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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Tinbergen building replacement virtual public consultation
A public consultation event is scheduled for June 2020, and the University will be submitting a planning application to Oxford City Council by June 2020.
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Oxford University backs local charities in COVID-19 community response
Oxford University backs local charities’ community support package in response to COVID-19 and works with local authorities providing assistance locally.
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Oxford scientists recognised in prestigious 2020 Blavatnik Awards
Three Oxford scientists have been named laureates and finalists of the 2020 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom.
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More Black British students than ever starting at Oxford University
Oxford University has announced that more Black British students than ever started undergraduate studies at Oxford in 2019 up from 2.6% in 2018 to 3.1% in 2019.
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Oxford University awarded grant of €56 million by European Research Council
Oxford University has been awarded a grant of €56 million by the European Research Council (ERC) – the largest amount of new research funding in the UK.
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Oxford ranked world’s number one university for fourth year running
Oxford University has been named the world’s number one university for the fourth successive year in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
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Baroness Amos appointed as new Master of University College Oxford
The Rt Hon. Baroness Valerie Amos has been appointed as new Master of University College, Oxford University, and will take up the post from 1 August 2020.
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Tinbergen building demolition and replacement plans move forward
The demolished Tinbergen building will be replaced with a new world-class centre for life and mind sciences, the provisionally-titled Life and Mind Building.
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Oxford University agrees £4bn house building deal with Legal & General
Legal & General is providing Oxford University with the funding over 10 years for 1,000 homes for staff and 1,000 units of accommodation for students across various sites in and around the city.
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The University of Oxford BioEscalator is officially open
The BioEscalator is an innovation centre for high-potential, early-stage medical science companies; a hub for entrepreneurial biosciences. It is co-located alongside the University’s world-class medical research at Old Road Campus in Headington. The BioEscalator is designed such that early-stage businesses can rent just one bench in the Innovation Lab or a small lab of their…
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Oxford University plans £150m Schwarzman Centre in Jericho
Oxford University has announced plans for a huge new university building in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter as a dynamic hub dedicated to the Humanities
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Two new Oxford Uni initiatives for students from under-represented backgrounds
Oxford University has has announced two new initiatives to help more academically talented students from under-represented backgrounds with the aim of significantly increasing the number students from groups studying at Oxford.
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Professor Dame Louise Richardson
Professor Louise Richardson was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford from 01 January 2016 to 31 December 2022, having previously served as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews, Scotland, for seven years.
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Oxford University plans Tinbergen building redevelopment
Oxford University plans Tinbergen building redevelopment with state-of-the-art building for Experimental Psychology, Plant Sciences and Zoology departments.