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UniofOxford

  1. Visit the Ashmolean Museum over the weekend to follow the story of the capture of the Westmorland bit.ly/KoeK1W about 12 hours ago via web
  2. New institute gives historical perspective of rise of extreme right in Europe and case for Turkey to join EU bit.ly/M7vUne about 13 hours ago via web
  3. Test for risk of painful side effects from taking statins launched bit.ly/Kx5jA0 via @IsisInnovation about 16 hours ago via web
  4. Female fruit flies behave differently after sex. Part of their courtship pattern, the neurons responsible are now known bit.ly/KhGomc about 19 hours ago via web
  5. Astronomical Renaissance is subject of @MHSOxford exhibition. 'Stellar', says director. Insert your own puns here bit.ly/KhEzFP about 19 hours ago via web
  6. New research projects at Oxford, including the power of genetics to fight infection & developing needle-free vaccines: tinyurl.com/d46rrbu 6:09 AM May 31st via web
  7. Half a unit of alcohol a day is best for health; cutting to daily 1/4 pint could save 4,600 lives bit.ly/MaSTRd 2:25 AM May 31st via web
  8. Webcast gives people in UK & around the world chance to see entire transit of Venus bit.ly/JUN2Zh 6:06 AM May 30th via web
  9. Oxford’s Graham Richards dreamed up #olympicene: smallest possible five-ringed structure and true #Olympics molecule: bbc.in/JGTk0r 10:12 AM May 29th via web
  10. Has overuse of the term 'Tudor' misled historians? bit.ly/KSQDGZ 4:46 AM May 29th via web
  11. In photos: Vice-Chancellor's visit to Asia celebrates alumni & research links bit.ly/JI0K3i >Hong Kong>Beijing>Tokyo 4:57 AM May 28th via web
  12. Cheer on Oxford in Varsity Twenty20 cricket in the Uni Parks from 3pm today - admission and sunshine free, drinks from cash bar 5:01 AM May 25th via web
  13. Earliest musical instruments in Europe 40,000 years ago says study. New dating evidence & image of mammoth ivory flute: tinyurl.com/c83rs26 5:34 AM May 24th via web
  14. Current postgraduates – enter @oxgradstudy’s short film competition & win £100s in Amazon vouchers: bit.ly/HQB83D 3:34 AM May 24th via web
  15. Aung San Suu Kyi to be awarded honorary degree @UniofOxford on 20 June bit.ly/LhSGW9 2:20 AM May 24th via web
  16. Project to examine 'Yeti' DNA; samples to undergo rigorous genetic analysis bit.ly/K7uvNn 5:35 AM May 22nd via web
  17. Study suggests one-third of US homeless are obese. Researchers describe it as the hunger-obesity paradox. tinyurl.com/d3zd64t 4:57 AM May 22nd via web