite universities like Oxford and Cambridge should “tilt the system” to accept more pupils from state schools. Cambridge University vice-chancellor ...

14 May 2022 at 03:25

Ban soil imports to save native plant and animal species, say conservationists

Wildlife conservationists are calling for a ban on importing foreign soil to the UK to stop non-native invasive species contributing to the decline of British nature. Insects, seeds and microorganisms can hitch a ...

15 May 2023 at 16:26

Student ‘silenced’ by Oxford college over rape claim

A student at Oxford University has said a “blanket gagging clause” was imposed by her college when she alleged she was violently raped by another student. The student told The Times that Lady Margaret Hall ...

01 Apr 2022 at 11:55

Self-harm images online ‘can trigger young people to hurt themselves’

Viewing self-harm images online can trigger young people to hurt themselves and usually causes harm, a new study from the University of Oxford suggests. Experts looked at 15 existing studies and concluded ...

21 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Campaigners ‘name and shame’ firms over junk food portfolios

Health campaigners backed by former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance have named companies they claim are reliant on selling unhealthy food to children. Youth food campaign Bite Back, which ...

22 Feb 2024 at 07:30

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