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University welcomes first honorands of
the new millennium
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The University honoured outstanding contributions in the fields
of humanitarian aid, theatre, art, sociological theory, modern
history, medicine, and astronomy at Encaenia on 28 June.
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Business success repeated with
Venturefest 2000
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Venturefest 2000, which showcased Oxford as one of the most
dynamic high technology and knowledge-based enterprise centres
in the UK, was hosted by Oxford Brookes University on 26 and 27
June and attended by some 1,300 delegates.
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University's Rosenblatt Pool gets the
go-ahead
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The University has received final funding and the planning
go-ahead to build the University's first swimming pool at its
Iffley Road Sports complex.
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Saïd Business School to host new
Science
Enterprise Centre:
Innovation and enterprise at the University received further good
news following an announcement made by Mr Stephen Byers,
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, on 20 June that the
Saïd Business School is to host one of four new Science
Enterprise Centres, following the second-round of the Science
Enterprise Challenge.
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Senator Hart gives second Chatham Lecture
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Senator Gary Hart, candidate for the Presidential nomination of
the Democratic Party in 1984 and 1988, gave the second Chatham
Lecture on 1 June under the auspices of Trinity College as part
of its programme of special courts in anticipation of its 450th
anniversary in 2005.
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Chemistry web project to encourage
potential applicants
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An initiative to broaden iaccess to chemistry for post A-level
students has been developed by a team
of academic staff and
students headed by Dr Karl
Harrison, IT Co-ordinator and Training Officer at the
University's New Chemistry
Laboratory.
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