Read more Oxford University stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5887/oxford-university.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:33:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73774/iran-blasts-oxford-tribute-to-dead-protester.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Iranian regime has condemned Oxford University's offering of a scholarship in the name of a young woman killed in protests earlier this year as a politically motivated move staged by its enemies. The scholarship is named after Neda Soltan, a 26-year-old philosophy student who became the symbol of the...http://www.newser.com/story/73774/iran-blasts-oxford-tribute-to-dead-protester.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 4:25:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66012/domesticated-swedes-make-best-husbands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSwedish men make the best husbands, while Australian men, preferring beer and sports over housework, rank lowest on an “egalitarian index” outlined in a study of 12 developed nations. Domestic roles carry less stigma in egalitarian societies, one researcher tells the Telegraph , “so the likelihood of forming a harmonious household...http://www.newser.com/story/66012/domesticated-swedes-make-best-husbands.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 18:45:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60058/oxford-poetry-prof-resigns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe first woman to hold one of the UK’s top poetry posts has reversed direction and announced her resignation amid accusations that she ran a smear campaign against a rival, the Telegraph reports. Ruth Padel stepped down as the Oxford Professor of Poetry today but maintained she acted in “good...http://www.newser.com/story/60058/oxford-poetry-prof-resigns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 25 May 2009 19:17:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60004/top-uk-poetry-prof-refuses-to-step-down.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe first woman to hold Britain's highest academic post in poetry refuses to resign despite an uproar over whether she ran a dirty election campaign, reviving decades-old sexual harassment claims against her main rival, Nobel laureate Derek Walcott, the Guardian reports. Oxford Professor of Poetry-elect Ruth Padel admits she pointed...http://www.newser.com/story/60004/top-uk-poetry-prof-refuses-to-step-down.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 May 2009 17:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52120/got-milk-it-may-fight-alzheimers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo glasses of milk a day could help prevent brain-deteriorating diseases like Alzheimer’s, scientists at Oxford have found. Milk, they observed, is an excellent source of vitamin B12, which experts believe helps protect nerve cells; elderly people with low B12 levels experience twice the brain shrinkage of those with high...http://www.newser.com/story/52120/got-milk-it-may-fight-alzheimers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Mar 2009 17:31:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47748/rhodes-scholar-rolle-picks-oxford-over-nfl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFormer Florida State star safety Myron Rolle is skipping the NFL to head instead to England's prestigious Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar, reports the New York Times . Rolle, who hails from New Jersey, is the most prominent college athlete since Bill Bradley in 1965 to win a Rhodes scholarship.http://www.newser.com/story/47748/rhodes-scholar-rolle-picks-oxford-over-nfl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Jan 2009 1:53:17 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/43473/fsu-safety-nabs-rhodes-scholarship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFlorida State defensive back Myron Rolle has been awarded a Rhodes scholarship, making him the first Division I football player in a generation to win the nation's most prestigious post-grad award, reports the New York Times . Rolle will do a one-year masters degree in medical anthropology at the University of...http://www.newser.com/story/43473/fsu-safety-nabs-rhodes-scholarship.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Nov 2008 3:05:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41981/top-10-most-irritating-phrases.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAt the end of the day, it's not rocket science, but the Guardian reports that researchers at Oxford University have been working absolutely 24/7 to compile a fairly unique list of phrases which, with all due respect, are some of the most irritating in popular use. You’ve just read #1,...http://www.newser.com/story/41981/top-10-most-irritating-phrases.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Nov 2008 10:12:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/28661/pinched-oxford-wants-25b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPrestigious Oxford University is pleading poverty and has begun a campaign to raise funds to make it competitive with Harvard, Yale, and Princeton for academic talent, reports the Christian Science Monitor. The university—actually a collection of individual colleges—aims to raise $2.5 billion, but even that is chump...http://www.newser.com/story/28661/pinched-oxford-wants-25b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 May 2008 7:08:20 CDT