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![Women's same-sex marriages outnumbered those of men by 5 to 4, says the research. Women's same-sex marriages outnumbered those of men by 5 to 4, says the research.](https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/styles/ow_content_medium/s3/field/field_image_listing/listing%20same%20sex%20marriage.jpg?itok=_rz2G3me)
'No rush for same-sex weddings when compared with civil partnerships'
News
The paper published in the journal Family Law, shows there was no rush for same-sex marriages compared with the numbers wanting civil partnerships, which first became available in December 2005 (with the Civil Partnership Act).
![Definition of word morality in dictionary](https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/styles/ow_content_medium/s3/field/field_image_main/shutterstock_268729277.jpg?itok=8IOJ66VX)
Professor Jeff McMahan
How to live a happy life
![Feeding the Mind – With Oily Fish](https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/styles/ow_thumbnail_discover/s3/media-youtube/ROJcj17Dd9I.jpg?itok=LJS5GXAs)
Feeding the Mind – With Oily Fish
Video
Could a substance found in certain fish help childhood reading scores – and if so how?
![Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive at Microsoft, on a visit to Saïd Business School in 2014.](https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/styles/ow_content_medium/s3/field/field_image_listing/CEO%20CroppedLIST.jpg?itok=Z0ozudaF)
New CEOs who 'talk the talk' drive up stock prices
News
The study of the effects on stock prices of more than 900 public presentations on strategy by the CEOs of leading American companies revealed that new CEOs who present their strategy within the first 100 days of their appointment can see stock prices rise by an average of 5.3% on presentation day
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Professor Will MacAskill
How to live a happy life
![Carimbo dancers of Marajó teach Dr Bronwyn Tarr their traditional dance Image credit: Emanoela Neves](https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/styles/ow_content_medium/s3/field/field_image_main/Photo%20credit%20Emanoela%20Neves.jpg?itok=kw3GOFRr)
Dr Bronwyn Tarr
How to live a happy life
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Professor Liz Tunbridge
How to live a happy life
![BAGAN, MYANMAR - DEC 6: Unidentified young Buddhism novices at Shwezigon temple on Dec 6, 2014 in Bagan. Buddhism is predominantly of the Theravada tradition, practised by 89% of the population. BAGAN, MYANMAR - DEC 6: Unidentified young Buddhism novices at Shwezigon temple on Dec 6, 2014 in Bagan. Buddhism is predominantly of the Theravada tradition, practised by 89% of the population.](https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/styles/ow_content_medium/s3/field/field_image_main/shutterstock_252415222.jpg?itok=p4whD3z9)
Professor Richard Gombrich
How to live a happy life
What messages does Buddhism give about how we can be content or ‘happy’?
![Shared bad experiences at the hands of hostile outsiders can lead to 'identity fusion'. Shared bad experiences at the hands of hostile outsiders can lead to 'identity fusion'.](https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/styles/ow_content_medium/s3/field/field_image_listing/list%20shutterstock_317916047.jpg?itok=WIcn3Q-w)
'Shared bad memories' bind fighters and terrorists to their groups
News
Previous research has shown that such extreme behaviour can be driven by 'identity fusion', a strong sense of ‘oneness’ with their group.
![Songs and games learned at children's centres were adopted in the home. Songs and games learned at children's centres were adopted in the home.](https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/styles/ow_content_medium/s3/field/field_image_listing/list%20children%27s%20centres.jpg?itok=29EYalD6)
Children's centres 'improve parenting skills of disadvantaged families'
News
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‘$20 billion of hidden fees charged by private equity firms’
News
Dr Ludovic Phalippou, Associate Professor of Finance at the Saïd Business School, and his coauthors Dr Christian Rauch and Professor Dr Mark Umber examined the portfolio fees of 592 US companies worth $1.1 trillion in total.
![Children in care did better than children 'in need' who stayed with their families. Children in care did better than children 'in need' who stayed with their families.](https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/styles/ow_content_medium/s3/field/field_image_listing/listing%20children%20in%20care.jpg?itok=OGh97Dp8)
Being in foster care found to benefit vulnerable young people's education
News
![Female migrant workers](https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/styles/ow_content_medium/s3/field/field_image_listing/Female%20migrant%20workers%20LIST.jpg?itok=Vw5ieMpI)
The health toll on female migrant workers in Gulf countries
News
![Corporal punishment 300](https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/styles/ow_content_medium/s3/field/field_image_listing/corporal%20punishment%20crop_LIST.jpg?itok=OALRpyin)
Children hit by their teachers linked with lower test scores later
News
Researchers found that corporal punishment experienced by eight-year-old children is linked with lower maths scores when the same children reach the age of 12 as compared with their peers who did not report being hit.
![White working class boys from poor neighbourhoods face a ‘double disadvantage’ of low family income and place poverty linked to their wider community](https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/styles/ow_content_medium/s3/field/field_image_listing/double%20disadvantage_LIST.jpg?itok=e0cOo_ca)
Why so few poor, white working class boys go on to take A levels
News
Just 29% of this group will continue to take AS, A levels or another qualification after GCSE, compared with around half (45%) of white working class boys living in more affluent areas and two-thirds (68%) of boys from more advantaged families.
![Researchers studied arts-based projects at Pegasus Theatre](https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/styles/ow_content_medium/s3/field/field_image_listing/Arts%20activities%20help%20children_LIST.jpg?itok=JHugF5cK)
'Art activities help children disaffected with school'
News
Researchers from the University's Department of Education observed a range of programmes and carried out interviews with staff and the young people who attended them.
![Violin lessons](https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/styles/ow_content_medium/s3/field/field_image_listing/Music%20lessons%20shutterstock_LIST.jpg?itok=j0zi1wbY)
UK children play musical instruments as part of family tradition and not to boost social status
News
Dr Aaron Reeves from Oxford University's Department of Sociology found that British parents did not see musical achievement by their children as character building or useful in getting university places or jobs.
![The Oxford-Emirates Data Science Lab will streamline air travel The Oxford-Emirates Data Science Lab will streamline air travel](https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/styles/ow_content_medium/s3/field/field_image_listing/emirates_sq.jpg?itok=0kM0XuiL)
Oxford-Emirates Data Science Lab will streamline air travel
News
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Chicken study reveals evolution can happen much faster than thought
News
By studying individual chickens that were part of a long-term pedigree, the scientists, led by Professor Greger Larson at Oxford University's Research Laboratory for Archaeology, found two mutations that had occurred in the mitochondrial genomes of the birds in only 50 years.
![The research identified the ‘holy grail’ of nature-based apps as one that could identify a bird call or animal noises,](https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/styles/ow_content_medium/s3/field/field_image_listing/Nature_app_phone%20LIST.jpg?itok=xi8n0-DC)
Are nature apps interesting enough?
News
The research, which appears in the journal Ambio, says while there are some good examples of imaginative products, far more could be done to interpret visits to nature reserves or link up with central biodiversity sites using apps.
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