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    A rainbow over Oxford following a storm 🌈 📷 Instagram | UmairAtOxford (June, 2026)

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    A rainbow over Oxford following a storm 🌈 📷 Instagram | UmairAtOxford (June, 20…
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    NEW: Oxford’s @OxfordVacGroup has today successfully vaccinated the first volunteer in the world’s first clinical trial of a vaccine designed to protect against Bundibugyo ebolavi…

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    NEW: Oxford’s @OxfordVacGroup has today successfully vaccinated the first volun…
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    Prof Brian Ripley has been selected as one of five recipients of the 2026 Rousseeuw Prize for Statistics. This award honors his contributions to the development of R, an open-sour…

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    Prof Brian Ripley has been selected as one of five recipients of the 2026 Rouss…
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    The Museum of Natural History, founded in 1860, has completed an ambitious redisplay project with new installations showcasing three Oxfordshire dinosaurs. 🦖 These mark the final…

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    The Museum of Natural History, founded in 1860, has completed an ambitious redi…
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    How faithful is Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey to Homer? 🎬 Professor Armand D’Angour explores how the film turns an ancient epic into a modern spectacle. Warning - the article co…

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    How faithful is Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey to Homer? 🎬 Professor Armand D’…
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    A new study led by @oiioxford has found that AI tools used to write, edit and contextualise social media posts can subtly steer public opinion - a form of influence that current r…

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    A new study led by @oiioxford has found that AI tools used to write, edit and c…
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    As the Casey Commission prepares to ask the public what adult social care is for and who should provide it, new questions are emerging about the role AI should play. Dr Caroline E…

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    As the Casey Commission prepares to ask the public what adult social care is fo…
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    Oxford researchers are helping build the next generation of CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. Professor Daniela Bortoletto explains how the new High-Luminosity LHC could uncover rare…

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    Oxford researchers are helping build the next generation of CERN’s Large Hadron…
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    Oxford catching the last of the sun 🌇 🎬 Instagram | DrTSuleymanov

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    An Oxford-led study has shown that AI can be safely integrated into NHS prostate cancer diagnosis, working alongside expert histopathologists. Tested on more than 1,000 biopsies,…

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    An Oxford-led study has shown that AI can be safely integrated into NHS prostat…
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    A previously unpublished, nearly complete translation by J.R.R. Tolkien has been discovered at Oxford. #oxforduniversity #Tolkien

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    Flying through Oxford after dark ✨ 📷 Instagram | Juncao_Oxford

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    What can everyday travel behaviour reveal about who is most at risk during a heatwave? As heatwaves become more frequent and intense across the UK, Oxford student Shiv Yucel expla…

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    What can everyday travel behaviour reveal about who is most at risk during a he…
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    His Majesty The King officially opened Oxford’s Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities last Friday, marking a major moment for the University. #OxfordUniversity #SchwarzmanCentre #H…

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    NEW: Oxford’s @OxfordVacGroup has launched the world’s first Phase I clinical trial of a vaccine against Bundibugyo ebolavirus, in response to the ongoing outbreak in the Democrat…

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    NEW: Oxford’s @OxfordVacGroup has launched the world’s first Phase I clinical t…
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    Golden hour in the city of dreaming spires ✨ 📷 Instagram | Juncao_Oxford (April, 2026)

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    Golden hour in the city of dreaming spires ✨ 📷 Instagram | Juncao_Oxford (April…
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    This #WorldPopulationDay, explore analysis from @OurWorldInData on why the world's population is now expected to peak earlier than previously projected - and the demographic trend…

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    This #WorldPopulationDay, explore analysis from @OurWorldInData on why the worl…
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    Today His Majesty The King officially opened the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities at Oxford University - the largest building project ever undertaken by the Uni. Fi…

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    Today His Majesty The King officially opened the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre f…
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    Community sponsorship could expand safe and legal routes for refugees - but making the new scheme work will require the right support. @compas_oxford's Jacqui Broadhead explores t…

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    Community sponsorship could expand safe and legal routes for refugees - but mak…
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    The world's 20 cities most vulnerable to heat risk ⚠️ Oxford researchers analysed 205 cities worldwide, finding that heat risk depends on more than high temperatures alone. More t…

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    The world's 20 cities most vulnerable to heat risk ⚠️ Oxford researchers analys…
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    Did elephant endurance shape one of history’s most famous military journeys? 🐘 A new study led by Oxford’s Department of Biology and iDiv suggests the Col de la Traversette was th…

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    Did elephant endurance shape one of history’s most famous military journeys? 🐘…
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    A waxing crescent Moon over Oxford last week 🌙 Follow its journey across the city, from the Radcliffe Camera, past the Sheldonian Theatre, before ending the evening above Broad St…

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    A waxing crescent Moon over Oxford last week 🌙 Follow its journey across the ci… A waxing crescent Moon over Oxford last week 🌙 Follow its journey across the ci… A waxing crescent Moon over Oxford last week 🌙 Follow its journey across the ci…
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    Another Oxford graduate joins the alumni community 🎓🐾 Congratulations to Loki on completing a BA (Ball Acquisition) degree. 📷 | Lisbeth Tickell & @ChCh_Oxford

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    Another Oxford graduate joins the alumni community 🎓🐾 Congratulations to Loki o… Another Oxford graduate joins the alumni community 🎓🐾 Congratulations to Loki o…
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    On the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, Prof Adam Smith reflects on why studying America from beyond its borders offers a unique perspective on one of the…

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    On the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence, Prof Adam Smith…
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    Prof Aditi Lahiri, Research Professor of Linguistics in Oxford’s Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics, has been awarded a Proof of Concept Grant by @ERC_Research. The €…

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    Prof Aditi Lahiri, Research Professor of Linguistics in Oxford’s Faculty of Lin…
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    NEW: Patient enrolment has begun in the PARTNERS clinical trial in the DRC to identify the first effective treatments for Bundibugyo ebolavirus disease. Led by @inrb_kinshasa, the…

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    NEW: Patient enrolment has begun in the PARTNERS clinical trial in the DRC to i…
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    The King has approved the appointment of James Maynard as the new Regius Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University. He will take up the post in @OxUniMaths on 1 October 2026,…

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    The King has approved the appointment of James Maynard as the new Regius Profes…
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    1. Give slower-paced options 2. Join in with children’s screen use 3. Be careful using screens as a distraction 4. Establish a routine The Department of Education's Prof Steven Ho…

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    1. Give slower-paced options 2. Join in with children’s screen use 3. Be carefu…
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    2026: 50% complete 👏

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    2026: 50% complete 👏
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    That’s a wrap on Day 1 of #OxOpenDays ✅ Thanks to everyone who stopped by today. We’re excited to do it all again tomorrow 👏

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    That’s a wrap on Day 1 of #OxOpenDays ✅ Thanks to everyone who stopped by today… That’s a wrap on Day 1 of #OxOpenDays ✅ Thanks to everyone who stopped by today… That’s a wrap on Day 1 of #OxOpenDays ✅ Thanks to everyone who stopped by today… That’s a wrap on Day 1 of #OxOpenDays ✅ Thanks to everyone who stopped by today…