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Professor James Maynard awarded Fields Medal 2022
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Oxford Mathematician James Maynard awarded Fields Medal 2022
Professor James Maynard has been named one of four recipients of the 2022 Fields Medal, the most prestigious award in mathematics for those under 40
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Part-time short courses in Oxford and online
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Taking a photo at Nuffield College
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NHS outsourcing to for-profit providers: Our results suggest that these processes…are not associated with improvements in service provision, and instead have been associated with increased deaths among patients.
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Health outsourcing linked to higher mortality rate
Treatable mortality is linked to an increase in outsourcing of health services to the private for-profit sector, according to a new study by Oxford Social Policy researchers

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It was a mistake to write off the Russians
International Relations Professor Neil MacFarlane takes a long view

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05Jul

Can Superconductors Help Us Save the Planet?

Wolfson College
08Jul

Good Natured: The Conservation Optimism Short Film Festival

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University response to the invasion of Ukraine
Information, advice and support for staff and students impacted
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Alice's Day: Squeaky Tea Cups
2 July: Join us at the Museum of Natural History to make a teacup fit for a queen
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The OUP blog
The perennial problem of succession
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Off the shelf: June 2022
This month, hegemonic naval battles, Victorian art and a swipe at 'Oxocracy'
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Stay healthy. Spring into Summer.
Keep taking steps to minimise the risks of COVID
Decode Linear B

12 Jul: Cracking ancient codes
The man who deciphered Linear B - book now
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Oxford in The Conversation
Five ways the pandemic has affected routine medical care
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Featured podcast
Professor of Poetry: The Life and Death of Poetry
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The Oxford Politics Blog
A Marshall Plan for Ukraine?
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The Oxford English Dictionary Blog
Dwarven, stress busting and smoking hot: the OED June 2022 update
St Antony's College: A Tour

St Antony's College

Take a tour of St Antony's, a graduate college with more than 400 students from 77 different countries
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Oxplore: the Home of Big Questions
Explore the University’s innovative website for 11-18 year olds

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