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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…

Evening Standard

Love ‘drug’ to save failing marriages could soon be available

An Oxford University academic says the drug mimics the chemicals that help you fall, and stay, in love

The Independent UK

ITV Coronation Street blunder spotted as Summer Spellman's exam ruse ends in disaster

Summer has been overwhelmed with pressure to achieve the grades to be accepted into Oxford University

Liverpool Echo

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Beyond our ‘ape-brained meat sacks’: can transhumanism save our species?

The 21st century will be make or break for humanity, says Oxford University transhumanist Elise Bohan. If we get it right, she thinks we might find something better

The Guardian - AU

Where hot dunes turned an education hub

G.U. Pope lived at Sawyerpuram for eight years and did missionary work

The Hindu

First woman vice-chancellor of Oxford University ‘flattered’ to be made dame

Louise Richardson was honoured by the Queen for services to higher education.

The Independent UK

Report unearths surprising secrets behind how dogs explore the world of taste

Dogs have only one-sixth the number of taste buds humans have

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Oxford University scientist settles pickles in burger debate once and for all

Some people are not going to be happy about this

Wales Online

Climate Change: Rainforest Trees Have Been Dying Faster Since The 1980s

Tropical trees in Australia’s rainforests have been dying at double the previous rate since the 1980s, seemingly because of climate impacts, according to the findings of a long-term international study published in Nature today.

Zenger

Climate change: How can the UK get back on track with net zero?

‘You’ll never get pollution addressed unless the polluters pay,’ says Sir Dieter Helm, a professor of economic policy at Oxford University

The Independent UK

Ann Buchanan obituary

Academic and social worker who was less interested in theories than in practical solutions

The Guardian - UK

Charles hails Oxford’s role in creating Covid vaccine at new building ceremony

Construction began on the Levine Building – which boasts an auditorium, teaching rooms and 46 student bedrooms – in 2019.

The Independent UK

Next Oxford University vice-chancellor state educated and second female in role

Irene Tracey says Oxford’s commitment to attract the brightest regardless of background will remain ‘steadfast’.

The Independent UK

'Newborn screening could save 70 babies each year from crippling disability'

New ground-breaking Oxford University research shows how national newborn screening could help to prevent children developing heartbreaking spinal muscular atrophy

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The Guardian - UK

Sir John Bell: ‘Most people who have had the Covid vaccine are completely safe’

The renowned immunologist remains as upbeat about jabs – and UK life science – as he was in the depths of the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Vaccine to stop Covid transmission should now be top priority, says leading UK scientist

Oxford University’s Sir John Bell says sharp fall in death rate due to existing vaccines allows for a change in priorities

The Independent UK

Oxford University to fund graduate scholarships from Ukraine

Some 20 students will benefit from free taught Master’s programmes.

The Guardian - UK

Thomas Addiscott obituary

Other lives: Agricultural research scientist who carried out pioneering work on the effects of fertilisers on soil quality

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Srikakulam woman gets Oxford University fellowship

She has been helping rural students learn technology

The Guardian - UK

Godfrey Fowler obituary

Other lives: Family doctor and professor of general practice at Oxford University

Benzinga

UK-Based Start-Up Working On Next COVID-19 Vaccine Using Animal Feces: FT

DIOSynVax, a UK start-up, hopes genetic sequences of viruses discovered in animal feces will give vital clues for creating a vaccine to help prevent future pandemics, reports Financial Times. The Cambridge university spinout is working on two vaccines that it believes will outlive the currently available Covid-19 jabs, including the one…

The Canberra Times

ACT-produced Rhodes Scholars share visions to address societal ills

Three of the latest Rhodes Scholars graduated from the Australian National University.

Daily Record

Doctor says Covid infection 'can cause brain to shrink'

New research by Oxford University has shown that coronavirus affects major organs in ways scientists could never have predicted.

Wales Online

Doctor urges people to take note of new scientific research on how Covid-19 affects major organs

'Covid affects major organs in ways we never dreamed of' - Dr Miriam Stoppard

Daily Mirror

'Covid affects major organs in the body in ways we never even dreamed of'

The latest research from Oxford University shows the areas in the brain worst hit by shrinkage as a result of Covid, but the virus can impact the nervous system, says Dr Miriam Stoppard

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