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Suu Kyi to receive Oxford doctorate next month

Aung Saan Suu Kyi will arrive in the UK to receive an honorary doctorate in Civil Law at a special c...

`Oxford skeletons may belong to Viking raiders`

Thirty-seven skeletons found in a mass burial site in the grounds of St John`s College may be that o...

Oxford University, Vatican libraries to digitize works

Digitized collections will centre on 3 subject areas: Greek manuscripts, 15th-century printed books ...

Oxford University set to launch driverless cars

Oxford University scientists are planning to introduce the first driverless car on Britain’s roads.

Now, a direct entry for Indian students in Oxford

Oxford University has decided to allow the toppers of ISC and CBSE exams entry to its undergraduate ...

`Special` books by OUP at World Book Fair in centenary year

The publishing giant is also be bringing out new publishing initiatives this year.

Oxford academic suffered a breakdown last year

Oxford professor Steven Rawlings, now dead, had last year suffered a breakdown and was "found wander...

Not murder, says widow of Oxford professor

The widow of an Oxford professor has denied her husband was murdered and termed as a "tragic acciden...

NRI academic bailed in Oxford colleague`s death

An Indian-origin Mathematics lecturer arrested in connection with the death of his colleague in Oxf...

8000 ft under Antarctic sea – A lost world

British scientists have discovered what they claim is a "lost world" of unknown species nearly 8,0...

Blair tried to get Saif Gaddafi place at Oxford

Saif Gaddafi was captured by rebels following the death of his father in October. He will now be put...

Oxford to study religious forests in India

Religious forests are managed through the stewardship of community elders but most receive no formal...

Noted historian hails India`s pluralism at Oxford

Noted historian Ramachandra Guha said today the country has defied convention by forming a geograp...

Oxford celebrates 400 years of links with India

Oxford has been home to thousands of Indian students since the late 19th century.

Oxford chancellor for Montek as IMF head

Lord Chris Patten had "nothing against Christine Lagarde" - the French finance minister currently in...

Hindu Temple planned for Oxford, US

A Hindu Temple and Community Centre is being planned for Oxford (United Kingdom).

John le Carre gifts archive to Oxford library

John le Carre offered his literary archive to Bodleian Library of Oxford.

New Oxford technique for IVF babies

The advance could bring hope to many couples struggling to have a child.

Cyber war is unlikely, says Oxford study

A new study conducted at the Oxford Internet Institute says that a cyber war is an unlikely scenario...

Lankan minister leads anti-British protests over Oxford snub

Hundreds of pro-government supporters led by a cabinet minister tried to storm the British High Comm...

Lankan Prez’s Oxford Union talk cancelled amid protests

UK-based Tamil groups criticise Lankan President Rajapakse`s Britain visit.

Major Oxford test to check heart attacks

The study will involve 30,000 people who have some form of heart or other vascular disease from UK.

Palin`s `refudiate` named Oxford lexicon`s `Word of the Year`

“Refudiate”, a word coined by glamorous US politician Sarah Palin, has been named 2010`s `Word of th...

Oxford students forced to wear nappies

London: Dozens of girl students of Oxford University were forced to wear nappies, suck on dummies an...

Internet wiping out printed Oxford Dictionary

The Oxford Dictionary, the guide to English language may only be available to peruse online.

Sanskrit scholar in race for top Oxford poetry post

Vaughan Pilikian-Sanskrit scholar, is in race for the post of Professor of Poetry at Oxford varsity....

Oxford days of Manmohan, Indira highlight of exhibition

The little known sides of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Indira Gandhi and eight other famous alum...

Indian varsities may soon match Oxbridge: US academic

Amidst major funding cuts in British universities, a top US academic has told a London audience that...

Oxford conference focuses on Gandhi’s spirituality

Scholars in Mahatma Gandhi`s philosophy are gathering at Oxford University for a two-day conferenc...

Facebook `coins’ word of the year

"Unfriend" has been named the word of the year by the New Oxford American Dictionary, chosen from a ...

Oxford defends dead Iranian protester scholarship

Iran has denounced Oxford University after one of its colleges set up a scholarship in honour of Ned...

Oxford experts reveal secrets of long-haul insect flights

Scientists studying the flexible wings of insects have discovered what makes them so efficient compa...

PPP rubbishes claim of Imran-Benazir love affair at Oxford

Labelling as "scandalous and malicious," PPP dismissed a new book`s claims that Benazir once had a l...

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