University of Oxford

Elephants show risk-avoidance behaviour in response to human-generated seismic cues

June 30, 2021

British Reporter — Researchers at the University of Oxford and Save the Elephants have found evidence that African elephants (Loxodonta africana) listen and react to ground vibrations created by human activity.

Policies for COVID-19 Elimination, Not mitigation, Best for Health, Economy and Civil Liberties

British Reporter — Countries which aimed to eliminate COVID-19 registered fewer deaths,

by British Reporter

April 29, 2021

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Researchers find climate change impacts plankton – a key marine food source

British Reporter — A key type of zooplankton’s inability to adapt to

by British Reporter

April 27, 2021

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General anaesthesia should be available for dying patients – medical and ethical experts

British Reporter — General anaesthesia should be more widely available for patients at

by British Reporter

April 21, 2021

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Education

Children Learned ‘Little or Nothing’ During School Closures, Online

British Reporter — School closures in the last year have led to serious learning losses, with primary-age school pupils making virtually no progress studying at home, according to a new study by researchers at Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, published in

by British Reporter

April 9, 2021

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Coronavirus

Oxford academics team up with charity to help disadvantaged babies & toddlers

The FINANCIAL — Developmental psychologists at University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University have raised enough money to provide outdoor baby and toddler weather gear for 70 local families. The rain-sets, provided at discount by Wet Wednesdays, have been distributed by volunteers

by The FINANCIAL

December 16, 2020

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Coronavirus

National COVID-19 Infections Survey reveals changes to pandemic over time

The FINANCIAL -- Data from the National COVID-19 Infection Survey, done in partnership between the University of Oxford, the Office of National Statistics, Public Health England, University of Manchester and the Wellcome Trust, has revealed detailed characteristics of England’s coronavirus pandemic, including

by The FINANCIAL

December 15, 2020

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UK local news

UK-piloted space telescope to untangle cosmos’ mysteries

The FINANCIAL — The European Space Agency has given the green light to the world’s first space telescope dedicated to studying how exoplanet atmospheres form and evolve Its mission is to understand the links between a planet’s chemistry and its environment by

by The FINANCIAL

November 13, 2020

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Health&Beauty

Obesity is a cause of kidney disease, new research says

The FINANCIAL — Scientists at the University of Oxford have discovered that obesity can increase the chances of someone developing kidney disease. Funded by Kidney Research UK and the Medical Research Council, this new study has found that fat all over the

by The FINANCIAL

November 4, 2020

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Finance

New research finds no evidence of recovery in US household finances

The FINANCIAL — While US GDP is rising, households across the country face continued severe financial fragility, according to new joint research from faculty members at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, Harvard Kennedy School and George Washington University. The research uses new

by The FINANCIAL

November 2, 2020

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