34 h. ago The state school that outperforms Eton: Academy celebrates its best ever A

Over half of the pupils at Brampton Manor in East Ham achieved a full set of A* or A grades, with dozens of pupils securing places at universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial and UCL.

Culture

34 h. ago 'I could hear my dead mum celebrating with me when I opened my A

Gabrielle Morgan, 18, was among the students celebrating - she said she had kept a promise she made to her mum before she died by getting a place at Oxford University

Events

39 h. ago Welsh A level student's study on cannabis sees her land place at Oxford University

Ariana Howells from Barry has a place to study biochemistry at Oxford after becoming interested in how medical cannabis has helped her mum who has Crohn's disease

Politics

8 d. ago Missing out on £54m research fund ‘undermines’ northern universities, say mayors

The elected mayors warned that investment was ‘concentrated disproportionately in London and the South East’.

Economics

8 d. ago First edition of The Hobbit discovered in UK home sells for £43,000

Auction house Auctioneum said it is one of only 1,500 copies printed in September 1937.

Economics

1 week ago Expert's claim exact date 'alien probe' will land on earth dubbed 'nonsense on stilts'

A leading expert at the University of Oxford has dismissed the wild claims of an interstellar probe arriving on Earth, and said the theory was 'nonsense on stilts'

Science

1 week ago TALK OF THE TOWN: No dire digs for student Emma Watson as she buys herself a mansion (complete with a Snoopy flag)

TALK OF THE TOWN: Emma Watson may have swapped acting for studying at Oxford University - but her palatial new home screams far more Hollywood star than grungy student.

Politics

3 w. ago Miriam Margolyes: ‘The closest I’ve come to death? When the media reported my imminent demise’

The actor on disappointing her mother, the only time she will tell a lie, and a terrible spat with Glenda JacksonBorn in Oxford, Miriam Margolyes, 84, began acting at Cambridge University. In 1994, she won a Bafta for her role in The Age of Innocence and was later cast as Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films. Her stage credits include Wicked, The Vagina Monologues and Dickens’ Women; her TV work includes Trollied and Blackadder. In 2002, she was made OBE, and in 2022 received a BBC Audio Drama lifetime achievement award. She takes Margolyes and Dickens: More Best Bits to the Edinburgh fringe at the Pleasance at EICC, Pentland theatre from 9-24 August. She lives in London.When were you happiest? On tour during Christmas vacation at Cambridge with its European Theatre Group, playing Shakespeare. I knew it was the best time of my life. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago New study finds having certain illnesses before 55 'can double dementia risk'

Experts at the University of Oxford found 'critical time windows' that pose the greatest risk

Events