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Drug’s lasting benefits sees breast cancer deaths down by third

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Drug’s lasting benefits sees breast cancer deaths down by third The benefits of using tamoxifen to prevent recurrence of breast cancer after surgery continue to accrue long after women stop taking the drug, a study led by Oxford University has found.

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29

Why plant ‘clones’ aren’t identical

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Why plant ‘clones’ aren’t identical A new study of plants that are reproduced by ‘cloning’ has shown why cloned plants are not identical.

Jul

28

OUP Annual Report reflects strong year

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OUP Annual Report reflects strong year Success in global academic and educational publishing, an increasing global reach, and an ambitious programme of investments are key themes outlined in the Annual Report of Oxford University Press (OUP), published today.

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28

Graduates ‘drive up standards’ in nurseries

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Graduates ‘drive up standards’ in nurseries A new report has underlined the importance of employing graduates who specialise in early years care and education in improving the quality of nursery provision, particularly in the quality of support for children’s learning.

Jul

27

The Code: seeing patterns in chaos

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The Code: seeing patterns in chaos

Jul

27

It’s dim up north

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It’s dim up north The farther that human populations live from the equator, the bigger their brains, according to a new study by Oxford University.

Jul

26

Public to hunt for lost gospels, literature & letters

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Public to hunt for lost gospels, literature & letters Members of the public are being asked to help decode papyri, in order to find fragments of lost gospels, works of literature, and letters about everyday life in ancient Egypt, in a new project launched by Oxford University.

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22

New British Academy Fellows announced

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New British Academy Fellows announced Seven Oxford academics are among the 38 to be elected a Fellow of the British Academy for 2011.

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