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# Oxford University

This year
2023
Tánaiste says extra TDs are 'an expense we can afford'
The Electoral Commission recommended the number of TDs should be increased from 160 to 174.
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Sep 1st 2023, 8:31 PM
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Survivors and politicians express anger over Mother and Baby Home event
Members of the Oireachtas Children’s Committee have criticised the fact that Professor Mary Daly will appear “behind closed doors”.
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Jun 2nd 2021, 3:30 PM
Astrazeneca says it may need to conduct 'additional study' of its Covid vaccine after questions emerge
CEO Pascal Soriot said more studies may be needed to provide clarity on its data.
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Nov 26th 2020, 5:03 PM
Oxford vaccine trial paused after UK volunteer falls ill
The Mexican government is working with the company AstraZeneca to carry out trials of the Oxford vaccine.
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Sep 9th 2020, 7:10 AM
Removal of Cecil Rhodes statue backed by Oxford college
A statement by Oriel College yesterday said the governing body had voted in favour of launching an independent inquiry into controversy surrounding the monument of the British imperialist.
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Jun 18th 2020, 7:05 AM
'The American passport is like a golden ticket': Conor Kearns on life in the US and the complexities of identity
Born in San Francisco and raised in Limerick, the fullback – currently plying his trade in Major League Rugby – is on the periphery of the US squad.
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Jan 30th 2019, 9:44 PM
English rugby player dies aged 27 after collapsing at training
Ian Williams was a prop with Doncaster Knights in the RFU Championship.
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Feb 20th 2018, 5:52 PM
Seven UK police officers hospitalised after incident with chemical substance during routine arrest
Officers were conducting an arrest when they became aware of a chemical hazard in the building.
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Nov 9th 2017, 12:48 PM
'Armed and dangerous': Oxford University worker and US professor wanted over Chicago murder
Police have alerted law enforcements around the US that the pair should be considered armed and dangerous.
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Aug 3rd 2017, 7:52 AM
Scientists have discovered that this species of fish can recognise human faces
Scientists made the discovery after teaching the fish to spit at pictures of human faces.
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Jun 11th 2016, 8:30 PM
Shia LaBeouf slaps fan in face as part of art project
But he said he really didn’t want to.
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Feb 22nd 2016, 12:29 PM
An Irish rugby side have already made it to a World Cup final this month
Trinity College went all the way to the final.
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Sep 27th 2015, 3:35 PM
9 of the best quotes from Kanye West's Oxford University speech
Obama calls the home phone.
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Mar 2nd 2015, 7:18 PM
Is there life on Jupiter's moons? Ireland's helping to find out
A former NASA scientist will speak in Dublin tonight about the missions.
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Feb 9th 2015, 4:00 PM
Turns out videogames can benefit children (but only in short bursts)
Researchers from Oxford University found that playing videogames for up to an hour a day had a small but positive impact on children.
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Aug 4th 2014, 10:50 AM
Rise in crime and premature death among those with schizophrenia in past 30 years - study
Researchers have also highlighted a potential link between this rise in adverse outcomes and a fall in levels of inpatient care.
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Jun 4th 2014, 7:30 AM
Short man syndrome DOES exist, Oxford University says so
Paranoid things come in small packages, apparently.
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Jan 29th 2014, 11:18 AM
How your knife and fork can affect how your food tastes
The colour of glasses may also affect how refreshing a drink is.
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Jun 28th 2013, 8:30 PM
Oxford librarian 'sacked' for Harlem Shake video
A group of students are appealing to college officials who they say fired a librarian because she allowed about 30 students to film their version of the global YouTube sensation in the library.
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Mar 20th 2013, 6:36 PM
Weird Wide Web: Google Glass, Twitter torture and a beer-dispensing arcade game
All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.
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Feb 24th 2013, 10:00 AM
Why it's SO hard to ignore a crying baby...
It doesn’t matter if you don’t have kids of your own – the sound of an infant in distress provokes strong reaction in the human brain.
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Oct 18th 2012, 10:23 AM
Aspirin a day can help prevent and even treat cancer, study suggests
Low doses of the common painkiller significantly reduced the risk of cancers developing and spreading in the body.
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Mar 21st 2012, 10:05 AM
Common heart disease drug could 'combat racism'
Scientists believe the results can be explained by the fact that racism is based on fear.
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Mar 8th 2012, 10:34 AM
Will you miss the 'Oxford comma'?
Grammar fans react angrily to the scrapping of the Oxford comma – but what on earth is it?
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Jun 30th 2011, 8:31 PM