The Latest Breaking News from Oxford

Anthony Holden obituary

Journalist, author and poker player who worked for the Sunday Times and became music critic of the Observer

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023

Before Wikipedia, there was the OED

Salon talks to Sarah Ogilvie, author of "The Dictionary People," about the "unsung heroes" who created the OED

Salon · Oct 22, 2023

Oxford University says it will not base admissions on botched online tests

Sixth formers said tests displayed incorrect questions, repeatedly crashed or failed to record answers

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023

UK universities take £40m in fossil fuel funding since 2022

FoI requests show Shell and BP among firms giving funds to institutions which have pledged to divest

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023

The new malaria vaccine will prevent many deaths – but it’s by no means the end of the disease

The new R21/Matrix-M vaccine will be far more easily available than the first vaccine – but the reality of life in Africa will blunt its impact

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023

Abuse of Oxford’s trans students and staff saddens me, says vice-chancellor

Prof Irene Tracey tells assembly free speech has been ‘centre stage’ at university during her first year in post

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2023

The long road to a new malaria vaccine, told by the scientists behind the breakthrough – podcast

The world has waited decades for a malaria vaccine, and now two have come along in quick succession. On October 2, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that a new malaria vaccine, R21, developed by the University of Oxford be rolled out for the prevention of malaria in children, just…

The Conversation · Oct 3, 2023

Poor students ‘likelier to opt for universities close to home’ data reveals

Experts from the world of education gathered at the Evening Standard’s Liverpool Street headquarters

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2023

UN authorizes a second malaria vaccine. Experts warn it's not enough to stop the disease spreading

The World Health Organization has authorized a second malaria vaccine in a decision that could offer countries a cheaper and more effective option than the world’s first shot against the parasitic disease

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Saltburn review: Emerald Fennell’s class-obsessed film is a deliciously twisty tale of grotesque overprivilege

Barry Keoghan and Jacob Elordi lead a gung-ho cast, which includes Carey Mulligan and Richard E Grant, who is having the time of his life

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2023