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Oxford's research income totals £179m
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Research income from external sponsors reached more than £120 million
last year, a rise of 5.3 per cent on the £114m total for the year
1997–8.
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Members sought for new Council of the University
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Nominations are currently being sought for membership of the new Council of
the University.
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Cézanne stolen from Ashmolean
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Early on New Year's Day, thieves stole an oil-on-canvas painting by Paul
Cézanne, Auvers-sur-Oise, from the Ashmolean Museum.
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University figures recognised in New Year Honours
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Her Majesty's New Year Honours, announced on 1 January, included awards
recognising academic and research excellence by Oxford figures, as well as
awards for long-serving members of college staff.
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`Virtual' Heart becomes reality in Millennium Dome
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A `virtual heart' created by an international team of scientists at the
University is among the exhibits displayed in the Millennium Dome in
Greenwich, as part of a `futuristic' attraction which points the way towards
the health care techniques of the future.
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Spotlight on prostate cancer
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A university biochemist has won funding from a new appeal to conduct
research into prostate cancer, the second most common cancer to affect men.
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Zoological Society appointment:
Professor Paul Harvey, FRS, Head of the Zoology Department, has been
appointed Secretary of the Zoological Society in London. Constitutionally, he
becomes Chief Executive of the Society with responsibilities including London
Zoo, Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, the Institute of Zoology, the Zoological
Society Library, and the Awards Committee. Previous Secretaries include Lord
Zuckerman and Sir Julian Huxley.
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Public relations review:
International Public Relations Ltd, has been appointed as the University's
external public relations advisers, initially to carry out a strategic review of
communications, which begins this month. IPR, which is headed by Lord
Chadlington, will be working closely with the University's Public Relations
Office and reporting to the Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar.
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Roger Graef lectures:
The acclaimed documentary filmmaker Mr Roger Graef, News International
Visiting Professor of Broadcast Media, will give the first of three lectures and
one workshop in his series The Illusion of Information next week. His first
lecture, Brave New World: Public service broadcasting in the 21st century, is
at 6 p.m. on Monday, 17 January in the Saskatchewan Room, Exeter College.
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