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Oxford college master apologises to Jewish students after inviting filmmaker Ken Loach to give talk despite anti-Semitism row Judith Buchanan, the head of St Peter’s College, said she was ‘truly sorry’ Mr Loach, an alumni of the college, spoke at a virtual event on Monday Filmmaker denied the accusation of anti-Semitism, branding them ‘recycled’ By … Read more
The World Health Organization has officially recommended the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for people over the age of 65 and said it should be used ‘without an upper age limit’. WHO experts have reviewed all the evidence from studies of the jab and said there is ‘no reason’ it shouldn’t be used against the South African variant … Read more
A coroner has called for Oxford University to overhaul its drugs policy after a gifted physics student died from an overdose. Daniel Mervis, 23, from Finchley in north London, died in October 2019, after a ‘battle with drug misuse that began whilst studying at Oxford’s St John’s College’. An inquest was told that the college … Read more
More than 80 ‘high risk’ Chinese academics at Oxford are working in sensitive fields with potential military applications, think-tank claims More than 80 ‘high risk’ Chinese students in sensitive fields at Oxford last year 669 Chinese nationals who attended army-linked universities now work in UK The students pursue subjects that have potential military applications Now … Read more
Results suggesting the Oxford University Covid vaccine doesn’t stop people falling mildly unwell with the South African variant are not a ‘reason for alarm’, the lead scientist behind trials of the jab said today. Professor Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, hinted that evidence from Oxford’s own human trials in South Africa strongly indicated … Read more
Oxford University is to rename a prestigious professorship of physics after a Chinese software company accused of close links with the Communist regime’s intelligence services in return for a £700,000 donation, the Daily Mail has learned. The Wykeham chair of physics, which was established in 1900 and comes with a fellowship at 14th-century New College, … Read more
Is Cecil Rhodes set to stay after all? Oxford is poised to keep its controversial statue… but imperialist could be joined by tribute to black philosopher Controversial statue of Cecil Rhodes may be allowed to stay at Oxford University Independent commission considering a tribute to the first African-American to win Rhodes scholarship to Oxford alongside … Read more
Matt Hancock was today urged to ensure every vulnerable Briton gets their second dose of Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine within 12 weeks amid fears they may receive less protection if their top-up is delayed. A landmark study last night showed a single dose of the jab — made alongside drug giant AstraZeneca — was 76 … Read more
Switzerland has refused to approve the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine amid concerns over insufficient data and regulators said ‘new studies’ were needed. It comes after France, Sweden and Germany advised against administering the jab to those over 65 and Emmanuel Macron claimed it was ‘almost ineffective’ for the age bracket. The Swissmedic regulatory authority said it … Read more
Oxford University and AstraZeneca plan to have a new Covid vaccine ready by the autumn to tackle new variants of the coronavirus, they confirmed today. Growing evidence suggests that a mutation first found in the South African variant of the virus, and now cropping up elsewhere, can reduce how well current vaccines work because it … Read more