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News stories from 2007

• Alumni Weekend 'entertains and inspires'

  Alumni Weekend 'entertains and inspires'

• New Oxford centre to study Late Antiquity

  New Oxford centre to study Late Antiquity

• Princess Royal opens unique brain centre

• New boost for Japanese studies

  New boost for Japanese studies

• Seamus Heaney discusses politics and the arts

• Study finds thousands of Eastern European migrants are exploited by UK employers

  Study finds thousands of Eastern European migrants are exploited by UK employers

• Success for first students of new Russian course

  Success for first students of new Russian course

• Survey shows 92 per cent overall satisfaction rating among students at Oxford University

  Survey shows 92 per cent overall satisfaction rating among students at Oxford University

• Oxford announces honorary degrees for 2007

  Oxford announces honorary degrees for 2007

• Oxford law students win Attorney General's Student and Law School Pro Bono Awards 2007

  Oxford law students win Attorney General's Student and Law School Pro Bono Awards 2007

• Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance officially opened

  Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance officially opened

• Bee buzz could scare away elephants

• Bodleian Depository gets the go ahead

  Bodleian Depository gets the go ahead

• The Fifth Estate – through the network of networks

• Tributes paid to First World War’s ‘lost scientist’

  Article on Henry Moseley

• Vice-Chancellor's Oration puts academic freedom at the heart of Oxford's future

  Vice-Chancellor's Oration puts academic freedom at the heart of Oxford's future

• New imaging technique allows doctors to ‘see’ molecular activity

• Online application for graduate courses at Oxford launched

  Online application for graduate courses at Oxford launched

• OUSU launches a new website for Oxford Freshers

  OUSU launches a new website for Oxford Freshers

• At least half the population will be overweight by 2032

• Plans to modernise the Bodleian are unveiled

  Plans to modernise the Bodleian are unveiled

• Electrons’ ‘love-hate’ clue to superconductivity

• Encaenia Honorary Degree Ceremony 2007

  Encaenia Honorary Degree Ceremony 2007

• £1.25 million for bubbly treatment

  1.25 million for bubbly treatment

• Centenary of Engineering Science launched

  Centenary of Engineering Science launched

• Quicker treatment cuts risk of major stroke

  Treating patients immediately after a minor stroke reduces the early risk of a major stroke by 80 per cent, Oxford research has found.

• Scientists gather to save the world's wild cat species

  Scientists gather to save the world's wild cat species

• For earthquakes 'speed kills'

  For earthquakes 'speed kills'

• Former student of Balliol College wins Nobel Prize

• Four Oxford University members admitted to American Academy

• Free bike bank service on offer to University staff

  Free bike bank service on offer to University staff

• Funding award for historic entrance to the Bodleian Library

  Funding award for historic entrance to the Bodleian Library

• Phase 2 of map of human genetic variation published

• How relatives cope with intensive care

  How relatives cope with intensive care

• Hundreds of alumni return to Oxford for the first ever University-wide reunion

  Hundreds of alumni return to Oxford for the first ever University-wide reunion

• First common height gene identified by researchers behind 'obesity gene' finding

  First common height gene identified by researchers behind 'obesity gene' finding

• A 'digital divide' exists according to Oxford survey on internet use in Britain

  A 'digital divide' exists according to Oxford survey on internet use in Britain

• Ambassadors train to spread the word about Oxford

• Ancient biomolecules show southern Greenland was once covered in forest

  Ancient biomolecules show southern Greenland was once covered in forest

• Researchers find genetic link between body clocks and blood pressure

  Researchers find genetic link between body clocks and blood pressure

• Rubbish heaps helped crops evolve

  Rubbish heaps helped crops evolve

• Snagged up in the web? New report on how the government is using the internet

  Snagged up in the web? New report on how the government is using the internet

• Oxford appoints first Director of International Strategy

  Oxford appoints first Director of International Strategy

• Oxford celebrates the Adventures of Alice in Wonderland

  Oxford celebrates the Adventures of Alice in Wonderland

• New Director of Research Services announced

  New Director of Research Services announced

• Sixth year at the top of "The Times" league table

  Sixth year at the top of

• Merger to create new Oxford graduate college

  Merger to create new Oxford graduate college

• More time for Design-a-Gargoyle competition following interest from schools

  More time for Design-a-Gargoyle competition following interest from schools

• Most female prisoners are in extremely poor health when they arrive inside

  Most female prisoners are in extremely poor health when they arrive inside

• Oxford honours friends from across the world

  Oxford honours friends from across the world

• Oxford researchers find gene for left-handedness

  Oxford researchers find gene for left-handedness

• Queen's Birthday Honours 2007

  Queen's Birthday Honours 2007

• Aborigines are 'out of Africa' too

  Aborigines are 'out of Africa' too

• Famous Oxonians on broadcast, biography and 'treading the boards'

  Famous Oxonians on broadcast, biography and 'treading the boards'

• First female Oxford graduate to swim the Channel

  First female Oxford graduate to swim the Channel

• Free cycle lights for a safe and happy new year

  Free cycle lights for a safe and happy new year

• The Last Two Strides from Ruskin Students

  The Last Two Strides from Ruskin Students

• Thousands enjoy In a Different Light 2007 at Oxford Museums

  Thousands enjoy In a Different Light 2007 at Oxford Museums

• Ticks challenge climate theory

  Ticks challenge climate theory

• Travel study asks 'should the rich polluter pay?'

  Travel study asks 'should the rich polluter pay?'

• Trials begin for 'essential' new TB vaccine

  Trials begin for 'essential' new TB vaccine

• New gene discovered in human stem cells may benefit transplant patients

  New gene discovered in human stem cells may benefit transplant patients

• New guidance for medicine students

  New guidance for medicine students

• New Head of MPLS Division announced

  New Head of MPLS Division announced

• New investment committee at Oxford University

  New investment committee at Oxford University

• New Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Planning and Resources)

  New Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Planning and Resources)

• New RNA therapeutics to fight cancer?

  New RNA therapeutics to fight cancer?

• New spin-out company aims for 3D imaging at home

  New spin-out company aims for 3D imaging at home

• New Weidenfeld Scholarship scheme announced for Oxford

  New Weidenfeld Scholarship scheme announced for Oxford

• Nine Oxford academics become Fellows of The British Academy

  Nine Oxford academics become Fellows of The British Academy

• Northern Irish students wanted at Oxford University

  Northern Irish students wanted at Oxford University

• Oxford announces first University-wide Alumni Weekend

  Oxford announces first University-wide Alumni Weekend

• Oxford DNB marks Sgt Pepper's 40th

  Oxford DNB marks Sgt Pepper's 40th

• Oxford Professor in exhibition to celebrate women of outstanding achievement

  Oxford Professor in exhibition to celebrate women of outstanding achievement

• Oxford researcher wins place at NESTA FameLab final

  Oxford researcher wins place at NESTA FameLab final

• Oxford scientist awarded L'Oreal UK Fellowship

  Oxford scientist awarded L'Oreal UK Fellowship

• Oxford's new Royal Society Fellows

  Oxford's new Royal Society Fellows

• Oxford strengthens China links

  Oxford strengthens China links

• Oxford's Vice-Chancellor encourages Cornish students to think about Oxford

  Oxford's Vice-Chancellor encourages Cornish students to think about Oxford

• Oxford taskforce brands government policies an 'incoherent hotch-potch'

  Oxford taskforce brands government policies an 'incoherent hotch-potch'

• Landmark study highlights complex genetic risk factors behind type 2 diabetes

  Landmark study highlights complex genetic risk factors behind type 2 diabetes

• Largest ever study of genetics of common diseases published

  Largest ever study of genetics of common diseases published

• Launch of new centre to measure missing aspects of poverty

  Launch of new centre to measure missing aspects of poverty

• Launch of new UK centre to boost study of China

  Launch of new UK centre to boost study of China

• Launch of Opening Doors, Opening Minds

  Launch of Opening Doors, Opening Minds

• Launch of Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich Economies

  Launch of Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich Economies

• Leading philanthropist to advise on Oxford's fundraising strategy

  Leading philanthropist to advise on Oxford's fundraising strategy

• Lithium 'key to carbon-free cars'

  Lithium 'key to carbon-free cars'

• London forum targets Africa's growing cancer crisis

  London forum targets Africa's growing cancer crisis

• Lord Adonis opens the Department of Education's new Jerome Bruner Building

  Lord Adonis opens the Department of Education's new Jerome Bruner Building

• Lord Coe opens Sir Roger Bannister running track at Oxford University

  Lord Coe opens Sir Roger Bannister running track at Oxford University

• Lord May awarded Copley Medal

  Lord May awarded Copley Medal

• Lord Patten opens new centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies

  Lord Patten opens new centre for Classical and Byzantine Studies

• New application form to improve clarity and fairness

  New application form to improve clarity and fairness

• New dating evidence of skull suggests that modern humans originated in sub-Saharan Africa

  New dating evidence of skull suggests that modern humans originated in sub-Saharan Africa

• The University of Oxford and Man Group launch new Institute for Quantitative Finance

  The University of Oxford and Man Group launch new Institute for Quantitative Finance

• UK Climate Impacts Programme makes an impact

  UK Climate Impacts Programme makes an impact

• Urgent action needed to reduce emissions from housing

  Urgent action needed to reduce emissions from housing

• When is a worm not a worm? When it's a jellyfish

  When is a worm not a worm? When it's a jellyfish

• Oxford University leads national study to compare the outcomes of different planned places of birth

  Oxford University leads national study to compare the outcomes of different planned places of birth

• Oxford University takes over Radcliffe Infirmary site

  Oxford University takes over Radcliffe Infirmary site

• Personal experiences of screening for bowel cancer go online

  Personal experiences of screening for bowel cancer go online

• Pigs force rethink of pacific colonisation

  Pigs force rethink of pacific colonisation

• Classics Outreach produces 'Aeneid: The Musical' for schools

  Classics Outreach produces 'Aeneid: The Musical' for schools

• Climate change science: The Movie

  Climate change science: The Movie

• Climate key to species invasion by air

  Climate key to species invasion by air

• Coffee plantations better than other crops for conserving rainforest ecosystems

  Coffee plantations better than other crops for conserving rainforest ecosystems

• COMPAS survey shows new migrants face barriers

  COMPAS survey shows new migrants face barriers

• Consortium wins £3million to investigate how our ancestors coped with abrupt climate change

  Consortium wins £3million to investigate how our ancestors coped with abrupt climate change

• Crystal clues to better batteries

  Crystal clues to better batteries

• Discovery of oldest human decorations - thought to be 82,000 years old

  Discovery of oldest human decorations - thought to be 82,000 years old

• Doctors call for opt-out approach to HIV testing

  Doctors call for opt-out approach to HIV testing

• Domestic cat's 'five lives' could help save wild relatives

  Domestic cat's 'five lives' could help save wild relatives

• Duchess of Cornwall opens phase 2 of musculoskeletal research centre

  Duchess of Cornwall opens phase 2 of musculoskeletal research centre

• Everyone can visit the 'Galaxy Zoo'

  Everyone can visit the 'Galaxy Zoo'

• Exhibition of watercolours helps to promote conservation in Colombia

  Exhibition of watercolours helps to promote conservation in Colombia

• For spider-strength silk go back to basics

  For spider-strength silk go back to basics

• Frying tonight means biodiesel tomorrow: waste cooking oil from Oxford colleges is turned into fuel

  Frying tonight means biodiesel tomorrow: waste cooking oil from Oxford colleges is turned into fuel

• Gene identified in mice involved in epilepsy and learning disability in humans

  Gene identified in mice involved in epilepsy and learning disability in humans

• Global survey shows Al Gore is most influential person to promote environmental message

  Global survey shows Al Gore is most influential person to promote environmental message

• Hens change sex behaviour to outfox males

  Hens change sex behaviour to outfox males

• Heritage Lottery Fund award to restore original entrance at Pitt Rivers Museum

  Heritage Lottery Fund award to restore original entrance at Pitt Rivers Museum

• Why serious television still matters in the digital world

  Why serious television still matters in the digital world

• Widening participation needs prolonged contact and support

  Widening participation needs prolonged contact and support

• Will climate change kill the Amazon?

  Will climate change kill the Amazon?

• Women unaware of when breast cancer risk is greatest

  Women unaware of when breast cancer risk is greatest

• Young people invited to make their mark with a Design-a-Gargoyle exhibition

  Young people invited to make their mark with a Design-a-Gargoyle exhibition

• Researchers find 'missing link' stem cells

  Researchers find 'missing link' stem cells

• Shop or drop: report names retail formats most likely to survive

  Shop or drop: report names retail formats most likely to survive

• Short-course online students log onto OUP library

  Short-course online students log onto OUP library

• Sir John Krebs appointed to House of Lords

  Sir John Krebs appointed to House of Lords

• Sir Ka-shing Li donates £2m to Oxford University to fund global health programmes

  Sir Ka-shing Li donates £2m to Oxford University to fund global health programmes

• Sir Nicholas Stern gives inaugural James Martin 21st Century School lecture

  Sir Nicholas Stern gives inaugural James Martin 21st Century School lecture

• Slime and rockets to wow Science Week crowds

  Slime and rockets to wow Science Week crowds

• Sensing light with 'liquid Lego'

  Sensing light with 'liquid Lego'

• Silicon surprise found at Earth's core

  Silicon surprise found at Earth's core

• SMART ideas take flight

  SMART ideas take flight

• Tesco links up with Oxford researchers to track 'carbon-footprints'

  Tesco links up with Oxford researchers to track 'carbon-footprints'

• The Bodleian Library displays Italy's Three Crowns: Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio

  The Bodleian Library displays Italy's Three Crowns: Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio

• The brain can rapidly reorganise to recover from damage

  The brain can rapidly reorganise to recover from damage

• Boost for interdisciplinary research

  Boost for interdisciplinary research

• An aspirin a day keeps colon cancer away

  An aspirin a day keeps colon cancer away

• A new window on the brain will help researchers unravel autism

  A new window on the brain will help researchers unravel autism

• Parenting classes improve child behaviour

  Parenting classes improve child behaviour

• Peter Singer outlines moral obligation to give aid to the world's poor

  Peter Singer outlines moral obligation to give aid to the world's poor

• 'Are you anybody?' asks Patrick Stewart in his inaugural lecture

  'Are you anybody?' asks Patrick Stewart in his inaugural lecture

• A thousand and one lights in Broad Street

  A thousand and one lights in Broad Street

• Avian influenza survivors' antibodies effective at neutralising H5N1 strain

  Avian influenza survivors' antibodies effective at neutralising H5N1 strain

• Award-winning journalist to be new Editor of Oxford Today

  Award-winning journalist to be new Editor of Oxford Today

• Young galaxies seen giving birth

  Young galaxies seen giving birth

• Precise measurement of elementary particle W boson

  Precise measurement of elementary particle W boson

• Professor Frances Ashcroft wins Walter B Cannon Award

  Professor Frances Ashcroft wins Walter B Cannon Award

• Public invited to comment on University Masterplans

  Public invited to comment on University Masterplans

• Quality, not quantity, important for immune response to HIV

  Quality, not quantity, important for immune response to HIV Quality, not quantity, important for immune response to HIV

• Study finds billions contributed by older people

  Study finds billions contributed by older people

• Blur guitarist on a space mission

  Blur guitarist on a space mission

• Bodleian books to mark the ending of the slave trade

  Bodleian books to mark the ending of the slave trade

• Chief Investment Officer appointed at Oxford University

  Chief Investment Officer appointed at Oxford University

• Online booking open for Oxford's first Alumni Weekend

  Online booking open for Oxford's first Alumni Weekend

• New buildings unveiled at Begbroke Science Park

  New buildings unveiled at Begbroke Science Park

• Rt Hon Des Browne MP gives lecture on 'Politics and the Art of War'

  Rt Hon Des Browne MP gives lecture on 'Politics and the Art of War'

• New building work starts on Britain's oldest museum

  New building work starts on Britain's oldest museum

• New diagnostic tool could soon be searching for human diseases

  New diagnostic tool could soon be searching for human diseases

• Chemical probes beat antibodies at own game

  Chemical probes beat antibodies at own game

• UK Biobank starts recruiting in Oxford

  UK Biobank starts recruiting in Oxford

• HRT increases incidence of, and deaths from, ovarian cancer

  HRT Increases incidence of, and deaths from, ovarian cancer

• Indigenous Peoples: the forgotten 'polar bears'?

  Indigenous Peoples: the forgotten 'polar bears'?

• International action needed to improve governance and security in Africa

  The geography of African countries is a major factor in why poverty is rising in that part of the world, while it has been falling in the rest of the developing world, according to the Director of the Centre for African Economies at Oxford University.

• International project to improve food security across the world

  International project to improve food security across the world

• Judges back a winner with their own money in Idea Idol competition

  Judges back a winner with their own money in Idea Idol competition

• Black boys prepare for their GCSEs at Oxford University

  Black boys prepare for their GCSEs at Oxford University

• Genetic link to obesity identified

  Genetic link to obesity identified

• South East's International Student of the Year from Oxford

  South East's International Student of the Year from Oxford

• Global study of 1,200 families links new genes to autism

  Global study of 1,200 families links new genes to autism

• Online manuscript provides medieval Islamic view of Heavens and Earth

  Online manuscript provides medieval Islamic view of Heavens and Earth

• Rabbits hold key to HIV-like virus

  Rabbits hold key to HIV-like virus

• Regional conferences attract thousands of potential applicants

  Regional conferences attract thousands of potential applicants

• Science Week brings bugs, hurricanes and clocks

  Science Week brings bugs, hurricanes and clocks

• Search for new drugs 'speeded up'

  Search for new drugs 'speeded up'

• Women more likely to inherit stroke risk

  Women more likely to inherit stroke risk

• First woman to be Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Oxford

  First woman to be Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Oxford

• Pearson plc and the University of Oxford establish a new centre for research in educational assessment

  Pearson plc and the University of Oxford establish a new centre for research in educational assessment

• Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Laureate launches Billion Tree Campaign in UK

  Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Laureate launches Billion Tree Campaign in UK

• Cutting into the secrets of armour

  Cutting into the secrets of armour

• New Year's honours for Oxford academics

  New Year's honours for Oxford academics

• Rt Hon Jack Straw MP gives the Cyril Foster Lecture

  Rt Hon Jack Straw MP gives the Cyril Foster Lecture

• University figures prominent in the latest update of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

  University figures prominent in the latest update of the

• Oxford scientists lead world’s first major genome screen for osteoarthritis

• Caution urged about daily aspirin for healthy over-75s

  Caution urged about daily aspirin for healthy over-75s

• DNA damage to stem cells is central to ageing

  DNA damage to stem cells is central to ageing

• No-sex programmes are not effective against HIV infection

  No-sex programmes are not effective against HIV infection

• Oxford academic receives top medicine prize

• Oxford awarded Leverhulme grant for new research into the shaping of modern China

  Oxford awarded Leverhulme grant for new research into the shaping of modern China

• Oxford 'best for students' for third year running

  Oxford 'best for students' for third year running

• Oxford Law appoints its first Dean

  Oxford Law appoints its first Dean

• Oxford University ranked highly as parent-friendly employer

  Oxford University ranked highly as parent-friendly employer

• Picturing the new Ashmolean competition

  Picturing the new Ashmolean competition

• Professor Doug Altman wins award for his work on research reporting standards

  Professor Doug Altman wins award for his work on research reporting standards

• Review of Permanent Private Halls published

  Review of Permanent Private Halls published

• Scientists read people's minds

  Scientists read people's minds

• 'Crowcam' spies on clever birds

  'Crowcam' spies on clever birds

• Oxford scientists win IOP awards

  Oxford scientists win IOP awards

• £348,000 boost for Oxford's museums

  £348,000 boost for Oxford's museums

• Gene therapy clinical trial offers hope for muscular dystrophy

  A gene therapy clinical trial begins this week which could offer new hope to muscular dystrophy sufferers. A new treatment called molecular patch therapy has been developed at the University of Oxford that has the potential to give young men born with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) the chance to preserve their muscle function.

• Former Oxford PGCE student wins national teaching award

  Nick Wergan, a former student from the PGCE teaching course in Oxford’s Department of Education, has won the Training and Development Agency for School’s Award for Outstanding New Teacher of the Year. He received a Plato, known as the ‘Oscars for teachers’, from Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families in a televised ceremony on BBC 2 on 21 October.

• Three University staff named as Oxfordshire Women of the Year

  Three Oxford University staff are among eight ‘Oxfordshire Women of the Year 2007,’ selected by the Women of the Year Lunch and Assembly committee.

• Doctor who learnt from Formula One shortlisted

  Dr Ken Catchpole, based at the Nuffield Department of Surgery, has won a place on the shortlist for ‘Research Project of the Year’ in the Times Higher Awards 2007 for his work on improving fast patient transfer.

• First ever IVM babies in UK are born in Oxford

  Revolutionary fertility treatment could provide a safer and cheaper alternative to conventional IVF. The first babies in the UK to be conceived by IVM – IVF without fertility drugs – have been born thanks to a collaboration between Oxford University researchers and the NHS.

• Closure of Greyfriars: University Statement

  The Capuchin Francisan Order has decided to discontinue their ministry at Greyfriars at the end of this academic year. The University of Oxford is bound by the decision of the Capuchin Franciscans. We regret the loss of Greyfriars as a Permanent Private Hall, but respect the Order’s decision.

• Exactly how sensitive is our climate? It may not matter...

  Scientists from Oxford University have suggested that climate researchers and policy makers ought to worry less about working out exactly how sensitive Earth's climate will be to a doubling of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

• Age of earliest human burial in Britain pinpointed

  The oldest known buried remains in Britain are 29,000 years old, archaeologists have found – 4,000 years older than previously thought. The findings show that ceremonial burials were taking place in western Europe much earlier than researchers had believed.

• Black boys embark on four-year journey

  Current debate about widening participation points to the importance of starting early – and that’s what Oxford’s latest initiative is doing.

• www.YouthHealthTalk.org launches ‘Living life with greater challenges’

  Young people with chronic (long-term) medical conditions can read about, or listen to, other teenagers and young adults who have experienced living with illness at www.youthhealthtalk.org, part of the award winning DIPEx patient website based on Oxford University research.

• Caesarean births double the risk of death and illness for mother and baby

  Women having a non-emergency caesarean birth have double the risk of illness or even death compared to a vaginal birth, according to a study published online on Wednesday 31 October by the British Medical Journal.

• Aso Group funds graduate scholarship at New College

  A full scholarship for Japanese graduate students has been announced by New College, and Aso Group Japan. The endowment from the Aso Group, the President of which is Yutaka Aso, an old member of New College, will provide full funding for a Japanese national or an individual who speaks Japanese as a first language undertaking graduate study in any subject area where New College accepts applications.

• The fractured globe and the ‘unhappy relationship’ between the North and South

  Leading Egyptian journalist Mohamed Hasanayn Heikal was at St Anne’s College on 29 October to give the first memorial lecture of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. Heikal, a respected commentator on Middle East affairs for more than 50 years, focused on the ‘unhappy relationship’ between the North and South today.

• £1.7m boost for Humanities postdoctoral research

• Oxford application figures: University Statement

• Oxford breaks the mould with new plaster casts conference

  Oxford breaks the mould with new plaster casts conference

• Oxford conference uncovers the hidden history of childhood

• How Asians helped make Victorian Britain

  Researchers at Oxford University are launching a new project to examine the contribution made by South Asians to British cultural and political life from the late 19th century onwards - from Members of Parliament to major literary figures.

• Leading academics explore governance in the 21st century

  Climate change, the changing character of war, and the governance and regulation of the global economy are some of the pressing issues of the 21st century being discussed in a major programme of lectures sponsored by Oxford University’s Social Sciences Division.

• Oxford University biomedical postgraduates share in £137 million Wellcome Trust funding

  Oxford University’s biomedical postgraduate students are set to share in a £137 million investment boost from the Wellcome Trust to fully-fund twenty student training programmes at UK universities.

• Professor Rory Collins awarded prestigious J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine

  Professor Rory Collins, Co-director of the world-renowned Clinical Trials Service Unit (CTSU), and BHF Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, has been awarded the J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine, for his work on clinical trials and epidemiological research.

• Launch of major international study into migratory patterns in Africa

• Philip Leverhulme prizes awarded to Oxford academics

  Dr Richard Scholar from the Modern Languages faculty and Dr Oliver Pooley from the Philosophy Faculty, have won two of this year’s Philip Leverhulme Prizes.

• Overweight and obesity causes 6,000 cancers a year in UK women

  Women who are overweight or obese are at a greater risk of contracting a wide range of cancers, according to a new report published today by the British Medical Journal.

• Oxford climbs to number two in world university rankings

  Oxford has risen to joint second place in the Times Higher Education Supplement’s World University Rankings 2007. This brings Oxford up from third place last year, level with Cambridge and Yale, closing in on Harvard, ranked number one.

• Performance indicators show Oxford students last the course

• Lifetime achievement award for Oxford academic

  Professor Bleddyn Davies, Professorial Fellow at the Oxford University Institute of Ageing, is to receive the 2007 International Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Public Health Association. Professor Bleddyn is being honoured with the award at a ceremony at the British Embassy in Washington DC on 7 November.

• Obesity gene acts on DNA

  British scientists have made a second breakthrough in under a year in understanding why some people are more liable to gain weight than others.

• Violent galaxies ‘spew out’ energetic cosmic rays

  The stormy centres of galaxies powered by supermassive black holes are most likely to be the source of the highest-energy cosmic rays that hit Earth, according to research reported in this week's Science.

• Director of Oxford University’s Diabetes Trials Unit wins Japan Society of Diabetic Complications award

  Professor Rury Holman, Director of the Diabetes Trials Unit at Oxford University, has been awarded the ‘Outstanding Foreign Investigator Award’ by the Japan Society of Diabetic Complications.

• Oxfordshire schools mark National Chemistry Week

  To mark National Chemistry Week, schools in Oxfordshire were invited to nominate one outstanding Year 13 student for the Sixth Form Chemist of 2007 Award, hosted by The Society of Chemical Industry (Thames and Kennett Group) and the Oxfordshire Independent and State Schools Partnership (OISSP).

• Nuffield Review says success of new Diplomas depends on what happens to A Levels

• New target for MS treatment found using old drug

• Oxford University Teaching Awards 2007

  Ninety-eight Oxford University professors, lecturers, and university staff have been recognised for their excellent work in teaching through the Teaching Awards Scheme, presented by the University’s Learning Institute.

• Dr John Hood confirms his plans for completing his five-year term as Vice-Chancellor

  Dr John Hood has confirmed his plans for completing his five-year term as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford in September 2009.

• The Oxford-Princeton Global Leaders Fellowship Programme

  The University of Oxford and Princeton University have jointly launched a new post-doctoral fellowship programme for nationals of developing countries who wish to undertake research on the role of development and developing countries in the global political economy.

• Oxford wins Queen’s Anniversary Prize for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

  Oxford University is one of 20 winners in the seventh round of Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education. The award, for the work of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB), was announced at St James’s Palace on Thursday 15 November.

• A new chapter in the history of Oxford University Boat Club

• Oxford scientist is 'top 10' conservationist

• Three Earth Science academics awarded European Geosciences Union prizes

  Three members of Oxford University’s Department of Earth Sciences are to receive prestigious awards from the European Geosciences Union. Professor Tony Watts, Dr Ros Rickaby, and Professor John Woodhouse have all been recognised for their contribution to geological science.

• Bodleian Depository plan rejected by City Council

  Oxford City Council has today rejected development plans put forward by the University to build a book depository at Osney Mead to house the Bodleian’s growing collections and to enable it to undertake a major redevelopment of the New Bodleian Library in Broad Street. The proposal underpinned the University’s strategy to maintain and develop the world-class status of its libraries in the 21st century.

• Blackfriars Hall debates the ethics of climate change

  Blackfriars Hall, with assistance from Visiting Fellow Dr Michael Oborne, Director of Multidisciplinary Issues of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), hosted a one-day colloquium looking at ethical responses to climate change from a Christian perspective.

• Should I eat the kids? When to care for, abandon, or eat your offspring

  It is difficult to see how filial cannibalism, the consumption of one’s own offspring, can be an adaptive evolutionary strategy. It is, however, common in many animals, and surprisingly is often coupled with parental care, according to a report published by Oxford University Zoologist Dr Michael Bonsall, and Hope Klug from the University of Florida, in this month’s American Naturalist.

• International conference to examine new curriculum for children up to age of five

• Disability Rights Commission commends Oxford on its work

  The University has been commended on the way it has involved disabled staff and students in advising on how best to remove any barriers, perceived or otherwise, for disabled people.

• Michael Palin officially opens Pitt Rivers Museum’s new extension

  Michael Palin and the Vice-Chancellor Dr John Hood officially opened the new £8 million extension of Oxford University’s Pitt Rivers Museum at a ceremony on the evening of 22 November.

• Warning signals for drivers who like to listen to music

  Listening to the radio can make it hard for drivers to hear the collision avoidance warning signals that are increasingly being introduced into new cars. Oxford University experimental psychologists have analysed how car manufacturers can use multi-sensory signals to warn drivers of an impending front-to-rear end collision more effectively.

• The George Abercrombie Award

  Dr Ann McPherson CBE, Oxford University lecturer in General Practice, has received the George Abercrombie award for meritorious literary work in general practice at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Annual General Meeting.

• Oxford Union speakers: University statement

  The Oxford Union is an independent debating society. Although most of its members are current or former Oxford students, it is not part of the University. It has its own funding sources (including members’ fees) and its own premises. The University does not have jurisdiction over its events.

• New report shows emissions from UK homes could be cut by 80 per cent by 2050

  A new report by Oxford University is calling on the government to increase spending to £12.9 billion a year for at least 10 years to cut carbon emissions from UK homes by 80 per cent by 2050.

• Abbey National pledges support for Oxford scholarships and research

  The University of Oxford and Abbey National plc, UK subsidiary of the Santander group, have signed a three-year agreement that will create support for scholarships and research.

• New Hong Kong Office opens

  The University opened a new office in Hong Kong on 23 November to provide a new focus for Oxford’s relations with China.

• Earth and Venus: Twins that grew apart

  Scientists have revealed the results of the first year of observing Venus, our nearest planetary neighbour, using ESA’s Venus Express spacecraft.

• The University of Oxford and Sir David King create School of Enterprise and the Environment

• Oxford University’s expertise recognised by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration

  Three of Oxford University’s clinical trials units have been formally recognised as centres of expertise in clinical trials.

• Options for saving the Amazon forest in the face of climate change

• Dr Stanley Ho donates £2.5m to Oxford University towards the study of Chinese history

  Hong Kong entrepreneur Dr Stanley Ho is endowing a new University Lecturership in Chinese History, associated with a Tutorial Fellowship at Pembroke College.

• Area of brain controlling the body's response to exercise identified

• Higher cholesterol raises risk of fatal heart attacks

  A small lowering of cholesterol leads to a significant reduction in the risk of heart attack, a study by Oxford University researchers has confirmed.

• Patrick Stewart named Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor

• Tudor Christmas presents on display at the Bodleian library

  The Bodleian Library’s historic Divinity School will open its doors to the public for a special one-day event to mark the Christmas celebrations on 6 December 2007. The event includes the display of two Tudor decorative embroidered bindings and four Renaissance manuscripts.

• Behind the scenes at Oxford’s Museums

  A new exhibition opened at the Pitt Rivers Museum on 1 December featuring work by artists and community groups showing life Behind the Façade at Oxford University’s four museums.

• The Oxblogster is back

  Mike Nicholson, Director of Undergraduate Admissions, has resumed his blogging activity during the interview period at Oxford University. He will be observing students being interviewed and write about the process in a regular blog over the next two weeks.

• The original The Wind in the Willows on display at the Bodleian

• Researchers find the 'breaking point' of proteins

  Scientists from Oxford University have discovered the watery secrets of what makes proteins unstable.

• Oxford awarded Centre for Higher Education Development gold medals

  The University of Oxford has been presented with gold medals in biology, chemistry, and mathematics in the Centre for Higher Education Development’s ‘excellent European graduate programmes’ awards.

• Natural Human hormone as the next antidepressant?

• Science for Christmas

• Christmas lectures 2007 video clips

• News in Brief: Awards for Oxford academics

• Magna Carta on show at the Bodleian

  The Bodleian Library is putting on special public display its four Magna Cartas for the first time in 800 years. The display can be viewed in the Divinity School on Tuesday 11 December 2007 between 10 am and 4 pm.

• Oxford announces David Walton Memorial Fund for doctoral students of economics

  A new scholarship scheme to provide support for doctoral students of economics has been announced by Oxford University. The scholarship is named in memory of David Walton (1963-2006), a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England and Visiting Research Professor at Oxford University.

• Anthony Lilley appointed Visiting Professor of Broadcast Media

  Anthony Lilley, Chief Executive and Chief Creative Officer of Magic Lantern Productions has been named as Oxford University’s News International Visiting Professor of Broadcast Media. The Visiting Professorship is associated with the English Faculty and Green College. Anthony Lilley will hold the Chair for the academic year 2007-08.

• Low-cost population maps help poorer countries

  Inexpensive, high-resolution population maps developed by Oxford University scientists could benefit low-income countries where populations are set to boom.

• New Director for Continuing Education and President of Kellogg College

  Professor Jonathan Michie is to be appointed to the joint positions of Director of the Department for Continuing Education and President of Kellogg College at Oxford University. He will replace Dr Geoffrey Thomas who is retiring from the joint post later this month. Professor Michie’s appointment will take effect from 1 April 2008.

• Increase of black ethnic minority students at Oxford University

  Oxford University’s latest breakdown of application figures shows a sharp increase of applications and acceptances from black ethnic minorities backgrounds. This news coincides with support from parliamentarians for Oxford’s engagement with black ethnic minority students.

• Nuffield Review says institutional competition ‘hinders’ 14-19 partnerships

  The Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training believes that efforts by the government to encourage institutions, such as schools, colleges and providers of work-based learning to work more together contradicts existing government policy where institutions have to compete with each other for pupils, funds and resources.

• A winning combination of new gargoyles to grace the Bodleian

  On 14 December 2007 Wantage MP and Shadow Arts Minister Ed Vaizey presented certificates to the winners of the ‘Millennium Myths and Monsters’ design-a-gargoyle competition. Nine children, aged between 11-14, attended the prize-giving ceremony in the University’s Divinity School. They will see their designs transformed by a stonemason who will create nine new gargoyles, which will grace the northwest face of the Bodleian Library for years to come.

• Next Head of Oxford University’s Medical Sciences Division announced

  Distinguished neurologist and stroke specialist Professor Alastair Buchan will be the Head of the Medical Sciences Division at Oxford University from October 2008.

• Philip Pullman opens Bodleian Milton exhibition

  On 7 December author Philip Pullman opened the Bodleian’s new winter exhibition commemorating the four hundredth of anniversary of the birth of the 17th century poet John Milton. The exhibition, entitled Citizen Milton focuses on Milton as a public poet and one of the earliest advocates of civil liberties.

• Gargoyle Competition: Videos

• Oxford research amongst the Top 10 Scientific discoveries of the Year

• Oxford University joins the London Pain Consortium

  Oxford University has joined the successful London Pain Consortium (LPC), a group funded by the Wellcome Trust which aims to develop a better understanding of chronic pain, and to seek new ways of treating its causes.

• Oxford Team reaches Formula 1 in Schools National Final

  ‘Hippos Strike Back,’ a team of 11-13 year olds from St Gregory the Great School in Cowley have reached the National Finals of the Formula 1 in Schools competition, in which school students design their own model Formula 1 car powered by carbon dioxide.

• Antibiotics given to children continue to raise resistance levels in population

• Professor Kim Nasmyth awarded Gairdner International Award

  Professor Kim Nasmyth awarded Gairdner International Award

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