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Student Ambassadors and Target Oxbridge Year 12 students at a Target Oxbridge Summer Visit to St John’s College

Oxford joins Target Oxbridge programme supporting Year-10 school students

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Oxford scientists develop test that can identify respiratory viruses within five minutes

Innovation
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Medical Sciences
There has to be a worry [the Online Safety Bill] is going to be a missed opportunity to tackle the perceived problems of online harms, protect adults and children – and create a robust system of regulation that will actually achieve what is intended. Cred

Expert Comment: Online Safety Bill - a missed opportunity?

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reveals a direct link between the uncertainty of living in a violent setting, even for those not directly involved in the violence, and a ‘double burden’ of shorter and less predictable lives.

Life in a violent country can be years shorter and much less predictable – even for those not involved in conflict.

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Social Sciences
An Aedes aegypti mosquito, the insect which spreads Dengue fever. Image credit: Shutterstock.

New multidisciplinary project will help forecast where and when deadly disease outbreaks are likely to occur

Biology
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NPY receptors (in green) on human iPS cardiomycytes

New blood test could save lives of heart attack victims

Image of woman holding bladder area. Credit: Shutterstock

Oxford spinout trials revolutionary bioelectronic implant to treat incontinence

Innovation
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Neuroscience
An artistic image of coronavirus particles. Image credit: Shutterstock.

COVID-19 is a leading cause of death in children and young people in the US

Coronavirus
Health
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Three or more concussions linked with worse brain function in later life

Three or more concussions linked with worse brain function in later life

Brain health
Health
Medical Sciences
Research
Evidence should be at the heart of climate-friendly policies, but there is real risk that political demands for ‘perfect evidence’ could actually undermine attempts to improve air quality. Credit: Shutterstock

Expert Comment: Let's bring the city centres back to the people

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