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Oxford Brookes University completes £1m refurbishment project at its Headington Campus
Work has been completed to increase the number of teaching spaces available to staff and students and improve existing buildings as part of wider refurbishment works at Oxford Brookes University’s Headington Campus.
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Oxford Ghost Tours to unveil city’s spooky history to celebrate Halloween
People searching for a spooktacular adventure in Oxford can learn more about the area’s gruesome history this Halloween by experiencing one of the city’s interactive ghost tours.
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JEMS Outreach Programme inspires young minds at Oxford High School GDST
Oxford High School GSDT welcomed sixty enthusiastic Year 5 pupils from St. Francis Primary School and St. John Fisher Primary School as part of its Junior Engineering, Maths and Science (JEMS) outreach programme devised and led by science teacher Maria Whittington.
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Oxford North Innovation District appoints a new managing director
Oxford North, the new £700 million innovation district in Oxford, has appointed Simon Ruck as its new managing director and Kevin Reid as its new energy and engineering manager as part of the strategy to build the on-site management and facilities team ahead of opening in mid-2025.
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Timelapse footage shows construction progress on Milton Park’s Nebula development
Milton Park has released timelapse footage showing the construction progress on Nebula, its £40 million research and development (R&D) scheme at 190–192 Park Drive.
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Oxford United players swap their kit for chef whites at Six By Nico Oxford
Players from the Oxford United women’s team, Adele Lindbaek and Vitaliia Budaieva alongside men’s team players Matt Phillips and Max Woltman traded their boots and goalposts for chopping boards at a lunchtime event hosted by Six By Nico, Oxford.
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YASA partners with Formula Student to inspire the next generation of automotive engineers
YASA, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz, is partnering with Formula Student 2025 as part of its ambition to inspire the next generation of automotive engineers.
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Over 13,000 runners take part in the 2024 Oxford Half Marathon
The streets of Oxford were alive with 13,000 runners and thousands of spectators coming together for the iconic annual race, which took place on Sunday, 13 October.
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Local young actors to join the professional cast of Cinderella on stage at Cornerstone Arts Centre
Sixteen local budding young actors have been selected to be part of the cast of Cinderella coming to Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot this Christmas.
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Oxford host for Richard Dawkins ‘final bow’ tour revealed
YouTuber and podcast host Alex J. O’Connor will join evolutionary biologist and best-selling author Richard Dawkins for the Oxford date of his final-ever tour coming to Oxford New Theatre on Monday, 21 October.
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Oxford’s Old Parsonage and Old Bank recognised in 2024 Condé Nast Traveller Awards
This year, Condé Nast Traveller readers across the nations voted in their thousands to name and praise the places they’re drawn to for exploring, relaxing, or simply escaping.
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Thame-based hospitality software company three rocks® achieves B Corp status
three rocks®, headquartered in Thame, began its B Corp journey in Sept 2023 and now has over 40 employees and clients, including Pizza Hut, TGI Friday’s and The Big Table Group.
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Get active for wildlife this October with the Wildlife Trust’s Big Wild Walk 2024
Create your own autumn fundraising challenge to help Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) restore nature. You can create your own challenge, whether a trek through town or a long-distance hike in the countryside, in any way that suits you.
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Oxfordshire innovators attend Exit Right 2024 as top investors share funding insights
150 science and technology start-ups, spin-outs and SMEs in Oxfordshire gathered at Oxford University’s prestigious Natural History Museum for the Exit Right 2024 funding matrix event.
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Mollie’s to host spooky-themed drive-in movie season for Halloween
Mollie’s, the affordable motel and diner concept designed by Soho House, is celebrating Halloween with scary movies screened at its American-style drive-in cinemas in Bristol and Oxfordshire.
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The Bat and Ball in Cuddesdon set to open in November
The Bat and Ball, a charming country pub with rooms, is set to open in Cuddesdon in November. This will be the second opening from owner Ben Moss, who successfully took over 15th-century pub The Lamb Inn in 2022.