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Are “poor quality” courses in the U.K. impacting Indian students?

The number of Indian students going to the U.K. for education has been increasing, making Indians the second-largest group of foreign students after China. However, many Indian students have struggled to find jobs or continue their studies in the U.K. after completing their degrees. The trend of students’ visas expiring…

The Hindu

Superconductor breakthrough could represent ‘biggest physics discovery of a lifetime’ – but scientists urge caution

Breakthrough would mark ‘holy grails of modern physics, unlocking major new developments in energy, transportation, healthcare, and communications’ – but it is a long way from being proven

The Independent UK

Chemistry breakthrough makes fluorochemicals production safer

Scientists from the University of Oxford have come up with a new way to obtain fluorine atoms in a much safer and less energy-intensive way. Inspired by how the human body makes bones and teeth, the researchers ground fluorspar in a ball-mill with potassium phosphate, creating calcium phosphate and another…

The Hindu

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How to make homes cooler without cranking up the air conditioning

Jesus Lizana, Marie-Curie research fellow in the Department of Engineering Science, Nicole Miranda, senior researcher and college lecturer in Engineering, and Radhika Khosla associate professor, Smith School of Enterprise and Environment at the University of Oxford explain the easy ways to keep cool as the mercury rises.

The Week

Who is Keir Mather? Selby winner becomes youngest MP in Commons

The 25-year-old has been branded “baby of the house”.

Evening Standard

Make brain scans routine for new psychosis patients, experts say

Study finds MRI scans led to different diagnosis or change in care in 6% of cases

The Guardian - UK

Routine brain scans could pinpoint underlying cause of psychosis, study suggests

Researchers analysed more than 1,600 cases to identify any secondary, physical causes.

The Independent UK

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415 million Indians came out of multidimensional poverty in 15 years, says UNDP study

A total of 415 million people moved out of poverty in India within just 15 years from 2005/2006 to 2019/2021, the United Nations (UN) said on July 11, highlighting the remarkable achievement by the world’s most populous nation.

The Hindu

Two in three state secondary schools in England teach just one foreign language

Survey finds German is most affected by shift towards single-language offer in key stage 3

The Guardian - UK

Holy cow: Will lab-grown meat save the world or wreck it?

Can lab-grown meat save chicken and cows from slaughter, and feed poorer countries, without wrecking the environment?

The New Daily

Canadians are losing their appetite for news — and trusting it less

Canadians have less appetite for news and are less inclined to pay for news online, according to the latest findings from the 2023 Digital News Report survey by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford.

The Conversation

Most early-stage breast cancer patients will be long-term survivors – study

For some patients the risk of death within five years is as low as 0.2%, according to large-scale research

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - I wasn’t breastfed as a child and I’m perfectly clever

Another day, another study claiming that breastfed babies are vastly intellectually superior to their poor, bedraggled dim-witted simpleton bottle-fed pals. This study, by the University of Oxford no less, involving almost 5,000 children in England, concluded that those breastfed for at least a year were 38 per cent more likely…

Evening Standard

‘His snoring would make me really angry’: can sleeping apart help a relationship?

Sleeping in different bedrooms could make partners of chronic snorers less irritable, advises expert

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The Independent UK

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 Guardian - UK

60-minute masterclass: Artificial Intelligence with Michael Wooldridge

Join Michael Wooldridge, professor of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the University of Oxford, as he discusses the past, present, and future of artificial intelligence

Daily Mirror

Ectopic pregnancy symptoms: Little known sign could signal deadly condition

Prof Marian Knight from the University of Oxford has highlighted that ectopic pregnancies are not being properly diagnosed. Here's everything you need to know about the symptoms, treatment and getting a diagnosis

The Independent UK

Scandal-plagued Sackler pharma family’s name axed from Oxford University over role in opioid crisis

A number of institutions have ended their relationships with the Sackler family over its association with the US opioid crisis

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The Independent UK

Healthcare systems need an ‘always on’ approach to pandemic-readiness – expert

Sir John Bell told the inaugural Rhodes Policy Summit that starting from scratch would be very difficult.

Daily Record

New lung cancer tool can identify those most as risk of developing disease

The new tool could help send patients for screening earlier and lead which could provide and early diagnosis and save lives.

The Independent UK

New tool can spot those most at risk of developing lung cancer, say researchers

The CanPredict tool works by examining existing patient health records.

The Conversation

Shedding pounds might benefit your heart even if some weight is regained – new study

Programmes to help people lose weight through changes to their diet, exercise or both, are mainstays of weight management. Despite their widespread use, many people worry that after the programmes end they will regain the weight they lost – or more - removing the health benefits.

The Conversation

Great Mysteries of Physics: does objective reality exist?

It is hard to shake the intuition that there’s a real and objective physical world out there. If I see an umbrella on top of a shelf, I assume you do too. And if I don’t look at the umbrella, I expect it to remain there as long as nobody…

The Times of India

Hormonal birth control pills carry small breast cancer risk, according to new study

Researchers at the University of Oxford, UK, have found that use of all hormonal contraceptives is linked to a small increase in the risk of breast cancer. The researchers noted that the overall risk remains low.

The Guardian - UK

Should I worry about the cancer risk from hormonal contraceptives?

While these drugs carry a greater breast cancer risk, those chances are very small for people under 40

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