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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Sri Lankan criminal investigation department officers escort former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe to court in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on August 22. Stringer / EPA

Sri Lanka moved to end elite impunity with arrest of former president

Ranil Wickremesinghe becomes the first former Sri Lankan head of state to be arrested in a country deeply damaged by corruption and lack of accountability.
Ready for the Campaign (The Varangian Sea) (1910), by Nicholas Roerich, depicts Viking-era Scandinavian traders on the banks of the Dnieper River in eastern Europe. Heritage Image Partnership/Alamy

Vikings were captivated by silver – our new analysis of their precious loot reveals how far they travelled to get it

New analysis of silver items in the Bedale hoard reveals Scandinavians travelled to the east to trade much earlier than previously thought.
Private game reserves bordering the Kruger National Park still allow trophy hunting. Alexander Mirschel/Shutterstock

Communities near South Africa’s Kruger National Park prefer wildlife‑friendly ways to earn a living over killing animals

For low-income communities living on the borders of game reserves, the benefits of trophy hunting are few. There are 10 better ways that they could earn a living.

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