Oxford University to review admissions policy

Last Updated: Saturday, March 23, 2013, 19:35

The University of Oxford has been forced to review its post-graduate admissions policy after it was accused by a student of discriminating against the poor.

Neanderthals` large eyes might have led to their extinction

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 12:48

Neanderthals became extinct because they had larger eyes than modern humans, a new study of skulls of the now extinct species has suggested.

New technique uses gas cloud to `weigh` black hole

Last Updated: Friday, February 1, 2013, 19:09

Scientists have developed a new technique of measuring the mass of supermassive black holes which they say could revolutionise our understanding of how they form and help to shape galaxies.

`Teens with no internet access educationally disadvantaged`

Last Updated: Monday, December 31, 2012, 16:15

Teens who have no access to internet and cellphones are educationally disadvantaged as the benefits of using such technologies far outweigh any perceived risks.

Lionel Richie addresses Oxford union

Last Updated: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 10:04

Lionel Richie gave students at England`s prestigious Oxford University an insight into his lengthy career during a special talk.

`Early humans ate grass like a cow`

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 13:28

Early humans who roamed the African savanna three-and-a-half million years ago had a diet more like a cow than a Great Ape - comprising of grass and sedges, a new Oxford study has found.