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Chanel to sponsor Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race
Sponsoring a sports event for the first time, Chanel will become the top-name sponsor of the Boat Race.
Oxford named best university in 2025. How did the rest of Europe do?
The 2025 Times Higher Education World University Rankings are out, with the US and UK dominating the top spots, and European universities seeing some decline.
Oxford University to return 500-year-old sculpture to India
The planned repatriation comes amid a push by foreign governments seeking to reclaim precious antiquities looted or acquired by questionable means during the heyday of the British Empire.
Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race to go ahead despite E Coli risk
This Saturday, the UK's oldest universities will face each other for their annual boat race, despite concerns over sewage in the Thames.
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Oxford coach blasts Thames pollution ahead of Boat Race with Cambridge
The race will put even more pressure on authorities to clean up rivers across the country, including the Thames.
Oxford or Cambridge: Which city makes a better day trip from London?
Both cities are a one-hour train ride away from the UK capital.
First vaccine for devastating disease with 75% mortality rate trialled
The first participants in a trial received doses of a vaccine for the Nipah virus - a disease with a mortality rate of up to 75 per cent.
Why is this English city banning gas stoves in new homes?
The city’s ambitious proposals will require no fossil fuels to be used in new housing or commercial developments, including for heating and cooking.
The best of Britain: What to see and do in 2024
Visitors to Britain rarely have enough time to take in all its best bits. If they do manage to tour a palace, take afternoon tea, enjoy an ancient monument and whizz around even two of London’s museums, they’re doing well.
New 3D printing technique could help to repair brain injuries
Researchers could help to repair brain injuries by 3D printing human stem cells.
Oxford tops the World University 2024 list. Where else made the grade?
The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024 are out and it's China making the biggest impression rather than the West.
‘No evidence’ linking Facebook use to psychological harm, says study
In a study conducted across 72 countries, Oxford scientists found no evidence linking Facebook adoption and negative well-being.
Oxford University removes Sackler name from buildings over opioid row
Oxford University had been the last major institution to retain visible ties with the Sackler family despite its links to the opioid crisis. The decision follows similar moves by the British Museum and Serpentine Gallery in London, the Louvre in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Europe's best universities: Where are they in the world rankings?
There are 36 European institutions in the Times Higher Education Global Top 100 university rankings. It's less than a few years ago.
These European universities are the top-ranked in the world
The rankings also show Chinese universities closing in on the United States’ global dominance of higher education.
Fake news states Oxford is revoking degrees of those linked to Kremlin
Russian state TV Rossiya 1 broadcast claims from a satirical website that the prestigious University of Oxford is rescinding degrees of graduates with links to Russian government officials.