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Super smart Glasgow girl becomes first in school to get in to Oxford University

Megan McCloskey is working at Greggs to save as much money as she can to start her studies as just one of six people to study chemistry at the Queen's College.

Daily Record

New Child Prosthetic Hand Powered And Controlled By Wearers’ Breath

A prosthetic hand for children that is powered and controlled by the wearer’s breathing has been developed by scientists at Oxford University.

Zenger

Altruism – but also vulnerability – drive healthy volunteers to take part in clinical research

When UK authorities granted permission in October 2020 for the first controlled infection study to be carried out to test the anti-Covid-19 vaccine Oxford University had just developed, reactions ranged from disbelief to disapproval.

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From pay rises to bonuses - businesses 'going extra mile' to help during cost of living

A survey of 500 medium-sized businesses found many are offering financial support packages to support staff during the cost-of-living-crisis and to retain employees

Daily Mirror

Andrew Hopkins of Exscientia: the man using AI to cure disease

The British scientist’s company employs artificial intelligence to drastically cut the time of drug development

The Guardian - UK

Oxford and Cambridge universities could return 213 looted artefacts from Benin

The 213 objects were taken from Benin City by British troops in February 1897.

The Independent UK

Huge carbon negative quarry project reaches build milestone as transatlantic collaboration dawns

Oxford University tech spin-out Origen is working with Singleton Birch

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Would Rishi Sunak put the brakes on culture wars as a minority ethnic PM?

Analysis: Some see him as a typical Tory, but community groups say his ascent to No 10 would be a British milestone

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak v Liz Truss: all you need to know about PM contenders

Former Goldman Sachs analyst and pandemic chancellor is up against one-time accountant turned foreign secretary

The Guardian - UK

Tory leadership: Who are the candidates and what did they do before politics?

What job did the candidates do before they became an MP, where were they educated, and who were their parents?

The Independent UK

Three times as many healthy children attempting to lose weight, study finds

Researchers from Oxford University found that an increasing number of children wanted to lose weight over the two decade study period, including those with a healthy BMI

Daily Mirror

Tory leadership: Who are the candidates and what did they do before politics?

What job did the candidates do before they became an MP, where were they educated, and who were their parents?

The Independent UK

Tory leadership: Who are the candidates and what did they do before politics?

What job did the candidates do before they became an MP, where were they educated, and who were their parents?

The Independent UK

Tory leadership: Who are the candidates and what did they do before politics?

What job did the candidates do before they became an MP, where were they educated, and who were their parents?

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Reuters

Why world's first malaria shot won't reach millions of children who need it

After decades of work, the World Health Organization endorsed the first-ever malaria vaccine last year - a historic milestone that promised to drive back a disease that kills a child every minute.

Daily Mirror

Young Rishi Sunak says he has 'no working class' friends in unearthed clip amid PM bid

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak boasted about his private education and Etonian friends in an embarrassing clip that was unearthed after he announced his candidacy in the leadership race

The Guardian - UK

How will Boris Johnson’s handling of the Covid crisis be remembered?

Analysis: there were mixed messages, mistakes, but also successes, before Partygate helped bring down PM

The Guardian - UK

UK workers would take 10% pay cut for ‘above average’ happiness, study finds

Research comes amid growing push for companies and governments to quantify costs and benefits of wellbeing

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The Guardian - UK

Oxford university urged to reject donation from Russian-British businessman

Ministers have imposed sanctions on Said Gutseriev, who donated £2.6m to university in 2019

The Independent UK

Sir Lenny Henry receives honorary degree from Oxford University

The award-winning actor was among nine recipients to receive the honour at a ceremony held at the university.

Daily Mirror

Six companies offering staff bonuses of up to £2,000 including major high street bank

To help ease the burden of rising bills and the cost of living, some companies have announced one-off bonuses for their members of staff to help them afford their increased bills

Newslaundry

Watch: Why are people avoiding news?

The Digital News Report 2022 released this week by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University shows that interest and trust in the news is declining almost everywhere. Interest has fallen from 63 percent in 2017 to 51 percent in 2022, and just over four out…

Newslaundry

Why digital newsrooms should do ‘less but better’ to prosper

The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University just released its annual report on the state of the news industry – and it makes for depressing reading. The Digital News Report 2022, informed by data from 46 markets, concludes that interest and trust in the news is…

The Guardian - AU

Christian Thompson, the Australian artist taking over London’s streets: ‘I can be my own worst critic’

Thompson has worked with Marina Abramović, been among the first Aboriginal students at Oxford – and is now the first artist on display in Soho’s new Photography Quarter

Evening Standard

Spare me the hand-wringing – we’ve used love drugs for centuries

There’s always a lot of hand-wringing when the news of so-called ‘love drugs’ pops up - which it does every few years. This week, the Oxford University anthropologist Dr Anna Machin told Cheltenham Science Festival that love drugs - compounds which might help us fall or stay in love are…

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