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Video feature: Students from state schools tell us what Oxford's like in one minute
There are a lot of myths and stereotypes about Oxford University. We asked current undergraduates who came from state schools what they used to think, and what the reality is like.
Oxford and the media
Laws, sausages and newspaper articles...
...three things that some feel the public should never see being manufactured. However, we believe there is wide interest in journalism, public relations and the interaction between the two. This occasional series offers a behind-the-scenes view of how Oxford's News and Information Office works with the media to secure high-profile, accurate coverage of the University and also how things can (sometimes) go wrong. Continue reading here...
In our latest Medium article, we reflect on the media's appetite for stories about Oxford undergraduate admissions: Inside the Oxford interview.
News from other websites
Why child marriage isn't an easy win for campaigners
St Benet's Hall goes fully co-educational
Father's involvement with parenting - quality (not quantity) matters
Getting the measure of big data
Flu jab linked to fewer hospitalisations in patients with heart failure
In the news
Oxbotica turned a Nissan Leaf into a RobotCar and it could help us to get to Mars
Oxford leads list of top research cash winners
A Single Concussion May Have Lasting Impact
Should doctors have the legal right to refuse care?
Cellist celebrates the baroque art of Bach
Colombia just voted no on its plebiscite for peace. Here's why and what it means.
First of our three billion heartbeats is sooner than we thought
'Why do older siblings do better on IQ tests than their younger counterparts?' Oxford interview questions explained
Ancient Britons' teeth reveal people were 'highly mobile' 4,000 years ago
No link between night shifts and breast cancer, study concludes
Rapid blood test by GPs can rule out serious infections in children
Non-toxic solvent removes barrier to commercialisation of perovskite solar cells
Being kind to others does make you 'slightly happier'
HIV cure hope thanks to collaboration
Oxford alumnus shares Nobel Prize in Physics 2016
First evidence of deep-sea animals ingesting microplastics
