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Benefactors back Oxford excellence
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Oxford stands high `on the mountain of international University
excellence', the Vice-Chancellor stressed both in his address to
the University's Chancellor's Court of Benefactors and in his
Oration to the University.
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MBA students strike gold and bronze
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Two graduating students from the Said Business School have proved
that they are not only keen competitors in the field of big
business when they also struck gold and bronze at the
Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.
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Oxford set to honour Havel
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Václav havel, President of the Czech Republic, will
receive the Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Diploma from the
University at a special ceremony on 22 October.
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Unravelling the mysteries of Roman
tablets
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Academics from two University departments—Engineering and
Literae Humaniores— are collaborating to unravel the hidden
writings of ancient Romans.
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New research appointment
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Professor Sue Iversen, Professor of Psychology, Head of
Department and Fellow of Magdalen College, has been appointed as
the Vice-Chancellor's representative in relations with external
funders of research in all areas, with the exception of
humanities.
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North Commission:
The report of a working party on future arrangements for the
governance of the University will be circulated to all members
of Congregation as a supplement to next week's
Gazette. The report deals with the proposals in
Chapters 4 and 5 of the Report of the Commission of Inquiry,
chaired by Sir Peter North, and will be published with a
statement of the current position on other major issues raised
by the Commission, and some which have arisen since. Both
documents are available at
www.admin.ox.ac.uk/coi/.
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Said Business School:
The proposed design for the Said Business School will be
presented by architects Dixon & Jones at the Town Hall, St
Aldates, on Monday, 26 October, at 7 p.m. when University members
can inspect the design and raise questions. The school will be
constructed, subject to planning permission, in West Oxford.
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