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It’s the time again for one of the most famous and longstanding rowing races, Oxford against Cambridge. This will be the 164th time the teams go head to head. Heading to the banks of the River Thames today (24 March), both the men’s and women’s teams will race over 4.2 miles down the river from […]
The Google Maps street view tool stretches the globe and allows internet users to explore the every day from the weird and wonderful to the shocking and intriguing. From the comfort of their own homes, the public can travel the world in just a few simple clicks of a button. Visitors who choose to take […]
REUTERS/Stephane Mahe Swiss academic Tariq Ramadan ordered to remain in custody in France. Ramadan has been accused by two women of raping them. Ramadan, a professor of Islamic studies, denies the allegations. PARIS (Reuters) – Swiss academic Tariq Ramadan, a professor of Islamic studies, was ordered to remain in custody in France on Friday and […]
Oxford University researchers have been accused of acting unethically after they gave an anti-tuberculosis vaccine to African babies despite the jab having killed five monkeys during tests. The vaccine was given to almost 1,400 infants in South Africa, regardless of evidence that monkeys were “dying rapidly” after taking it, according to Professor Peter Beverley, a […]
Published time: 24 Nov, 2017 16:52 Edited time: 24 Nov, 2017 16:56 Oxford Circus Underground station in London has been evacuated, British Transport Police (BTP) have confirmed. Armed police are on the scene. According to Twitter user Assed Baig, there is “Panic at Oxford Circus as people shout bomb!” while BBC journalist Kawoon Khamoosh said […]
Black Friday signals the start of the Christmas shopping season and is a chance for shoppers to scoop up some incredible bargains on the high street. Retailers in hotspots such as Oxford Street, Bluewater and the Trafford Centre will slash prices for what has become one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Black […]
Published time: 21 Nov, 2017 19:44 An Oxford graduate is suing his old university for £1 million (US$ 1,324,415) on the grounds that his failure to get a top degree 17 years ago cost him the chance of a lucrative legal career. Faiz Siddiqui alleges he received “inadequate” teaching during parts of his course. Siddiqui, […]
Published time: 9 Oct, 2017 22:37 Balliol, one of the most prestigious colleges at Oxford University, has banned the Christian Union (CU) from recruiting students at the first-year freshers’ fair, sparking a nationwide controversy. Hubert Au, President of the JCR, the college student union, told Christian Union representatives that their presence at the fair could […]
A senior academic at Britain’s top university has quit his job over allegations that a major Oxford sponsor donated funds to Donald Trump’s US presidential campaign. Swedish Professor Bo Rothstein, who taught at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, resigned from his position over claims that the School’s founder, Soviet-born industrialist […]
Published time: 11 Aug, 2017 08:24 Edited time: 11 Aug, 2017 08:57 Oxford Circus tube station has been evacuated and closed following reports of a fire on a Bakerloo Line train. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) says a crew is on the scene “investigating reports of smoke.” Smoke was also reported on the Victoria Line. […]
