Oxford lets OpenAI train its AI models on Bodleian Library University staff voice concerns over reputational risk of partnering with company behind ChatGPT The Guardian - UK · Sep 26
The story behind the spy stories: show reveals secrets of John le Carré’s craft How author researched his plots and letters from Alec Guinness feature in Oxford exhibition The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025
‘Like an academic’: private papers reveal John le Carré’s attention to detail Exclusive: Oxford’s Bodleian libraries to put archive items on display for first time, celebrating spy author’s ‘tradecraft’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2025
AI helps researchers read ancient scroll burned to a crisp in Vesuvius eruption Writing on PHerc. 172 papyrus, found at Roman mansion in Herculaneum, revealed after 3D X-rays and software competition The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025
Tarot, tarantulas and TikTok: exploring our long obsession with predicting the future A new exhibition at Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries examines the enduring appeal of divination The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2024
Franz Kafka’s dour image hid a much lighter side, a new exhibition reveals Artefacts on display in Oxford next month show the ‘humorous insights’ of a writer best known for his nightmarish stories The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2024
‘A moment after death when the face is beautiful’: rare Raymond Chandler poem discovered by US editor The Strand magazine ran Requiem, dated to 1955, after editor found it in Bodleian library at University of Oxford The Guardian - US · Dec 11, 2023