University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Teaching has taken place at Oxford since 1096. Oxford has the largest volume of world-leading research in the country, rating top in the REF power rankings published by Research Fortnight. Oxford’s research involves more than 70 departments, almost 1,800 academic staff, more than 5,000 research and research support staff, and more than 5,600 graduate research students. The University has 38 independent colleges to which undergraduate and graduate students belong. Oxford has the highest research income from external sponsors of any UK university: £478.3m in 2013/14. The University has pioneered the successful commercial exploitation of academic research and invention, creating more than 100 companies, and files more patents each year than any other UK university.

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Os chimpanzés estão entre nossos parentes animais mais próximos, mas a comparação com cérebro humanos mostram que temos uma organização e interconexão diferente entre suas partes, o que nos torna mais sociais e dotados de linguagem falada. KensCanning/Shutterstock

Comparação com outros animais mostra o que faz o cérebro humano tão único

Os avanços na tecnologia estão facilitando a exploração dessa questão por meio da comparação dos cérebros de humanos com os de outros animais
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Spring statement: defence spending boosted as further disability benefit cuts announced – experts react

What our panel thought of the chancellor’s latest public spending changes.

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