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Pitt Rivers Museum and Museum of Natural History to reopen on 22 September
The Pitt Rivers Museum and the Museum of Natural History have announced that they will both reopen to the public on Tuesday 22 September.
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Oxford University appoints acoustician to develop a world-class concert hall
Oxford University has appointed a specialist acoustician to help create a new concert hall to rival the best in the world at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre.
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Oxford University tops World University Rankings for 5th consecutive year
Oxford University has topped in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the fifth year in a row.
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Oxford MP Layla Moran appointed Lib Dem’s foreign affairs spokesperson
Layla Moran, Oxford West and Abingdon since 2017, has been appointed foreign affairs spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats.
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West Oxfordshire District Council launches key consultation for garden village site
West Oxfordshire District Council has launched a key consultation for Salt Cross garden village site, and views are being sought on the Area Action Plan (AAP).
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MINI Oxford car plant to cut 400 jobs due to reduced customer demand
Around 400 jobs are to be cut at the MINI car plant in Oxford in the coming weeks due to reduced customer demand.
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Bicester Expansion for UK Electric Vehicle Company Arrival
UK electric van maker Arrival Ltd has further expanded at Link 9 Bicester, which completes the final letting at the major new industrial scheme.
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British Eventing cease organisation of Blenheim Palace Horse Trials
The British Eventing Board has announced that it will no longer be organising the Blenheim Palace Horse Trials going forward.
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Oxford City Council lets six new homes for social rent
Oxford City Council is letting 22 new homes for social rent in the latest phase of a 141 home development in Oxford that will include 45 council homes.
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Oxford Nanopore partners with UK Gov on new generation COVID-19 test
The test is fully scalable and designed to enable both high-volume screening and rapid, local testing, and results can be obtained in under two hours.
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Councils share updates on temporary bus gates proposals
Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council have shared updates on the temporary bus gates proposals for Oxford city centre.
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The 2020 Booker Prize longlist has been announced
The longlist, or ‘The Booker Dozen’, for The 2020 Booker Prize was announced on 28 July 2020. The 2020 longlist, or ‘The Booker Dozen’, of 13 novels was selected by was chosen from 162 novels published in the UK or Ireland between 01 October 2019 and 30 September 2020. The selection was made by a…
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£24m Investment in New Bicester Development
Aver Property Partnership is spending over £24 million on the development of a new distribution and manufacturing park at Bicester, Oxfordshire.
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Abingdon Business Park secures healthcare company at Blacklands Way
Royal London Asset Management has successfully completed the final letting of its Blacklands Way development at Abingdon Business Park in Oxfordshire.
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Oxford-based The Native Antigen Company acquired by LGC
The Native Antigen Company, leading suppliers of high-quality infectious disease antigens and antibodies, has announced its acquisition by LGC.
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New Bellhouse Building completed at The Oxford Science Park
The 30,000 sq ft Bellhouse Building is named after academic entrepreneur Professor Brian Bellhouse, and the first tenants are expected to move in by end of summer.