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Bush, Anarchism and Muhammad: The most fought-over Wikipedia articles revealed
Thursday 18 July 2013
New research shows how 'edit wars' erupt over controversial subjects
The other blue planet: HD 189733b's stunning azure hue revealed by Hubble telescope for first time
Thursday 11 July 2013
Deep cobalt colouring comes from drops of liquid gas raining horizontally in 7,000 km/h winds
Cockatoos show they can master the nuts and bolts
Thursday 04 July 2013
Cockatoos can crack tough puzzles and even unpick locks to reach a reward, scientists have found.
Oxford gets £50m from books arm as it overcomes African fraud
Friday 28 June 2013
Oxford University Press (OUP) claimed it has put a fraud scandal behind it as annual sales rose 4 per cent despite "incredibly tough" trading conditions in parts of the eurozone and Africa.
‘Jingoistic and illegal’ – what teachers think of Michael Gove's national curriculum reforms
Wednesday 12 June 2013
Over 100 historians claim Education Secretary’s plan ‘lacks balance and promotes political views’
Manicure mania: The business that nailed the beauty boom
Tuesday 04 June 2013
As the high street suffers, the growing market for glamour has given one trade a remarkable lift
Scientists create new flu vaccine that works against many different strains of the virus
Wednesday 22 May 2013
New treatment developed by fusing key proteins of the virus with a bacterial protein
'Swivel-gate': David Cameron goes to war with the press over 'swivel-eyed loons' slur
Sunday 19 May 2013
PM backs his friend as Tory co-chairman Lord Feldman denies he is source of damning remarks about local party members
Oxford University's business school faces protests over visit by Rwanda president Paul Kagame
Friday 17 May 2013
There are plans to present him with a student award despite continuing controversy over his regime's human rights record
Segregation on Campus: Is it discrimination or inclusiveness?
Friday 17 May 2013
The segregation by gender of Muslim students has been in the news this week, after a pressure group claimed the practice was widespread. Reyhana Patel, herself a Muslim, believes that gender segregation can actually be empowering for her and her sisters
Top British universities lead the charge against unpaid internship culture
Friday 03 May 2013
Advertising unpaid positions for new graduates has now been banned by several leading UK universities.
White Britons 'will be minority' before 2070, says professor
Thursday 02 May 2013
An Oxford professor has claimed white Britons 'will be a minority' in the UK before 2070 if current population trends continue.
Cambridge University tops Complete University Guide
Monday 29 April 2013
Cambridge University has taken the top spot in a new university league table. It has beaten Oxford University for the third year in a row in the latest annual Complete University Guide.
David Cameron propels Boris Johnson’s brother into Downing Street role
Thursday 25 April 2013
Prime Minister gives London Mayor’s younger brother Jo senior government job as his head of policy
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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