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.
In Lagos, many people pay property tax not because they receive public services but to feel more secure and create a record of their presence.
Malgré la présence de feux de brousse dévastateurs au moment de notre enquête, 8 % des personnes interrogées en Australie ont déclaré considérer que les changements climatiques ne sont pas du tout graves. Sr la photo : 20 000 étudiants australiens lors de la manifestation contre le changement climatique, le 15 mars 2019 à Sidney.
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Près de sept personnes sur dix croient que les changements climatiques constituent « un problème très, ou extrêmement grave », mais l’on observe des différences marquées entre les pays.
Sangat menguntungkan jika kita memiliki beberapa calon obat untuk diujikan, tapi fokus utama tetap pada calon obat yang paling prospektif. Tentu saja harus didukung oleh bukti dari riset.
Les résultats préliminaires montrent qu'il est sécuritaire et qu'il induit une forte réponse immunitaire chez tous les volontaires, ce qui suggère qu'un vaccin efficace pourrait être à portée de main.
Cameroon’s anglophone crisis is not simply a dispute between two feuding groups: a range of international actors have been architects of the current situation.
Post-COVID, there’s an opportunity to form lateral research partnerships driven by the needs of African communities.
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Changes caused by COVID-19 in the higher education sector could alter the power dynamics between African researchers and those from developed countries.
Einstein Professor for the Comparative Study of Democracy and Authoritarianism, Humboldt University Berlin, and Director, Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS); University of Oxford