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Next Oxford University vice-chancellor state educated and second female in role

The nominee as the next vice-chancellor of Oxford University is a female neuroscience professor who studied at a local comprehensive school. Irene Tracey is a renowned neuroscientist who has led Merton College since 2019, and is currently professor ...

09 May 2022 at 20:55

‘Parents should talk to children about social media at a young age’

Parents are being encouraged to talk to their children about social media at a young age after new research found girls are negatively affected earlier than boys. The new study, from experts at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, found that ...

28 Mar 2022 at 11:25

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Local participants sought for new COVID-19 antiviral study

Participants are being sought in Northern Ireland to take part in the latest phase of a UK wide study to investigate antiviral treatments for COVID-19. The PANORAMIC study, run by the University of Oxford, alongside the Northern Ireland Clinical ...

16 Jan 2023 at 14:33

Hearing aids may cut risk of mental decline, study suggests

Hearing aids may help to reduce a person’s risk of cognitive decline, new reserach suggests. People who suffer hearing loss are more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment (MIC) – a precursor to dementia, researchers found. But those who ...

23 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Artificial intelligence warning over human extinction labelled ‘publicity stunt’

The probability of a “Terminator scenario” caused by artificial intelligence is “close to zero”, a University of Oxford professor has said. Sandra Wachter, professor of technology and regulation, called a letter released by the San ...

01 Jun 2023 at 09:50

Historian to become UK’s first permanently endowed professor in LGBTQ+ History

Historian Matt Cook will become the UK’s first permanently endowed professor in LGBTQ+ history. Professor Cook will take up his post as the Jonathan Cooper chairman of the history of sexualities at Mansfield College at Oxford ...

05 Jun 2023 at 14:40

Top universities use ‘gig-economy’ employment practices for researchers – union

Leading universities in the UK are using “gig-economy” employment practices for staff in their research departments, a union has warned. Two in three research-only staff in UK universities are employed on fixed-term ...

31 Jan 2024 at 12:31

Blood test to detect 50 different types of cancer shows promise in NHS trial

A blood test that can detect more than 50 different types of cancer has shown promise in a trial involving thousands of NHS patients, scientists have said. The Galleri test, which is currently available in the US, ...

02 Jun 2023 at 10:39

Over 50s and vulnerable urged to join antiviral Covid-19 trial

Adults over the age of 50 and people with underlying health problems who get Covid-19 are being urged to join a trial testing antiviral drugs. Officials have said that antiviral drugs – which can help alleviate ...

25 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Researchers find 4,000-year-old plague DNA – the oldest cases to date in Britain

Researchers have found 4,000 year-old plague DNA in Britain, the oldest evidence of the disease in the country. Francis Crick Institute scientists identified three cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria ...

30 May 2023 at 16:00

New images reveal what Neptune and Uranus really look like

New images reveal what the most distant planets in the solar system – Neptune and Uranus – really look like. Many people will think of Neptune as being a rich blue colour, and Uranus more green. But a ...

05 Jan 2024 at 00:01

New 3D fossil discovered preserved in fool’s gold

The 450-million-year-old fossil of an ancient relative of spiders has been discovered preserved in 3D by fool’s gold. The new species has been called Lomankus edgecombei, and is distantly related to ...

29 Oct 2024 at 15:00

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