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Historian to become UK’s first permanently endowed professor in LGBTQ+ History

The Jonathan Cooper chair of the history of sexualities will lead and expand the teaching and study of LGBTQ+ history at the University of Oxford.

The Independent UK

The facts about life of great Scottish economist Adam Smith

TOMORROW sees the 300th anniversary of the birth of Adam Smith, one of Scotland’s greatest thinkers most usually accredited with being the father…

The National (Scotland)

The 10 Best bike locks

There were 64,500 reported bike thefts in the UK last year and, believe it or not, that was down more than 11 per cent on the previous year. Bikes are very tempting targets for thieves – and, obviously, it’s easy to make a quick getaway on one.

The Independent UK

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Rigoletto review – Verdi’s jester locks horns with the Bullingdon Club

In an engaging but problematic staging, the Duke’s court is relocated to interwar Oxford, with Alison Langer’s beautifully sung Gilda a standout

The Guardian - UK

Who is Kathleen Stock? Professor faces protests for views on transgender rights

The academic and writer is expected to be confronted by demonstrators when she goes to Oxford University to give a talk

Evening Standard

Kathleen Stock: The controversial feminist whose Oxford Union address is sparking protests

Philosopher has become a lightning rod for criticism over perceived trans-exclusionary attitudes since publication of her book Material Girls in 2021

The Independent UK

‘I am glad Sunak backs free speech at Oxford debate’, says Kathleen Stock

The Prime Minister said it would be wrong to stop Professor Kathleen Stock from airing her views on gender identity at the Oxford Union

Evening Standard

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Kathleen Stock says she is a ‘moderate’ as protests planned over Oxford debate

Former professor who argues trans people cannot expect all rights afforded by biological sex is due to speak at Oxford Union

The Guardian - UK

Outsourced care means more children being moved further away – study

Oxford University research reveals 17,000 out-of-area placements in England can be attributed to the corporate takeover of care

The Guardian - UK

‘Social mobility is a fairytale’: Faiza Shaheen on fighting for Labour and hating Oxford

When the UK finally goes to the polls, the British-Pakistani-Fijian daughter of a car mechanic could win the seat that Iain Duncan Smith has held for more than 30 years. Some would see that as proof that anyone can succeed – but not Shaheen

The Guardian - UK

‘It would be a betrayal to back down now’: university pay row reaches new level of acrimony

As the stalemate continues, union infighting has added a new dimension while universities are threatening to dock pay

The Guardian - UK

'Clever new tool predicts your risk of developing lung cancer'

Miriam Stoppard shares groundbreaking research from the universities of Oxford and Nottingham, where scientists have developed a tool that could pinpoint the people most at risk of developing lung cancer, which is the most common cause of cancer death

Daily Mirror

The top 20 universities in the UK

A majority of the UK’s top universities have seen their global ranking fall thanks to fierce competition from China.

The Week

Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan acquitted in Swiss rape trial

Geneva (AFP) - A Swiss court on Wednesday found Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan not guilty of rape and sexual coercion in a Geneva hotel 15 years ago, with his accuser immediately indicating she would appeal.

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Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: These 'experts' sold the U.S. on a disastrous COVID plan, and never paid a professional price

They've held credentials from some of the world's most elite universities — Harvard, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, Oxford. They've been welcomed into the highest government policy councils. They became fixtures on television news shows and were quoted incessantly by some of the nation's leading newspapers.

Daily Record

Where are Harry Potter stars now - 'quitting' acting, new parents and Oxford degree

Netflix uploaded all eight of the Harry Potter films to their streaming platform last week.

The Guardian - UK

Spare a thought for Britain’s new persecuted minority: the privately educated

They’re losing their grip on Oxbridge, and Labour threatens to strip elite schools of their charitable status. It just won’t do, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

Evening Standard

OPINION - Oxford students are playing a risky and dangerous game with free speech

Last week in the park with my daughter I got chatting to a lady. Over the course of a 10 minute conversation we cantered through why she thought Covid was a massive conspiracy and that British people were racist for expressing such sorrow over the plight of Ukrainians while ignoring…

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Evening Standard

Best Oxford shirts for men to shop in 2023 for smart casual style

No smart-casual wardrobe is complete without an Oxford

Daily Mirror

Prince marries Oxford student in lavish royal wedding as hundreds line the streets

Sophie-Alexandra Evekink, 33, tied the knot with Prince Ludwig in a stunning wedding dress as hundreds of well-wishers lined the streets, before heading to a Palace for the reception

The Guardian - UK

Polly Toynbee: what my privileged start in life taught me about the British class system

It wasn’t just luck that steered the Guardian columnist to Oxford and into a media career ... She reflects on the subtle mechanics of class (and an early encounter with a naked future PM)

Tribune News Service

ACLU to Oxford school district: Don't confine graduates to 'approved expressions'

DETROIT — Civil libertarians are chastising Oxford Community Schools for not allowing high school graduates to wear orange cords to symbolize they are survivors of gun violence as they crossed the stage to obtain their diplomas Thursday.

Daily Mirror

'Cot death message is failing to reach deprived families, putting more babies at risk'

Research from Oxford, Bristol and Newcastle universities into safer sleeping habits shows 42% of cases of sudden infant death syndrome occurred in the poorest areas, and Miriam Stoppard says change needs to come urgently to help all families

Metal Hammer

Every Nightwish album ranked in order of greatness by Nightwish’s Tuomas Holopainen

If anyone is allowed to put Nightwish’s epic back catalogue in the correct order, it’s the band’s keyboard player and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen

The Guardian - UK

Academics condemn ‘threats’ against Oxford Union in Kathleen Stock row

Letter claims student union trying to force debating society to disinvite former university professor over transgender views

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