University of Oxford News
Browse the news and stories from the University of Oxford – a world-leading centre of learning, teaching and research and the oldest university in the English-speaking world. This includes selected news and stories from its 39 Oxford colleges, four academic divisions: Medical Sciences; Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences; Humanities; and Social Sciences; the Department for Continuing Education, and its Gardens, Libraries and Museums division of the University of Oxford.
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Oxford secures £21m government boost for city-wide low-carbon heat network
Oxford is set to launch a city-wide low-carbon heat network with £21m in government funding and an initial £100m from developer 1Energy. The Oxford Energy Network could grow to £500m, cutting carbon emissions by 15,000 tonnes annually and reducing fossil gas demand by 10%.
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Stepnell strengthens higher education portfolio with major university projects
Complete construction partner Stepnell continues to solidify its role as a higher education construction specialist in Oxfordshire. Currently delivering a £3.3 million live refurbishment at the University of Oxford’s Henry Wellcome Building, Stepnell is enhancing molecular physiology and imaging laboratories.
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Labour’s Planning Bill slammed as a catastrophic licence to trash nature
Forty leading economists, conservationists, and former government advisors have warned MPs that Labour’s flagship Planning and Infrastructure Bill could devastate England’s natural environment and harm economic growth.
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Oxford University’s Opportunity Oxford diversity scheme sparks debate over academic standards
The initiative reserves one in ten undergraduate places for students from disadvantaged backgrounds and academics have voiced concerns about its impact on academic standards.
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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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Oxford University joins forces with 42 to launch new storytelling competition
The Faculty of English at the University of Oxford, in conjunction with management and production company 42, has launched a multi-disciplinary storytelling competition.
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Oxford University researchers record wettest month in 250 years
Data from the station this week confirmed that September 2024 saw an extraordinary 193.3 mm of rainfall, making it Oxford’s wettest month since 1774 and the second wettest of any month since rainfall records began in 1767.
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Rhodes Trust announces new global art residency programme in Oxford
The Rhodes Trust has launched its inaugural Rhodes Art for Global Impact Residency, which aims to harness the power of art to address pressing global issues and promote social justice.
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Detailed designs for YASA’s new UK HQ at Bicester Motion gets the green light
Detailed designs for three new interconnected buildings, which will be YASA’s new UK HQ based at Bicester Motion, the 444-acre future mobility estate in Bicester, have been approved by Cherwell District Council.
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Oxford University tutors win employee status legal challenge at tribunal
Rebecca and Alice, who have taught on the Masters in Creative Writing at the university on personal service contracts claimed that the terms of their contracts meant that they are employees.
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Oxford Uni hosts Romania’s AI Government Adviser Robot for a discussion AI governance
Researchers at Oxford University engaged in a conversation with the team at Humans.ai, the creators of the Romanian AI initiative, to explore the potential of AI in enhancing governance.
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Parkwalk launches new fund to invest in University of Oxford science and tech spinouts
Parkwalk has launched the University of Oxford Innovation Fund VI (UOIF VI), the sixth fund in a decade long partnership with Oxford University Innovation (OUI).
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University of Oxford is one of UK’s most wildlife-friendly, according to a study
The University of Oxford has been recognised as one of the UK’s leading universities for looking after wildlife – on campus and in the wider community.
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Community invited to feed into latest proposals for Begbroke Innovation District
Local residents, businesses and community stakeholders have a further chance to give their views on the emerging masterplan for the proposed Begbroke Innovation District.
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The Varsity Matches return to the home of England Rugby this Spring
151 years after the first Varsity Match, where University of Oxford defeated Cambridge at The Parks, Oxford in 1872, the ‘Battle of the Blues’ will recommence when the teams meet on Saturday, 25 March, at Twickenham Stadium.