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International Oxford student wins British Council award

Oxford student Xin Hui Chan from Singapore won the title of South East’s International Student of the Year 2008, impressing the judging panel with her story of extra-curricular work at Oxford.

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Global leaders debate corporate governance in Mumbai

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, Dr John Hood, is hosting the Oxford India Business Forum in Mumbai on 14 March 2008.

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Hermione Lee to head Wolfson College

The next President of Wolfson College, Oxford, is to be Professor Hermione Lee, FBA, FRSL, CBE, currently holder of the Goldsmiths’ Chair of English Literature at Oxford University and Fellow of New College.

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New Proctors and Assessor take up office

The new Proctors and Assessor for 2008-09, whose main responsibility is to ensure the University operates according to its statutes, have taken up office.

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Mediterranean ‘due a tsunami’ research suggests

Studying an ancient earthquake has enabled Oxford University researchers to quantify the likelihood of a tsunami in the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Outstanding Professor Dame Kay Davies

Professor Dame Kay Davies, Dr Lee’s Professor of Anatomy and Fellow of Hertford College, has been honoured today as a 'Woman of Outstanding Achievement'. Her photograph is being shown at the annual photographic exhibition at the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (UKRC).

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Ashmolean Museum topped out

A key stage in the building process of the Ashmolean Museum’s extension was marked at a topping out ceremony on 10 February 2008.

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Science Week in Oxfordshire: Coming up

Discover all about galaxies and symmetry, genetics and the environment - and much more - as we select the highlights from Science Week 2008 events in Oxfordshire.

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£5m donation will open the Bodleian Library’s collections

The largest single cash donation ever made to a university library in the UK has been given to the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.

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Parental instinct found in the brain

A possible basis for parental instinct has been found in the brain, according to a team led by Oxford University scientists.

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Smart meter spin-out wins praise

An Oxford University spin-out company, due to launch later this year, is already winning praise for its smart meter technology from Shadow Chancellor George Osborne.

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Global malaria risk mapped out

Thirty-five per cent of the world’s population live in areas where there is a risk of deadly malaria, according to the first spatial map of global malaria risk in forty years.

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