Professor Irene Tracey News & Stories
Browse news and stories about Professor Irene Tracey News & Stories – the current Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford and a former Warden of Merton College.
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Oxford University opens £200m Life and Mind Building to tackle global challenges
Oxford University, in partnership with Legal & General, has opened the £200m Life and Mind Building, a transformative facility uniting the Departments of Biology and Experimental Psychology to advance world-class research into life, mind, and artificial intelligence.
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Oxford University names Gavin Svenson as new director of Museum of Natural History
The University of Oxford has appointed Dr Gavin J. Svenson as Director of the Museum of Natural History, effective September 2025. Previously Chief Science Officer at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Dr Svenson brings vast expertise in museum transformation, scientific research, and public engagement.
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Oxford University and Ellison Institute of Technology enter a long-term strategic alliance
The alliance aims to develop the solutions and future leaders needed to tackle some of the greatest and most enduring challenges facing humanity with an investment of at least £130m from EIT
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Lord Hague of Richmond elected as new Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Lord Hague will be formally inaugurated as Chancellor early in the New Year and serve for a term of 10 years. He becomes the 160th recorded Chancellor in the university’s history, a role that dates back at least 800 years.
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University of Oxford scientist honoured in annual Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
Professor Susan Perkin, a Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Oxford, has been honoured in the annual Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the UK
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‘Made in Oxford’ Vice-Chancellor Professor Irene Tracey sets out her vision
Professor Tracey spoke of her pride in being asked to lead her hometown university, where she has studied and worked as an internationally-renowned neuroscientist.
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Professor Irene Tracey set to become next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Professor Irene Tracey, currently Warden of Merton College, Oxford, has been nominated as the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.