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Cambridge University are seeking financial support from the Government amid coronavirus crisis

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Cambridge University bosses are seeking financial support from the Government after huge downturn in international students amid coronavirus lockdown Cambridge University is expecting significant financial strain due to COVID-19 A lack of incoming foreign students mean the institution is looking to cut costs The 800-year-old institution is one of the richest universities in the UK  Here’s how to … Read more

JEANETTE KUPFERMANN was astonished when her university boyfriend got in touch to say he loved her

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Lockdown days tend to flow into one another, punctuated by occasional bland distractions such as where to source that elusive bag of flour and whether one can really be bothered to put on a nice dress today. And there I was, entrenched in the fog of domestic ennui, when an email suddenly popped into my … Read more

Oxford University vaccine trial has only a 50% chance of success because virus is vanishing in UK

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A much-anticipated coronavirus vaccine trial only has a 50 per cent chance of success, the professor leading the project has warned.  High hopes have been pinned on the vaccine from Oxford University, with a deal for 30million doses by September already in place.  But Professor Adrian Hill said the upcoming trial of 10,000 Britons may flop and … Read more

Little Richard buried at his alma mater Oakwood University in Alabama after dying from bone cancer

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‘Architect of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ Little Richard was laid to rest at his alma mater Oakwood University, a historically black college in Huntsville, Alabama, Wednesday after he passed away from bone cancer earlier this month.  The legendary singer, who was 87 when he died in Tullahoma, Tennessee on May 9, was laid to rest during … Read more

Tragic past of ‘torso in the woods’ victim who dropped out of university before being killed

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New photos of a homeless woman who was sawn in half at a refuge have emerged as a suspect accused of assisting an offender in the case has been pictured for the first time since his bail release.  Phoenix Netts, whose charred and dismembered body was found in suitcases dumped in a Gloucestershire forest, is … Read more

Cambridge becomes first university in the world to axe ALL face-to-face lectures until autumn 2021

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Cambridge becomes first university in the world to axe ALL face-to-face lectures until autumn 2021 due to ‘rigid social distancing’ University said ‘there will be no face-to-face lectures during next academic year’  Announcement comes after leaked internal email obtained by student paper It comes after Office for Students said that varsity bosses had to give … Read more

Oxford University coronavirus vaccine promising signs in monkey trials

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Coronavirus vaccine hope as Oxford University’s experimental jab prevents the infection from penetrating the lungs in monkeys Six rhesus macaques showed signs of antibodies within 28 days of vaccination Antibodies are released by immune system and give protection against the virus Researchers found the monkeys were able to fight off virus without lung damage Here’s how … Read more

AstraZeneca strikes deal with Oxford University to mass produce experimental COVID-19 vaccine

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Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca strikes deal with Oxford University to mass produce experimental COVID-19 vaccine for no profit – with first results from human trials expected in June The agreement was announced this morning, with the details set to be finalised  It will allow for rapid vaccination around the world, if the jab is proven to … Read more

University students still being asked to pay for accommodation despite lockdown

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University students across the country have been left thousands of pounds out of pocket after being told they must still pay for their accommodation, despite not living there during lockdown. Some 74 per cent of students are still being charged rent despite the majority no longer being able to live in their university halls or … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Oxford University vaccine trials start this week

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A COVID-19 vaccine developed at the University of Oxford will be trialled on humans in the UK from Thursday this week. Health Secretary Matt Hancock today said he was ‘throwing everything at’ Britain’s attempt to develop the first vaccine in the world. The Government will give the scientists an extra £20million to help with their … Read more