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Image description: A robot on a blue background. Few scientific concepts have captured the public imagination as artificial intelligence has. The phrase often evokes images of a distant future in which humanoid robots are capable of working work alongside—or against—humans. But the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in our day-to-day lives is not as far […]
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The University of Oxford’s ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 is the world-leading vaccine candidate, according to the Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation. Phase 1 trial results released earlier today suggest that the vaccine is “safe, tolerated and immunogenic”. It may also offer “double protection” against the deadly virus. The British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneza is helping developing […]
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If we were to jump back to the early noughties and explain what the world would be like in 2020, it might seem as if we were pitching a concept for a new Resident Evil. A virus outbreak, political tensions and a world that seems on the brink of despair – it’s the stuff of […]
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Image Description: A group of Black nurses ready to serve in WWII Oxford has set up a new prize for the best thesis on Black History. The Final Honours School Board of Examiners decides the winner of the prize, who will be awarded £250, starting from this year. The prize will be named after Barbara […]
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