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Portable shrine of Vishnu
Portable shrine of Vishnu as Venkateshwara
Credit: The Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Fear of divine retribution linked to spread of human civilisations
Research shows that world religions promoting moralistic gods may have contributed to the expansion of human societies
Medical vials
The Oxford London Lecture will take place in Church House, Westminster, London on 9 Mar
Image credit: greenwaldos/Fotolia (Adobe Stock)

Vaccines for Ebola: tackling a market failure
Book your ticket now for Professor Adrian Hill’s Oxford London Lecture on 9 March
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Students at a tutorial, Lady Margaret Hall.
(Image credit: PS:unlimited / Oxford University Images).

Around a quarter of all UK/EU students receive an Oxford Bursary
We offer one of the most generous non-repayable bursaries for UK and EU undergraduates from lower-income households
Young carers
Compass: Young Carers began as a programme for Year 10 & Year 11 students with caring responsibilities in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes

Support for young carers goes online
Resources developed from Oxford’s Compass Young Carers Programme now freely available
Student in front of war memorial
Student in front of war memorial
Credit: Vinesh Rajpaul, DPhil Astrophysics (Merton College), Graduate Photography Competition 2015

Student Photography Competition 2016 now open
Share images of your unique Oxford experience for the chance to win up to £200 in vouchers

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23Feb

'A Great Unrecorded History': LGBTQ Heritage in World Cultures

Mathematical Institute
24Feb

Artificial Intelligence and the Future

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Inside the Pitt Rivers Museum

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Deputy Team Leader - Glass-wash and Media Preparation Services, Department of Biochemistry: £24,298 - £28,982 p.a.
Tim Harford

Best-selling economist Tim Harford
Prize-winning alumnus shares his economic insights and talks about studying PPE at Oxford
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Oxford Today: Being a Beast
Tutor Charles Foster takes a walk on the wild side, trying out life as various animals to 'rewild' himself
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7th Annual Access Lecture 2016: What does widening participation mean? An Historical Perspective
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