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News stories from 2005

• 2005 honorary degrees announced

  2005 honorary degrees announced

• £1.5 million donation for new lectureship in Islamic Studies

  £1.5 million donation for new lectureship in Islamic Studies

• 21st century science harnessed to help preserve historic buildings

  21st century science harnessed to help preserve historic buildings

• 46,000-patient trial finds that 'super-aspirin' could save thousands

  46,000-patient trial finds that 'super-aspirin' could save thousands

• Sir Richard Southwood 1931-2005

  Sir Richard Southwood 1931-2005

• A cheese by any other name doesn't smell as sweet

  A cheese by any other name doesn't smell as sweet

• African HIV education programme launched

  African HIV education programme launched

• A galaxy of elements

  A galaxy of elements

• Alcohol deaths have tripled in 20 years

  Alcohol deaths have tripled in 20 years

• An incredible journey through science

  An incredible journey through science

• Antibiotic treatment not necessary for majority of children with conjunctivitis

  Antibiotic treatment not necessary for majority of children with conjunctivitis

• A quarter of hospital MRSA bloodstream infections occur in new arrivals

  A quarter of hospital MRSA bloodstream infections occur in new arrivals

• Archbishop and filmmaker receive honorary degrees

  Archbishop and filmmaker receive honorary degrees

• Architect chosen for Radcliffe Infirmary site redevelopment

  Architect chosen for Radcliffe Infirmary site redevelopment

• Archive film reveals media self-censorship

  Archive film reveals media self-censorship

• A simple score could predict and prevent strokes

  A simple score could predict and prevent strokes

• A step closer towards solving mystery surrounding medieval road map

  A step closer towards solving mystery surrounding medieval road map

• Award for diabetes management system that empowers patients

  Award for diabetes management system that empowers patients

• Beating traffic jams with maths

  Beating traffic jams with maths

• Better way to search for disease genes

  Better way to search for disease genes

• Bid for an experience money (usually) can't buy

  Bid for an experience money (usually) can't buy

• Biggest ever low back pain trial finds intensive rehabilitation is best

  Biggest ever low back pain trial finds intensive rehabilitation is best

• Biodiversity monitoring system will aid conservation in Trinidad and Tobago

  Biodiversity monitoring system will aid conservation in Trinidad and Tobago

• Bird flu may have been underestimated

  Bird flu may have been underestimated

• Bleak first results from the world's largest climate change experiment

  Bleak first results from the world's largest climate change experiment

• Boat Race victory for heavyweight Dark Blues

  Boat Race victory for heavyweight Dark Blues

• Bodleian and ARTstor to make illuminated manuscripts available online

  Bodleian and ARTstor to make illuminated manuscripts available online

• Bodleian book a surprise seasonal success

  Bodleian book a surprise seasonal success

• Exhibition for University members on Radcliffe Infirmary masterplan

  Exhibition for University members on Radcliffe Infirmary masterplan

• Exhibition of winning Radcliffe Infirmary masterplan submission

  Exhibition of winning Radcliffe Infirmary masterplan submission

• Exploring the world's oldest literature online

  Exploring the world's oldest literature online

• Fault which caused Kashmir earthquake located

  Fault which caused Kashmir earthquake located

• First Franco-British student summit

  First Franco-British student summit

• First holder of Chair in Internet Governance and Regulation appointed

  First holder of Chair in Internet Governance and Regulation appointed

• Fish oils shown to be beneficial to dyspraxic children

  Fish oils shown to be beneficial to dyspraxic children

• Five years of Tower Poetry

  Five years of Tower Poetry

• Footprints may rewrite the history of the Americas

  Footprints may rewrite the history of the Americas

• Founding document of mathematics published in digital form for the first time

  Founding document of mathematics published in digital form for the first time

• Funding boost for climate change research

  Funding boost for climate change research

• Genes associated with MS risk mapped in greater detail

  Genes associated with MS risk mapped in greater detail

• Genetic 'hotspots' mapped

  Genetic 'hotspots' mapped

• Genomes of killers in the developing world sequenced

  Genomes of killers in the developing world sequenced

• Get to grips with rockets, slime and insects at University museums this weekend

  Get to grips with rockets, slime and insects at University museums this weekend

• Glowing green sperm point way forward for infertility research

  Glowing green sperm point way forward for infertility research

• Governance consultation launched

  Governance consultation launched

• Graduate students launch journal of international affairs

  Graduate students launch journal of international affairs

• Great tits challenge evolutionary theory

  Great tits challenge evolutionary theory

• Chronic pain drug has surprising effect on the brain

  Chronic pain drug has surprising effect on the brain

• Civic Trust recognises Oxford buildings

  Civic Trust recognises Oxford buildings

• Combination of modern and ancient practices may prevent depression relapse

  Combination of modern and ancient practices may prevent depression relapse

• Corpus wins University Challenge

  Corpus wins University Challenge

• Cycle ride in memory of Oxford physicist

  Cycle ride in memory of Oxford physicist

• Deep brain stimulation can lower blood pressure

  Deep brain stimulation can lower blood pressure

• Distinguished astronomer elected to National Academy of Sciences

  Distinguished astronomer elected to National Academy of Sciences

• DPhil student wins scholarship to draw on medical background for social anthropology research

  DPhil student wins scholarship to draw on medical background for social anthropology research

• Energy research wins Carbon Trust Innovation Award

  Energy research wins Carbon Trust Innovation Award

• Enterprise awards launched in honour of spin-out founders

  Enterprise awards launched in honour of spin-out founders

• Enterprising students raise money for tsunami survivors

  Enterprising students raise money for tsunami survivors

• Enterprising undergraduates create first ever student online marketplace

  Enterprising undergraduates create first ever student online marketplace

• Funding for seminar series on violence and empire

  Funding for seminar series on violence and empire

• Harmless germ could be key to meningitis vaccine

  Harmless germ could be key to meningitis vaccine

• Healthy online learning wins award

  Healthy online learning wins award

• Heart of world's biggest physics experiment leaves Oxford

  Heart of world's biggest physics experiment leaves Oxford

• HEFCE funding for 2005-06 announced

  HEFCE funding for 2005-06 announced

• History of leprosy research available online

  History of leprosy research available online

• Hobbit at the University Museum

  Hobbit at the University Museum

• How does Europe make its mind up?

  How does Europe make its mind up?

• How postnatal depression in fathers affects their new babies

  How postnatal depression in fathers affects their new babies

• How the brain processes these words

  How the brain processes these words

• Hungry black holes found hidden in dusty galaxies

  Hungry black holes found hidden in dusty galaxies

• Incunabula catalogue published

  Incunabula catalogue published

• International clinical trial to be led by Oxford neurologist

  International clinical trial to be led by Oxford neurologist

• International consortium completes most important genetic map since the Human Genome Project

  International consortium completes most important genetic map since the Human Genome Project

• International prize for Professors Sir Richard Doll and Sir Richard Peto

  International prize for Professors Sir Richard Doll and Sir Richard Peto

• Intriguing bug has smallest insect genome ever recorded

  Intriguing bug has smallest insect genome ever recorded

• Centre for Research Methods in the Social Sciences celebrates launch

  Centre for Research Methods in the Social Sciences celebrates launch

• Changed perceptions of Oxford and Cambridge

  Changed perceptions of Oxford and Cambridge

• Chemistry Research Laboratory wins architecture prize

  Chemistry Research Laboratory wins architecture prize

• Cholesterol-lowering drugs can prevent heart attacks and strokes even in those with low cholesterol

  Cholesterol-lowering drugs can prevent heart attacks and strokes even in those with low cholesterol

• Diabetes hope as protein structure is laid bare

  Diabetes hope as protein structure is laid bare

• DNA traces evolution of extinct big cats

  DNA traces evolution of extinct big cats

• Fertility rates improved with new hybrid polymer

  Fertility rates improved with new hybrid polymer

• 'Where next?' - decision-making on the hoof

  'Where next?' - decision-making on the hoof

• Winners announced in 'What a Picture!' competition

  Winners announced in 'What a Picture!' competition

• Winning poets celebrate five years of Tower awards

  Winning poets celebrate five years of Tower awards

• Working party proposals on undergraduate admissions procedures

  Working party proposals on undergraduate admissions procedures

• World's largest global ageing study launched at Oxford

  World's largest global ageing study launched at Oxford

• Young crows show natural tool-making talent

  Young crows show natural tool-making talent

• Younger engineer wins award for needle-free vaccine delivery research

  Younger engineer wins award for needle-free vaccine delivery research

• Young Oxford academics shortlisted for Times Higher Awards

  Young Oxford academics shortlisted for Times Higher Awards

• Pitt Rivers wins award to study Englishness

  Pitt Rivers wins award to study Englishness

• Poets pay tribute to Edward Thomas

  Poets pay tribute to Edward Thomas

• Postgraduate creative writing course a first for Oxford

  Postgraduate creative writing course a first for Oxford

• Predators look for quality over quantity

  Predators look for quality over quantity

• President of Peking University visits Oxford

  President of Peking University visits Oxford

• President of the Italian Republic honoured

  President of the Italian Republic honoured

• Prestigious physics prize for Oxford professor

  Prestigious physics prize for Oxford professor

• Prestigious zoology prize for Oxford ornithologist

  Prestigious zoology prize for Oxford ornithologist

• Prime Minister of India receives honorary degree

  Prime Minister of India receives honorary degree

• Prize for thesis in atmospheric physics

  Prize for thesis in atmospheric physics

• Professor of Materials elected to Royal Academy of Engineering

  Professor of Materials elected to Royal Academy of Engineering

• Promoting understanding of climate prediction with 'Earth from the Air'

  Promoting understanding of climate prediction with 'Earth from the Air'

• Queen's Birthday Honours 2005

  Queen's Birthday Honours 2005

• Radcliffe Square to be resurfaced

  Radcliffe Square to be resurfaced

• Radiotherapy improves 15-year survival after breast cancer surgery

  Radiotherapy improves 15-year survival after breast cancer surgery

• Reducing carbon emissions from buildings

  Reducing carbon emissions from buildings

• Refugee Studies Centre wins major DFID funding

  Refugee Studies Centre wins major DFID funding

• Renewed funding for Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics

  Renewed funding for Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics

• Report urges action to cut pollution from British homes

  Report urges action to cut pollution from British homes

• Research collaboration may lead to earlier detection and targeted treatment of colorectal cancer

  Research collaboration may lead to earlier detection and targeted treatment of colorectal cancer

• Researchers discover genetic trigger that plays a key role in cancer of the oesophagus

  Researchers discover genetic trigger that plays a key role in cancer of the oesophagus

• Research grants may lead to new cancer treatments

  Research grants may lead to new cancer treatments

• Size matters - to the immune system, at least

  Size matters - to the immune system, at least

• Spin-out technology used for quirky Europe-wide advert

  Spin-out technology used for quirky Europe-wide advert

• St Anne's students win prestigious debating contest

  St Anne's students win prestigious debating contest

• Starry night and day at the Museum of the History of Science

  Starry night and day at the Museum of the History of Science

• St Catherine's receives Taiwanese bronze sculpture

  St Catherine's receives Taiwanese bronze sculpture

• St Edmund Hall first to offer civil weddings

  St Edmund Hall first to offer civil weddings

• Structural study will help develop new asthma and allergy treatments

  Structural study will help develop new asthma and allergy treatments

• Student makes noise about science

  Student makes noise about science

• Students and teachers from all over the UK in Oxford for University summer schools

  Students and teachers from all over the UK in Oxford for University summer schools

• Students mark 15 years of supporting one another

  Students mark 15 years of supporting one another

• Suicide among male prisoners five times that of general population

  Suicide among male prisoners five times that of general population

• Tackling energy needs

  Tackling energy needs

• TB vaccine granted orphan status

  TB vaccine granted orphan status

• Teachers put university science under the microscope

  Teachers put university science under the microscope

• Teamwork makes bacteria more effective

  Teamwork makes bacteria more effective

• The Arctic comes to Oxford

  The Arctic comes to Oxford

• The Ashmolean acquires The Prospect by Samuel Palmer

  The Ashmolean acquires The Prospect by Samuel Palmer

• The Bodleian celebrates British Music Hall

  The Bodleian celebrates British Music Hall

• The challenge of Africa's ageing population

  The challenge of Africa's ageing population

• Oxford plays key role in tackling the world's Grand Challenges

  Oxford plays key role in tackling the world's Grand Challenges

• Oxford researcher to help lead new centre for HIV vaccine research

  Oxford researcher to help lead new centre for HIV vaccine research

• Oxford scientist wins award for MS research

  Oxford scientist wins award for MS research

• Oxford student scoops top honour in international student awards

  Oxford student scoops top honour in international student awards

• Oxford teams up with China to provide scholarships for outstanding students

  Oxford teams up with China to provide scholarships for outstanding students

• Oxford tops Guardian league table

  Oxford tops league tableGuardian

• Oxford University museums are the friendliest in Britain

  Oxford University museums are the friendliest in Britain

• Oxford University's Access Agreement approved by OFFA

  Oxford University's Access Agreement approved by OFFA

• Oxford wins contract to deliver BMW Group executive education programme

  Oxford wins contract to deliver BMW Group executive education programme

• Pembroke student wins The Times law essay prize

  Pembroke student wins The Times law essay prize

• Pest resistant GM crops unlikely to damage natural ecosystems

  Pest resistant GM crops unlikely to damage natural ecosystems

• Physicists create first robust DNA building blocks

  Physicists create first robust DNA building blocks

• Physics and music combined to celebrate Einstein Year

  Physics and music combined to celebrate Einstein Year

• Pioneering nurses sought for social entrepreneurship training

  Pioneering nurses sought for social entrepreneurship training

• Pioneer of gene detection receives Lasker Award

  Pioneer of gene detection receives Lasker Award

• Pitt Rivers time capsule provides clues for future detectives

  Pitt Rivers time capsule provides clues for future detectives

• New Fellows elected to British Academy

  New Fellows elected to British Academy

• New findings about the spread of HIV in the UK

  New findings about the spread of HIV in the UK

• New initiative to study rare disorders in pregnancy

  New initiative to study rare disorders in pregnancy

• Newly identified fly genes provide clue to tumour growth

  Newly identified fly genes provide clue to tumour growth

• New mouldable material wins Business Plan Competition

  New mouldable material wins Business Plan Competition

• New Oxford spin-out to catalyse a cleaner future

  New Oxford spin-out to catalyse a cleaner future

• New President of Trinity College elected

  New President of Trinity College elected

• New Principal of Hertford College announced

  New Principal of Hertford College announced

• New series of human drug targets available to all researchers

  New series of human drug targets available to all researchers

• New Shelley letters acquired by University College and the Bodleian Library

  New Shelley letters acquired by University College and the Bodleian Library

• New technology could make TV more exciting

  New technology could make TV more exciting

• New Warden of Nuffield College announced

  New Warden of Nuffield College announced

• New Year Honours 2005

  New Year Honours 2005

• Oxford appoints first female Registrar

  Oxford appoints first female Registrar

• Oxford awards honorary degrees for 2005

  Oxford awards honorary degrees for 2005

• Oxford Centre for Science of the Mind will examine what belief does to our brains

  Oxford Centre for Science of the Mind will examine what belief does to our brains

• Oxford climbs to fourth place in the THES world university league

  Oxford climbs to fourth place in the THES world university league

• Oxford in search for genetic 'signposts' for diseases

  Oxford in search for genetic 'signposts' for diseases

• Oxford leads European drive on new cancer therapies

  Oxford leads European drive on new cancer therapies

• Oxford medical historian awarded Templar Medal

  Oxford medical historian awarded Templar Medal

• Oxford museums awarded AHRC core funding

  Oxford museums awarded AHRC core funding

• Oxford participates in two new space projects

  Oxford participates in two new space projects

• Oxford pays tribute to Sir Richard Doll

  Oxford pays tribute to Sir Richard Doll

• Oxford physicist to lead European involvement in international particle physics experiment

  Oxford physicist to lead European involvement in international particle physics experiment

• New Regius Professor of Civil Law appointed

  New Regius Professor of Civil Law appointed

• New research into non-violent forms of resistance

  New research into non-violent forms of resistance

• Organic farmers make a difference for English wildlife

  Organic farmers make a difference for English wildlife

• Oxford 25 years on

  Oxford 25 years on

• Oxford academic wins Hood Fellowship

  Oxford academic wins Hood Fellowship

• Oxford Access Scheme launches £130,000 Ambassador Programme

  Oxford Access Scheme launches £130,000 Ambassador Programme

• Oxford Access Scheme launches Ambassador programme

  Oxford Access Scheme launches Ambassador programme

• Oxford advisor for Expo 2005

  Oxford advisor for Expo 2005

• Report on race equality at Oxford published

  Report on race equality at Oxford published

• Researchers find surprising difference between human and chimp genomes

  Researchers find surprising difference between human and chimp genomes

• Research student is named Science Graduate of the Year

  Research student is named Science Graduate of the Year

• Ripples in cosmic neutrino background measured for the first time

  Ripples in cosmic neutrino background measured for the first time

• Royal Society award for Oxford chemist

  Royal Society award for Oxford chemist

• Safer cars through touch, sound and smell

  Safer cars through touch, sound and smell

• School kids use bricks to build their bug knowledge

  School kids use bricks to build their bug knowledge

• Science branches into art

  Science branches into art

• Scientists ask: 'What's the weather like on Mars?'

  Scientists ask: 'What's the weather like on Mars?'

• Scientists unravel mystery behind extinction of world's largest bird

  Scientists unravel mystery behind extinction of world's largest bird

• Scientists use computer power to fight pancreatic cancer

  Scientists use computer power to fight pancreatic cancer

• Sheldonian helps tsunami fundraising efforts

  Sheldonian helps tsunami fundraising efforts

• BBC films look inside the labs

  BBC films look inside the labs

• BCG vaccine works in unsuspected way

  BCG vaccine works in unsuspected way

• Bye bye blackboard…from Einstein and others

• Cattle movements the most significant factor in spread of bovine TB

  Cattle movements the most significant factor in spread of bovine TB

• Shortlist announced for redevelopment of Radcliffe Infirmary site

  Shortlist announced for redevelopment of Radcliffe Infirmary site

• Simplifying complexity

  Simplifying complexity

• Stagecoach adopts Oxford spin-out technology

  Stagecoach adopts Oxford spin-out technology

• Study shows substantial survival gains from standard breast cancer treatments

  Study shows substantial survival gains from standard breast cancer treatments

• Talented graduates selected to teach in inner-city schools

  Talented graduates selected to teach in inner-city schools

• Tiny primate fossils shed new light on our ancient ancestors

  Tiny primate fossils shed new light on our ancient ancestors

• Tropical Medicine researcher awarded Mary Kingsley Medal

  Tropical Medicine researcher awarded Mary Kingsley Medal

• It's not what's in your pocket...

  It's not what's in your pocket

• Khalili Research Centre for Art and Material Culture of the Middle East opens

  Khalili Research Centre for Art and Material Culture of the Middle East opens

• Launch of the UK's largest Business Plan Competition

  Launch of the UK's largest Business Plan Competition

• Law students launch books on sustainable development law

  Law students launch books on sustainable development law

• Leverhulme Trust grants awarded

  Leverhulme Trust grants awarded

• 'Life vest' sends vital signs straight to your doctor

  'Life vest' sends vital signs straight to your doctor

• Local schools go head-to-head in national maths contest

  Local schools go head-to-head in national maths contest

• Major donation to Ashmolean to house Islamic art

  Major donation to Ashmolean to house Islamic art

• Major UK poetry competition builds on its success with top league prizes for young writers

  Major UK poetry competition builds on its success with top league prizes for young writers

• Malaria drastically underestimated

  Malaria drastically underestimated

• Male flies engineered to be the deadlier sex

  Male flies engineered to be the deadlier sex

• Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on show for World Book Day

  Mary Shelley's Frankenstein on show for World Book Day

• Measures of deprivation will guide government spending

  Measures of deprivation will guide government spending

• Medicines personalised to patients still decades away

  Medicines personalised to patients still decades away

• MP looks to the stars with astrophysicists

  MP looks to the stars with astrophysicists

• Mysterious particles fired 450 miles through the earth

  Mysterious particles fired 450 miles through the earth

• Nanotechnology research taken to the marketplace

  Nanotechnology research taken to the marketplace

• National network for diabetes research launched

  National network for diabetes research launched

• New boost for brain science research

  New boost for brain science research

• New business tax research centre to be established

  New business tax research centre to be established

• New charter for women in science

  New charter for women in science

• New dawn for research into resource-rich economies

  New dawn for research into resource-rich economies

• New development in management education

  New development in management education

• New Director of Communications and Public Affairs appointed

  New Director of Communications and Public Affairs appointed

• USA and Canada's influenza vaccination programmes for children based on little evidence

  USA and Canada's influenza vaccination programmes for children based on little evidence

• Using video surveillance and statistics to improve animal welfare

  Using video surveillance and statistics to improve animal welfare

• Vice-Chancellor appointed to DTI strategy board

  Vice-Chancellor appointed to DTI strategy board

• Wars in Iraq and Colombia linked to global terrorism

  Wars in Iraq and Colombia linked to global terrorism

• Year-long cultural celebration turns spotlight on changing city

  Year-long cultural celebration turns spotlight on changing city

• Centre launched to support the academics of the future

  Centre launched to support the academics of the future

• Observation of material circling a supermassive black hole

  Observation of material circling a supermassive black hole

• Pigs force rethink on human history

  Pigs force rethink on human history

• Universal law confirmed by a hole in a tree

  Universal law confirmed by a hole in a tree

• University and college buildings shortlisted for RIBA awards

  University and college buildings shortlisted for RIBA awards

• University museums celebrate new funding

  University museums celebrate new funding

• University museums receive funding in regional renaissance scheme

  University museums receive funding in regional renaissance scheme

• University museums shortlisted for Guardian family-friendly award

  University museums shortlisted for Guardian family-friendly award

• University of California President forges new links in Europe

  University of California President forges new links in Europe

• What can you promise to help homeless people?

  What can you promise to help homeless people?

• Twilight museum opening, complete with fluorescent bugs and glowing rocks

  Twilight museum opening, complete with fluorescent bugs and glowing rocks

• Two new spin-outs

  Two new spin-outs

• Two Oxford academics elected to AAAS

  Two Oxford academics elected to AAAS

• New and a bit fishy? Put it in the left side of my brain

  New and a bit fishy? Put it in the left side of my brain

• Armando Iannucci named as Oxford University's next Broadcast Media Professor

  Armando Iannucci named as Oxford University's next Broadcast Media Professor

• Black Oxford: Untold Stories

  Black Oxford: Untold Stories

• Burdon Sanderson Cardiac Science Centre named

  Burdon Sanderson Cardiac Science Centre named

• Business excellence rating for Oxford Materials

  Business excellence rating for Oxford Materials

• Burden of stroke greater than heart disease in UK

  Burden of stroke greater than heart disease in UK

• Centre for public policy research launched

  Centre for public policy research launched

• Congregation discussion on governance

  Congregation discussion on governance

• Children are more attractive targets for mosquitoes

  Children are more attractive targets for mosquitoes

• China expert enables landmark exhibition

  China expert enables landmark exhibition

• China Oxford Scholarship Fund launched

  China Oxford Scholarship Fund launched

• Creative writing crosses cultures

  Creative writing crosses cultures

• Guardian awards for Oxford student journalists

  Guardian awards for Oxford student journalists

• Improving online safety and security

  Improving online safety and security

• Innovation award for Oxford engineers' invention

  Innovation award for Oxford engineers' invention

• Jenner Vaccine Institute expands to link with Oxford University and Institute for Animal Health

  Jenner Vaccine Institute expands to link with Oxford University and Institute for Animal Health

• New Centre for the Study of Social Justice launched

  New Centre for the Study of Social Justice launched

• New China Centre to open its doors

  New China Centre to open its doors

• New discovery about plant development could lead to increased crop yields

  New discovery about plant development could lead to increased crop yields

• New Fellows of the Royal Society

  New Fellows of the Royal Society

• New partnership with business

  New partnership with business

• Oxford-India cancer research network

  Oxford-India cancer research network

• Oxford to lead research into challenges of the 21st century

  Oxford to lead research into challenges of the 21st century

• Oxford tops Times league table

  Oxford tops

• Prince of Wales visits Oxford

  Prince of Wales visits Oxford

• Professor Colin Mayer appointed Dean of the Saïd Business School

  Professor Colin Mayer appointed Dean of the Saïd Business School

• Promoting physics with LERU Kids' University

  Promoting physics with LERU Kids' University

• Queen's Anniversary Prize for the Clinical Trial Service Unit

  Queen's Anniversary Prize for the Clinical Trial Service Unit

• Research project to study representations of women and death

  Research project to study representations of women and death

• Savings on bicycles and home computers for University staff

  Savings on bicycles and home computers for University staff

• Shrinking waistline is all in the mind

  Shrinking waistline is all in the mind

• Two new spin-out companies

  Two new spin-out companies

• UK wind research blows away myths

  UK wind research blows away myths

• Urology medal for Oxford scientist

  Urology medal for Oxford scientist

• Venus Express launches with Oxford expertise

  Venus Express launches with Oxford expertise

• Work resumes on Oxford biomedical research facility

  Work resumes on Oxford biomedical research facility

• Young Oxford author wins Times Higher award

  Young Oxford author wins Times Higher award

• 2006 Leadership Prize launched

  2006 Leadership Prize launched

• Proposals for the library of the 21st century unveiled

  Proposals for the library of the 21st century unveiled OULS, library strategy

• Official opening of the Richard Doll Building

  Official opening of the Richard Doll Building

• New understanding of the mammalian genome

  New understanding of the mammalian genome

• Developing policies to help resolve protracted refugee situations

  Developing policies to help resolve protracted refugee situations

• Research on medieval Galician verse now possible online

  Research on medieval Galician verse now possible online

• Oxford Colleges release official Norrington Table

  Oxford Colleges release official Norrington Table

• Oxford University Orchestra to record its first CD

  Oxford University Orchestra to record its first CD

• Trial guides treatment for deadly brain aneurysms

  Trial guides treatment for deadly brain aneurysms

• Oxford and Westminster exchange scheme

• Radio-tracking associated with 'dramatic shift' in water vole sex ratio

• Giant beetle visits Oxford

• 'What A Picture!'

• Finalists announced in UK's largest technology-focused business plan competition

  Finalists announced in UK's largest technology-focused business plan competition

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